Do Language Requirements equal discrimination???

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Yes....but the cab drivers can/do get by without it!
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Doc wrote: Quebec has it's rules. If you don't agree with them, simple, don't live in Quebec. Lots of jobs out there in English speaking Canada without the pain in the ass factor of living in Quebec.
Hey Doc, why don't you tell that to all the other immigrants in Canada????

If you don't like the way Quebec does it, move(to ontario), those idiots(other non quebec canadians) give up all their rights, they no longer celebrate christmas, don't have a christmas tree.... Lol what a joke...


Wonderful double standard, seperate culture in quebec get preserved the rest of canada's culture thrown in the trash...
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The women are HOT
And a fair bit more "Liberal" then english chicks...
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Post by Slappy the Squirrel »

I more or less look at it as though being bilingual is a qualification, like having a pilot's license. Is it discrimination if you require a pilot's license for a flying job??? Just my two cents.
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Can you mandate that english must be spoken at all times in an ops manual?
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bob sacamano wrote:Do pilots in Toronto have to speak english?
Do cab drivers in surrey speak punjabi? :wink:
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Paciflyer wrote:not to mention the upcoming "english language skill" test
have you done that test yet??? its pathetic! its2 exams, one with pictures on it (its over the phone) and she akss you questions like oh quick a deer runs onto the runway what do you say what do you do!

and the 2nd is non related to aviation., i mean.. a 3 year old could answer this, im sure no one that has the brains to fly a plane is dumb enough to not be able to answer those questions in english
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D-Fred wrote:
Paciflyer wrote:not to mention the upcoming "english language skill" test
have you done that test yet??? its pathetic! its2 exams, one with pictures on it (its over the phone) and she akss you questions like oh quick a deer runs onto the runway what do you say what do you do!

and the 2nd is non related to aviation., i mean.. a 3 year old could answer this, im sure no one that has the brains to fly a plane is dumb enough to not be able to answer those questions in english
So stop all complaining and start learning a bit of french. Just the basic stuff like a 3 years old can do and call yourself billingual :mrgreen:
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Post by Gurundu the Rat »

You missed my point re "goose/gander" - my only grudge is that in an apparently bi-lingual country - most things in Quebec are exempt, in fact I believe it's even ILLEGAL for a legitimate store owner to post his name/advertizing in english on the storefront! Once again - how does that fit into a bi-lingual society......and don't give me the crap about being their own 'culture".....imagine the demands if every culture in Canada demanded the same.
Correct me if i'm wrong but isn't New Brunswick the only officially bilingual province?
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TG wrote:
D-Fred wrote:
Paciflyer wrote:not to mention the upcoming "english language skill" test

So stop all complaining and start learning a bit of french. Just the basic stuff like a 3 years old can do and call yourself billingual :mrgreen:

...I'm French first language....
even though no one could guess it...
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Don't you fellers know that girls dig a guy who speaks french?

Quit being gay and learn some french. You'll get a girl and a flying job. Unless of course you prefer online porn and microsoft flight sim.
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Maybe speaking french and english fluently will give you a little better chance at your Air Canada interview, but otherwise I really dont think you need french at all to succeed in canadian avaition outside of Quebec. And why would you want to work as a pilot in Quebec anyways? The pay in most companies is substantialy lower than anywhere else in Canada and the taxes are higher. From what I've heard I could be making at least 4-5K per year more if I moved to Ontario, and even more than that in Alberta.

Most Quebec born pilots here can get by in english, but they aren't quite fluent. They can't really expect to get hired by west jet or even most third or second level companies out west so they're kinda stuck here even if they have the hours/experience to move on. To top it all off, add in the european frenchies coming here for the cheap flight trainning who are more than happy to work for free or pay for their ppc's, and the so called pilot shortage is a cruel joke. Anyways, if you have a choice between working in Quebec and elsewhere in Canada, for your own sake stay out of Quebec, the only thing we've got going for us here are the women... :wink:
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Odysseus wrote: To top it all off, add in the european frenchies coming here for the cheap flight trainning who are more than happy to work for free or pay for their ppc's
This is an other sort of discrimation Odysseus...
a lot of quebecer instructor are very pleased to learn flying to those european or chinese, or indians, or...
business is business, that's how the world goes. :wink:
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