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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
We have to find a way to bridge the cultural divide in this province. This will be difficult as I have the feeling the situation is worsening as the Acadians become stronger. The urge to compromise has disappeared. This needs to be addressed. A province as small as ours and as poor as ours cannot afford absolute duality.
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The Acadians are compromising more than the anglophones -- and I'm not French.
A step forward in addressing this is to acknowledge that who we are is largely composed by our educations. This is not an overnight solution, but the most bold step forward would be to have equal language education in grade school: English and French until high school graduation. Outside of the school and work setting, we would simply let the cultures be. Anglophones do not need to use French anymore than francophones need to use English in their social gatherings.
The cost of this is marginal compared to the costs of our debts from many, many other areas.
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Originally Posted by MonctonRad
The situation with the cities however is not as dire. The three cities all have distinct strengths that help to define each community. Each city should learn to play to their individual strengths while relinquishing some areas of specialization to another. In this way, all can prosper.
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And when are the municipalities going to agree to stop competing with each other? Does Toronto 'play nice' for the sake of its neighbours? Does
any city?
No.