Liberals storm out of House vote on unilingual Auditor-Gener
Regina @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:47 pm
Great we're hiring an accountant in Ottawa and the most important aspect of the job is that he can go "Ur, Dur, Twa" instead of "One, Two, Three" ..............fucking great.
saturn_656 @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:53 pm
I'd prefer we hire the best person for the job rather than the best bilingual person for the job.
Sometimes they may be one and the same, which is great. But should we hire someone of lower caliber just because they can speak French, and pass over a better candidate?
Get real.
ShepherdsDog @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 8:59 pm
ee... er... san might be more important in the near future
saturn_656 @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:00 pm
ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:
ee... er... san might be more important in the near future
Only if China moves to Canada.
ShepherdsDog @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:02 pm
Mandarin and Cantonese are the most widely spoken languages in BC and Alberta, after English...then it's Punjabi(in BC) and German.
saturn_656 @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:06 pm
They have about as much status in Canada as Swahili does.
ShepherdsDog @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 9:14 pm
A bit more. The Chinese can get around in Richmond without having to speak or read much English as many signs are in English and Chinese.
saturn_656 @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:10 pm
ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:
A bit more. The Chinese can get around in Richmond without having to speak or read much English as many signs are in English and Chinese.
Signs for businesses or are you talking street\traffic signs?
ShepherdsDog @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:24 pm
businesses...street signs are unilingual.
saturn_656 @ Sat Nov 05, 2011 11:36 pm
Anyone can use any language they want for their business signage, unless you live in the "La Belle province" of course.
If they manage to get their language on government signage, then I'll be impressed. Kind of.
MacDonaill @ Sun Nov 06, 2011 5:19 am
"I'd prefer the best unilingual... blah blah blah'.
And if the best person for the job is unilingual francophone?
ShepherdsDog @ Sun Nov 06, 2011 6:22 am
sorry to rain on your persecution party, but give the job to them. But, somehow I doubt that someone that skilled in the public service, or in an in demand profession would be a unilingual francophone anyways. Education and training would demand a high level of fluency in English
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Sun Nov 06, 2011 7:40 am
MacDonaill MacDonaill:
"I'd prefer the best unilingual... blah blah blah'.
And if the best person for the job is unilingual francophone?
And if the best person for the job is unilingual francophone?
As long as that unilingual francophone considered themselves to be a Canadian and not some stinking separatist, who cares??
eureka @ Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:10 am
The question is not Ferguson's competence as an accountant. That part of the job is mostly the work of his staff, anyway. The AG needs not much more than a eneral ability to understand accounting practise.
What is the issue is that the AG must give the reports in person and speak to Parliamentary committee as well as the public. It is essential that an AG be bilingual. It was also a part of the advertised qualification requirements.
I frankly think that this is just punishment for Quebec for its vote in the election.
PublicAnimalNo9 @ Sun Nov 06, 2011 8:47 am
eureka eureka:
The question is not Ferguson's competence as an accountant. That part of the job is mostly the work of his staff, anyway. The AG needs not much more than a eneral ability to understand accounting practise.
What is the issue is that the AG must give the reports in person and speak to Parliamentary committee as well as the public. It is essential that an AG be bilingual. It was also a part of the advertised qualification requirements.
I frankly think that this is just punishment for Quebec for its vote in the election.
What is the issue is that the AG must give the reports in person and speak to Parliamentary committee as well as the public. It is essential that an AG be bilingual. It was also a part of the advertised qualification requirements.
I frankly think that this is just punishment for Quebec for its vote in the election.
You say that like it's the only time in Canada's political history that a winning party punished a city/region/province for not voting for them.