Quebec Rules

I know everybody hates long quotes but this one is just too good:

It is true that last year’s poll suggested that nationally a disappointingly low majority of 59% of Canadians accept the notion of common descent. However, only 22% accept young earth creationism. In Ontario, the data are especially disheartening, with only 51% of respondents accepting evolution (but still only half as many choosing creationism). In Quebec, 71% accept evolution and only 9% align with creationist ideas. . .

The US poll referred to above (by CBS) indicates that 53% of respondents believe that life was created in its current form within the past 10,000 years by God, 23% accept a form of evolution guided by God, and 17% believe in a strictly natural evolutionary account.

If you have never visited Quebec, then I have no idea what you are waiting for.

15 responses to “Quebec Rules”

  1. David Gendron Avatar

    But many statist leftists are trying right now to revert Québec onto the catho-integrist ages…

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      You always speak a language of your own. 🙂 What’s “catho-integrist”?

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      1. David Gendron Avatar

        The catholic-State alliance that occured in Québec before 1960.

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        1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

          I don’t think Catholicism has much of a chance in Quebec.

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  2. Mike Avatar

    If only it weren’t so bitterly cold for so much of the year, I really would consider moving there.

    Though the Quebecois accent makes it very hard for me to understand their French.

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      Yes, that accent defeated me.

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    2. cliff arroyo Avatar

      I always thought that if I were forced to learn French that affecting a Quebecois accent would make the process more tolerable (though I’m sure most teachers take a very dim view of it).

      Haitian is even cooler, but technically a separate language.

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      1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

        It should be a separate language. I can never identify a single word Haitians say.

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      2. Ol. Avatar
        Ol.

        Kreyol is a separate language.

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  3. kelly Avatar
    kelly

    When I started learning French, the school rule was that after 3 weeks I should have a reasonable account of my progress in terms of communication ability. After almost 6 weeks I had no clue as to what I had learned , how to use the simplest sentences or what to expect next. Maybe in Canada is different but here is usual business ( in my experience). No more French.

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  4. Ol. Avatar
    Ol.

    The accent the accent the accent. This is so tiresome.

    When it comes to linguistic colonialism nobody suffers as much as québécois.

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  5. Ol. Avatar
    Ol.

    Only 71% of people in Quebec accept evolution? Where are the remaining 29%?

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    1. bloggerclarissa Avatar

      It’s good to have such high standards. 🙂

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  6. cliff arroyo Avatar

    “Kreyol is a separate language.”

    Yeah, I meant Kreyol which is very cool.

    Not sure if you can access this site in the US

    http://www.voanouvel.com/

    But should be able to get this (though they use a slightly different orthography)

    http://www.rfi.fr/langues/statiques/rfi_creole.asp

    Another cool Creole language, this one Spanish based – Papiamento

    http://www.diario.aw/

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