1. A group of self-selected ultra-militant francophones have decided the first ever appointed GG (a position about which they've never cared because it represents the English Queen) of Indigenous heritage in our history is an insult to them because she doesn't (yet) speak French.
2. Since 1959, Canada has adopted a convention of alternating nominations from our 2 main linguistic groups.
BTW, when Georges Vanier became the 1st francophone GG, similar determined to be unhappy ultra-militants labelled him « Vanier vendu »/«Vanier fou de la Reine »
BTW, when Georges Vanier became the 1st francophone GG, similar determined to be unhappy ultra-militants labelled him « Vanier vendu »/«Vanier fou de la Reine »
3. We've recently had GGs of German-Australian (Schreyer), Ukrainian (Hnatyshyn), Haïtian (Jean), and Chinese (Clarkson) heritage, but the FIRST time in 154 years we name someone of Indigenous background, they lose their minds!!
4. And never mind that one of the reasons #MarySimon doesn't speak French is because the State denied her the right to learn it at Indian Day School BECAUSE SHE IS Indigenous.
And that the State now intends to fix that.
And that the State now intends to fix that.
5. I can't speak for the hatred that motivates these ultra-militants, but as an extremely proud francophone myself, I've absolutely ZERO problem with making room, at least once every 150 years, for someone else.
I don't feet put upon at all.
Whatever their problem is, it's bad.
I don't feet put upon at all.
Whatever their problem is, it's bad.
RE: ⬆️ German-Austrian (not German-Australian... damn auto-correct!)
RE: ⬆️
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