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ORONO WEEKLY TIMES, THUBSPAY, AUGUST l5th, 1968 A. Carruthers Speaks On Bilingualism In Legisiature The presetit problem' of Que- bec Canadian relations has its origin and developmnent in a number of historical events, sta- ted Mr. Alex Carruthers, MPP, Durham, during a speech ih the Legisiature on Monday, July 22- Mr. A. Càrruthers' remarks, in part, on the subjet as rec.orded in Hansard of that date are as follows: BILINGUALISM Mr. Speaker we have had a very interestiing and long debate with respect to the Resolution presented by the Prime Mînister and I think a great deal of un- derstanding bas resulted. It is a difficuit problem and one that will last for many years to corne. 1 think that we must look back over our history as the Ilonour- able member for Sudbury (Mr- Sopha) has done in referring to Lord Durham's report, and, study the' situation that bas existed i' Canada over the centuries. Indeed to a major degree it lies in the characteristics of our two founding races. On the one band- we have the Anglo Saxon seagQi*ng race, and a colonizing race because the sea made them so. On the other hand, our Frenchi friends, were a continen- tal people, and, to a large ex- tent. have remais'ied so Vo this day. The Resoijtion, and I trust that 1 ar n l order in referring to it at this time, does recognize for Franco-Onitarians the samne right that we as Anglo-Saxons have in the Province of Quebec. The right to educate our child- ren in either French or Englsh, Indeed, the situatiion might have changed drastically had it flot been for the course of bis- tory. 1 think the member for Surbury referred to the- battie 1759, a ten minute battie whîch on the Plains of Abraham in ln his words decided the fate of Actually, it did not decide the fate of Canada. The battie on that September day was not dceci- sive facthr. TIIhe French were be- sieged lu the citadel of Quebec, but two fleets the next spring were on their way to Canada, one a French fleet and one an Eng- lish fleet. It just so h4ppened that fate chose that the English fleet arrived first and raised the siege of Quebec. Had the French fleet arrived first, this province atd this country might today be a French, nation. Certainly, following the con- quest of Canada, Quebec isolated itself within the boundaries of what is now that province, and this isolation had a great deal to do with the present situation. It is difficuit, Mr. Speaker, to change 200 years of history by a simple resolutioh. It is difficult for us as Anglo Saxons to under- stand the French point of view, and yet, as we look at the situ- ation lu the province of Quebec itseif, we see that the use of French as a language is declin- ing among the Fretch ethnic group itself. We may pass resolutions. we may make every effort to intro- duce French into our schools, but in a sea of over 200 million Eng- lish speakinig people it is very diffîcàlt to keep that tide of language back: This is the task that we face, and as Angle Sax- oas we have therefore' been the beneficiaries of fate. We must neyer forget too, that language is simply a tool of com- munication, and as such we are going to use the most practical tool at hand. In a world which is becoming an English $peaking business, world, it is goihg Vo be very difficuit la the days ahead to create a bîlingual nation on this northern haîf of the Ameni- can contient. Langua*ge is not something that is permanent. Language is dyiag and beitng born every day, and one of the factors that complicat- es, the situation is the fact that most of the techaological terms of the day, most of the business terms, are in English, and must be translated into Fretch, and in the majonity of instances there is no îTotd in French for them. These are the factors that are going to have a great bearing, up- on whether this country can be made bilingual or not. Certainly by this resolution we rec3gnize the fact that Franco-Ontarians have the same riglits and the same privileges that our English speaking friends in Quebec en- joy. Orono Tennis Soucial The Oroto Tennis Club held a social evening on Wednesday night at the court in the Orono Park with about tweaty-fjive pre- sent. The forepart of the evening was spent in playing tennis fol- lowed by a Bar B-Q of hot dogs and soft drinks. The Club is presently installing lights at the court s'o that playing time can be extended in the ev- ening. 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