I think you've confused immigration with tourism. Over the last 20 years or so now, immigrants to Canada who couldn't speak English or had very limited English but were proficient in French, settled in Quebec. Many North Africans speak French. There was a sizable portion of Vietnamese who spoke French because Vietnam was a French colony much like some of the North African countries. Many Western Europeans speak French as well.
But was talking about promoting tourism within Canada instead of promoting divisiveness, which Quebec has essentially done for the last 30 years or so now.
It's a beautiful province but many Canadians don't know it because they simply don't want to go there because of the attitude and atmosphere that's emanated from the province for so long.
Not so, Immigrants don't go home, tourists do. I do know a lot of New Yorkers, New Hampshirites, and Vermonters come regularly to Montreal. It is a very cosmopolitan city and we have many, many visitors. Have had them even stop in to watch an evening milking now and again, on their way home.
Well, our town sponsored several Vietnamse boat families and most of the pharmacists in town are of Vietnamese origin.
As for the attitude of the French speaking people.....a lot has changed here over the years and yes we still have a few Pequisites still hanging around. Understand that between the church and the politicians, who kept resentment over the invasion of the British into what was then called New France alive it has taken a long time before the average Northern Quebecer realized English speaking Canadians did not have horns and a tail.
Now the young French Canadians are coming up, well educated and they want to see more of the world. They are trying very hard to learn English. So, don't tell me I am confused, I know the difference between a New Yorker and a New Canadian.
Well some people are sheep and ment to be sheared. That's why Mafia exsists, protection rackets forcing people to pay or get beaten up.. the weak are easy to scare like that.. and yes they pay.
Yup some Albertans!! That province corrupts people. I had a cousin who moved to Alberta from Montreal because her daughter was asthmatic. Sadly, her oldest daughter was abducted and murdered by a serial killer. She still sends on jokes that are offensive to me as a Quebecer as well as jokes that diminish people from other provinces. The most disturbing part is she does not even realize how insulting some of those jokes and slurs are. Much like certain people in this forum.
