He’s now the assistant executive assistant to Andy Scott!
Anyway, he had the Justice Minister Brad Green as his guest and I bought this issue to his attention.
What’s the reason the Justice building in the Capital flies the New Brunswick, Acadian and Canadian Flags and not the Union Jack?
I’m a proud person of my Acadian Culture but I don’t agree with this at all!
All four flags flies with pride on top of the Legislature and the same should be for all the Governmnt Building!
They don’t fly the British flag with pride all the time. Take a look at the Union Jack?
As a matter of fact? When I began my 6 months protest in front of the Legislature I bumped into Bard Green and he told me that it will be taken of.
Of course he told me the same phrase on the talk show!
The Union Jack is nowhere to be seen!
I don’t believe it’s right for one certain culture to fly their little flag in a certain City in front of other cultures < especially when they’re the majority!
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This is not right at all and the Province should put in place another flag pole and fly the Union Jack!
For once? I will go hand in hand with those bigots of the Anglo Society!
I support them on this one!!!
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After reading Tim's story one may ask the question, who is more dangerous Lord Government or a serial killer. They both kill using different methods. Both have need for power and control.
Here is a Part of the story of a serial killer as reported by NBC:
BTK killer waives trial, admits 10 slayings
Dennis Rader gives chilling matter-of-fact account of slayings in court
Updated: 5:24 p.m. ET June 27, 2005
WICHITA, Kan. - In a surprise move, Dennis Rader pleaded guilty Monday to 10 counts of first-degree murder before delivering a chilling matter-of fact account of the BTK slayings that terrorized the city beginning in the 1970s.
Rader, 60, of Park City, entered the guilty pleas as his trial was scheduled to begin Monday.
Referring to his victims as “projects,” Rader laid out for the court how he would “troll” for victims on his off-time,
I will agree with Charles on this one issue, We are becoming too one sided when it comes to the issue of Bilingualism. On one hand we say that both languages need to be recognized, but we still promote one over the other every opportunity we get. The Maple Leaf is our "NATIONAL FLAG", and has nothing to do with French or English, However, if wee are going to fly the Acadian flag we need to fly both the Acadian, and British Flag. or non of them at all After all, this is the capital City and as such, it should not be taking sides in this issue. As for the so called national Flag, I was not born under the current flag so it really dosen't do much for me. I was born in August 3, 1963, and the Red Enzine With the Union Jack in the upper corner, and the Royal Coat of Arms in the Center on a Red Backtground. By the Way the flag I just mentioned has Three Maple Leafs in the bottom part of the Coat of Arms. So we did not have to switch it in the first place We live in a British Commonwealth Nation and I don't appreciate a bunch of idiot politicians destroying our Herretege.
This Multi-Cultural Ideology is nothing more than a Modern version of forced Assimilation in much the same way that the First Nation's Citizens were forced to assimilate into the White Man's culture. We Don't need people being denied employment because they cannot speak the French language or don't have a So-called French last name. There is enough for everyone who wants to work to have a good and decent paying job without being discriminated against by a bunch of bleeding heart Who are trying to confuse the issue. This divisive issue has caused good and decent people to turn on each other over this stupidity. We all went to school with French speaking friends, and we got along until the Politics messed it all up and turn alot of good people into bitter enemies. I think it is time we tell the government to get their filthy meethooks off of our herretage, afterall, they do not care about promoting cultures in the first place to them it is only politics. And Politics has messed up alot of lives.
Right on Charles. I suppprt them too!
Why would we want to fly the flag of a foreign country from any of our government buildings ?? The «Union Jack» is the flag of Great Britain ... we would then have to fly the flag of all the other countries.
Does Great Britain fly the Canadian flag on any of their buildings ??
You are a bit off on this one Charles ... sorry ... otherwise keep up the good work.
It's ridiculous to think that just because we were once a colony that there was no reason to adopt our own flag. Maintaining a British flag as our own simply because "it's always been that way" is short-sighted and reactionary.
Everyone is entitled to their opinion, of course, but I find it disconcerting that so many people are so afraid of change. I think the issue of having the Maple Leaf over the White Ensign is an argument that was argued forty years ago.... time to get over it.
As for anybody destroying anyone's heritage... what was the point of becoming a sovereign nation then if not to create our identity and develop a Canadian heritage? Our "heritage" is a colonial one... so maybe we should still be a colony... is that the point you're trying to make?
Lastly, everyone here whines about politicians and how they're Satan Incarnate... If you don't like them, stop moaning about it and let your name stand for public office... let's see you do better.
Salut Chalres,
Le Union Jack est-il vraiment nécessaire ? Nous avons le drapeau
canadien,
le drapeau du Nouveau-Brunswick et le drapeau acadien ? Simple question
sans
plus. En fait, le Union Jack est le drapeau de l'Angleterre si je ne
fais
erreur.
Bonne journée Charles,
frankly i was a bit shocked to see the acadian flag flying over our capital & frankly cant understand why it is there?.
the only flag's that should be flying over any government building IMO are first & formost the canadian flag & for NB the new brunswick flag.
what in gods name you would want a union jack flying over any government building in canada is beyond me?. lol!
if anything i would like to see new provincial flag's right across canada that would no longer have any british symbolism on them what so ever. much like the canadian forces have tryed to do & they look much better & more distinctly canadian.
i like the UK & our ties to them,much more then i do with our socalled friends south of our border,but this is canada & has been for along time,its time we stood up for ourselfs.
The English do have a point in N.B. The number of Anglophones is declining. Where just a few years ago NB was 70% English, 30% French, it is now 67% English, 33% French. The English are heading west for jobs because they can't find work because they can't speak French. Groups like the Anglo Society are blown off by most media but really they are on to something and a responsibile media would ask those questions about why the English are leaving but you won't see the story because it's not politically correct.
We shouldn't have the Union jack flying, I don't think, but also not the Acadian flag. The Canadian and NB flags ought to do it, and others on special days like today.
As for bilingualism, all it's about is saying in a province where a third of the population (taxpayers) is French-speaking, they ought to be able to get served in French. What's the big deal? The suggestion that that English-speaking people can't get jobs is a lie. Sure, they can't get some jobs. Some jobs have to be bilingual if we're going to offer bilingual service. This is all about underqualified people coming out of school with mediocre grades abd minimal experience and having a hard time landing the job of their choice.
By the way, does anyone know when the person whos' posting the BTK killer story to every single blog post might give it a rest? :)
And to Mr McKay: multiculturalism is not a version of assimilation, it's the exact opposite. Also, the thing you're so concerned about is "heritage".
There are jobs which are created bilingual which are not necessary in both the federal and provincial government.
It used to be that you had to be bilingual if you served the public or supervised someone. Makes sense. I totally agree. Howeve, what has changed is a new category which is central service, a very broadly defined category for public service jobs. This means a position can be made bilingual even if the person only uses one language at work. This happens frequently and places Anglophones at a severe disadvantage. Now some may argue, well it's about time because Francophones were disadvantaged for so long but I still don't see two wrongs making a right.
Spinks, you may be right about the federal civil service, I don't know but I suspect you are. But in the provincial civil service, what you're describing does not happen in the provincial civil service. All jobs are part of a team, and each team hads to have enough bilingual people to serve whoever they serve in the language of their choice. Nothing could be more fair.
I stand corrected. The Feds operate that way.
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