U of New Brunswick - Canadians can be ignorant asses too

Blind French speaker denied English immersion program because his dog doesn't understand English.

I thought I had seen it all.

http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/07/06/canada/guidedog_040706

 

Incroyable.

 

Now that would be discriminating to the dog and obvious why the school re-acted in this way.

 

"Tessier says it would take eight months for his dog to learn English "

apparently the dog is smarter than many of the folks I work with....

 

OK, that trumps the cause celebre a few years ago where the huge sign atop a tall poll in Montreal for BILL'S had to be changed to BILLS at considerable expense because the French don't use apostrophes in this way.

 

What truly drives the language police nuts are American companies because their trademarks are protected by international agreement.

I wonder if any other jurisdiction in the world, other than those bent on ethnic cleansing, have language police?

 

Today's News

Student allowed into program.

Do you think that maybe university officials were a might concerned with their image?

 

As of now their image has been tarnished. Obviously, these guys at U of NB are morons (I wonder if they are Liberals?)

 

If the U.S. law makers ever pass legislation for the country to become bilingual(English/Spanish), the cost to the average business owner will be staggering.

 

Sorry they are Conservatives .

 

If this dog can learn English in eight months, I wonder if this dog can also learn sign-language, while he's at it!

Rich Hartel