ALLIANCE QUEBEC 2: Fighting for Tolerance and Language Parity in Quebec
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 12th, 2012: (Montreal, Canada)
We are both excited and simultaneously saddened to announce that Alliance Quebec2 is back on the Quebec language rights scene, only this time, with an entirely new Board of Directors, operational agenda and approach. Don’t expect to see us “fighting for English language rights” in this province – we’ve determined this to be a “lost cause”, as evidenced by the fate of our predecessor group and the current political climate.
Alliance Quebec2’s focus, by contrast, is international in scope and design. Who are we? “We are a private international consortium of business interests with no central head-office. Our Board now meets bi-annually, in the Caribbean, to review policy implementation schedules and six-month communication strategy initiatives. We currently have zero investment affiliation in the Quebec marketplace but remain hopeful and open to the prospect of doing business there once certain preconditions, specifically, on the linguistic front, are met.”
Alliance Quebec2has an entirely NEW and EXCITING mandate and will be executing said mandate from afar and in a way that Quebecers have never seen before, ultimately, in a way that many will not like. Our formula, involves EXTERNAL PRESSURES in the form of organized boycotts and social media campaigns designed to make American/International investors/businesses/tourists think twice about putting any money into the province until such time as linguistic and cultural parity has been achieved and legislatively implemented.
In simpler terms, Alliance Quebec2is going to be going after companies doing business with ALL the major Quebec-based players; no one is off our radar: International concerts, festivals, sports meets… We will be going after sponsors of said events as well as the event headliners themselves; nothing is sacred as long as SOME Quebecers are being asked to compromise on their fundamental rights and freedoms of linguistic expression.
Alliance Quebec2 will settle for nothing less than the abolition of Bill-101 (and all of its offshoot legislation) as well as a guarantee that full adherence and respect be paid to the Canadian Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms in the province of Quebec. Anything less than this outcome, notwithstanding, will continue to elicit international financial pressures that will in the end, cost Quebecer’s jobs/contracts and the province, much needed external revenue. In fact, we are aiming for nothing less than a 2% strike to the province’s GDP in our first year of operations. Isolation and fiscal strong-arming will, in the end, force Quebec politicians into a legislative modality of civility and fairness, we are more than convinced.
We are not YOUR PARENTS’ ALLIANCE! We ARE… ALLIANCE QUEBEC2 and we’re going to fight SMART for universal rights/parity in the province of Quebec. Join us! Everyone is bienvenue!
Go ahead, do your disinformation. We don’t care, that will only make a better point for separating from Canada; yet another winning condition for the next referendum!
What ‘disinformation’ Jean? Everything said is the EXACT TRUTH and then some. So what say you ‘detail’ what you mean by ‘disinformation’. As for winning a referendum – better go check that crazy ‘disinformation’ – because I repeat: The decision on whether or not Quebec Politicians can ask to separate – and I mean even to ‘ask” is the ‘decision’, of ALL Canadians by our individual votes. And no elected representative has ANY right to decide that just because they feel like it. That is deemed gross abuse and violation of the “Temporary and LIMITED power. Mind you – if you want to leave Canada – please do
All I see here are bureaucratic bullies who want to prepare the field to exploit Quebecers.
We don’t need you guys, we’re plenty of people scamming us already, including the government.
Speak for yourself mon ami. I’m a Quebecker and these people are our heroes and given every word they have written is the truth – where is the exploitation or ‘scamming’ you claim they’re guilty of?
Dear Alliance Quebec,
Business is not an argument to use when you want to eliminate a nations right to use their language. Your intentions are selfish and will be destructive. Profit stimulates the brain in the same way cocaine does. So in my book, people in a quest for higher profits are drugged and out of their minds. Do you really think money will prevail in the future? Ou dear fiat currency that has no value and is created out of thin air by the banks? Good luck with your “plan” and have fun in the caribbean while we toughen up in the snow. You will fail.
Mat: What on earth are you talking about with your: “… when you want to eliminate a nations right to use their language.”? Who wants to eliminate French Mat? It is you and your ethnic cleansing disciple ilk – who alongside your illegal boot stomping LANGUAGE POLICE – who have been and still are “dedicated to ERASING our English language and population – out of QC!! NOTE** Quebec belongs to ALL Canadians, to ALL Quebeckers- it is NOT a Nation and FOR SURE DOES NOT belong to ONLY francophones!
So… if I get this straight… you guys are financial/business terrorists?
Might want to re-think your approach. You’re hurting both francophones and anglophones. Hell of an idea.
To be clear, we represent business interests, so destroying businesses is not our game. We simply want to put a few dents into the economy as a whole to push forward and effect change, not entirely unlike international sanctions in Iran, though to a much, much lesser degree. Our main goal is about spreading awareness of the language and culture war ongoing here and through this awareness-raising, we hope further pressures to change will be on the QC gov’t. Sadly, in this day and age, and with no representation in the National Assembly, this is what the language and culture issue in Quebec comes down to… money. Asking int’l consumers and businesses to boycott this province because of our Machiavellian language laws is no more extreme than the language laws themselves. Sometimes in life, you gotta do what you gotta do. Apologies.
BRAVO – BRAVO. Although I believe – most corporations are well aware of the LUNACY in Quebec and have and do avoid this madhouse at all costs (I had one American Investor – who employed over 60,000 people worldwide tell me – back in the 80′s, “I won’t invest one dime in the Mickey Mouse Province”. These illegal language loi’s – have turned Quebec from being the ‘richest into the poorest’, province in the country – and it will remain at the bottom of the pile – sinking ever deeper until these grotesque – ethnic cleansing loi’s are denounced and abolished. Legally they are in fact “null & void” – but as we all know – our politicos have totally ignored the “Law” and turned la belle province into their own ‘fiefdom’. As for the posters above – odd isn’t it that they endorse this ethnic cleansing – no matter the cost? Again – Bravo – Bravo – not only does the International community need to know the TRUTH – the Rest Of Canada needs to know it even more.
Nobody cares, Quebec is French the rest of Canada is English,if French bothers you the solution is simple…move..
Quebecs Bill101,its language police,in conjunction with the not withstanding clause basically gives Quebec a blank check to do anything it wants..50 years ago something could have been done like round up Levesque and his separatists and try them for treason but unfortunately the federal government chose to do nothing,so at this point its too late to think you’ll change anything on a linguistic level as the business leaders in Montreal are mostly French anyway so you wont get much support there and even if you did take your case to some higher court Quebec would just ignore any ruling..
Much as i’d like to see an end to Bill101 and all its linguistic garbage it aint gonna happen,and it will continue to conspire to relegate most of Quebec to a status of cultural backwater in the middle of N.America.,,,But good luck anyway in your efforts..
Hey Retired in Mtl,
You know… I think its comments like these that upset me the most – don’t get me wrong, I’m not upset with you! Fatalism and acquiescence have never been part of my dogma, but I feel for those who’ve somehow gotten to that point, I really do. I realize nothing I can say will likely even ignite a spark of hope for you, but, well, how about this: There is more going on RIGHT NOW, behind the scenes that anyone in Quebec realizes. Don’t ask me to explain the veritable “media blackout” going on around the whole box-chain/Walmart court cases, but for some reason, the Quebec media has been “put to sleep” on the issue. Not really their fault as most of what’s going on is going on behind closed doors. I am not privy to the behind the scenes actual maneuverings but I will tell you this: I have an insider who is. And I’ll go this far, just for you Retired in Mtl: There is already evidence to support the fact that these economic powerhouses ARE effectively, re-writing QC gov’t policy/strategy. Big business interests my friends, will effectively schlep Quebec into the 21st Century geo-politic, regardless of whether it wants this or not. …Keep looking up!
@Retired in Mtl.,
They also said the Berlin Wall was there to stay and look at how wrong ‘they’ were:) The ONLY reason imho these criminal discriminatory loi’s remained in effect all these years is because our DO NOTHING but collaborate media – kept the TRUTH secret from the public: Including the English speaking, non francophone and FEDERALIST francophone (I mean REAL Federalists – not the pretend FIBERALS – or the autres Quebec Pretend Federalist Partie spokespersons) that have been MUZZLED – and/or threatened into cowering silence all this time. Now that we have the net, social media to make our voices heard – believe me – the Quebec wall will come down – one brick at a time – if need be – but know it will crumble as all EVIL does eventually
He is right though – there are systemic ailments and Montreal media (English and French) are both guilty for allowing all of this to escape proper scrutiny/investigation and follow-up. And this is systemic… 35 years and going… READ: http://wp.me/p2Tdzs-2G
and let me know what you think. Cheers ~
I’m sure if you got in touch with any of Quebecs media and informed them you were starting up a new Alliance Quebec you’d have all the media attention you’d need to air your platform.
Also if you plan on doing all this shake up of Quebec from outside Quebec people arent going to take you seriously, in fact i’m starting to suspect i’ve been duped and this whole idea is just an exercise in Satire.
No duping or satire going on save the local-media response to our press releases, which has been negligible.
We’ve put out three press releases and done the requisite follow-up with local media.
I invite you to read my blog entitled, What we all need to know about Montreal area media. Our media, both English and French language are more than culpable in sustaining the status quo, they are part of the “message” and AQ2′s message is very “off-base” to their sensibilities. That is the only answer I can fathom/come up with. I’ve been pressing media outlets for more than 15 years and have never seen such a lacklustre response.
We’re actually in the process of planning a media-stunt to get some attention, but also remember: We haven’t officially launched yet – our press conference and organization’s inauguration is set for January 2013.
Don’t lose faith – join us. You won’t feel duped, I promise!
Best regards, Ian
I find it odd the media wouldnt have jumped all over a new Alliance Quebec, i can only assume its a result of 30-40 yrs of Anglo futility,.i think you are fighting one hell of an uphill battle with an anglophone demographic that just doesnt care and has given up the fight knowing full well without intervention from Ottawa the getting rid of Bill101 and the OLF is a pipe dream.aimed at less than 20% of the population of Quebec and even then only relevant to those Anglo’s in the Montreal area.
I’ve checked your website and it seems you are the only one in on this fight.
Just noticed on the news they’ve beefed up Bill101
It depends on how you define the battle, but yes, in general, an uphill challenge to be sure.
I agree with you, anglo- acquiescence is a BIG part of the problem which is why we’re focusing largely on business and private sector interests. It’s a global economy and the harder Quebec tries to insulate/cocoon itself in a bubble, the harder it will be for the province to function in the business world.
A lot of people don’t see it this way but our Premier is actually CEO of the multinational corporation that is Quebec. His/her policies and how they effect the provincial economy are thus tantamount. In the business world, when a CEO loses big $$ on behalf of his/her corporation, there are often consequences. Now that Madame Marois’ policies are slamming straight into international corporations like Walmart, Home Depot and others, its only a matter of time before the consequences “rain down”.
We’re also not framing this debate linguistically. Our focus is on preserving Montreal’s multicultural face and dealing with the structural impediments in place in the system that actually minimize private sector investment here.
Our followers/numbers ought increase once we start doing the media rounds no doubt. This week/next week, we’re featured in the Hudson Gazette – a small paper, but a great article about us written by the editor in chief. It’s a start and anything that brings our message into the public discourse, however localized, is a good thing.
Stay tuned for the date of our press-conference/inauguration in Jan. 2013 and follow up with us a month or so later to see where our organization is at then. Or better yet, join us, help us – organizations like ours (who are not asking the public for a dime) need committed volunteers to grow. Everybody’s welcome!
I don’t find it ‘odd’ at all. ‘Our’ media – what’s left of it – has been betraying us and outright lying about the ‘truth’ for the last two decades – and longer! They were the ones that started the ‘Anglo Extremist’ and ‘extremists on both sides’ – expressions that of course have cemented the ‘don’t make waves’ fear factor – even deeper into the English & non franco psyche – that was totally traumatized by the FLQ terrorism and the francophone tidal wave of Anglo hate – that has lasted to this day. With that flame being fanned by the franco seppy press on a daily basis.- and of course the illegal language loi politico disciples we’ve had forced upon us – because they’ve shut us out of taking part in the political process altogether!
Our ragtag collaborating English media – has REFUSED to let us voice our outrage and has also REFUSED to acknowledge these bullshit loi’s are flagrantly illegal and enacted strictly to ERASE us out of the province. So it’s not that the anglo demographic doesn’t care. They/we’ve been forcibly silenced/muzzled by them. Now that we have the TOOLS – the net etc… our voices are FINALLY BEING HEARD. It takes time – so jump on board and help get the truth out
Great writeup by Jim Duff./ I’m now looking forward to future AQ2 actions,and i’d love to see Walmart and others call Marois’ bluff and just close all their stores LOL..
Ultimately i’d love to see the Montreal area break away from Quebec proper and become its own Province within Quebec..
Good luck
Careful, we’re (AQ2) is all about moderation and unity of message – there is room for all of us here! Remember that! Read our latest blog/rebuttal against CSL Mayor Anthony Housefather… on wordpress!
Peace
When in January are you going to be making any sort of announcement? Also trying to get the federalists on side on “nodogsoranglophones.blogspot.ca” and I’m joining any organization I can to get these separatists to understand that they are killing us economically and socially. We need a new federal provincial party and that will the truth out to the public at large and let us get rid of these seppies so we can thrive again. Partition of this province may be the best democratic solution and let those areas of Quebec out of confederation and the rest of us have a new bilingual province within Canada before they bring us to bankruptcy.
Ian, this idea is wonderful. I have been fighting on the blog, “No Dogs or Anglophones”
to waken people that sending letters to the news media of North America would embarrass the Canadian government into taking action. It seems that most people would prefer to write a long speech about how wrong the government is than a short note to an official or news anchor. Ed
Thanks Ed, Keep up the fight! One of my ideas is to have “template” letters on our ALLiance Quebec 2 website, so for those who cannot/or do not like to write, all they’d have to do is download the file, sign their name and contact data to it and hit send. I think most people can and even will do that, if we make it that easy. Thoughts?
I am also retired in Montreal. The English in Quebec are either scared or lazy. I’ve tried to get the folkson “No Dogs Or Anglos” to work together but it seems impossible. If we all
wrote to the media it would wake them up to work for us. I have been in touch with major news agencies who say get us enough material and we’ll do something. An hour show on CNN would embarrass the Prime Minister when they ask how come he allows such racism.
I support your idea 100%. Ed Brown
In this case, it’s all about who you know and the U.S. news cycle which is sadly dominated by sensationalism as we know. Some of my U.S. media contacts have advised me to attach a sex-scandal to the Quebec issue, or a shooting… crazy, what it takes to get even ten minutes of media coverage these days, much less a full hour! At this point, I’d settle for some CTV, CBC and Global coverage. Perhaps if I am selected to appear before the public hearing commission on Bill-14, that will change.
R.I.P
And I God-bless your children/grandchildren!
For real! Bring on your messaging and feel totally comfortable to voice it here! I have coupons for free poutine if you are interested, pls advise and I will send ASAP… that means: “AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.” Voila!
Thank you very much for your kind offer. Fortunately I am not addicted to poutine. I don’t remember ever eating the stuff. Still, disseminating poutine coupons might be a worthwhile activity (but I would not endorse it).