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Thread #94655   Message #1836721
Posted By: dianavan
17-Sep-06 - 01:14 PM
Thread Name: BS: School Shooting In Montreal
Subject: RE: BS: School Shooting In Montreal
"Kimveer Gill attended English-language schools in Quebec. That means his parents attended English-language schools in Quebec. Under Quebec law since the 1970s, the children of all new immigrants must attend French-language schools.

So the family has been in Canada for at least two generations."

I didn't know that. Are you sure? Do you have a source?

btw - My remark was not racist. I am an immigrant. I do know that when English is not the first language at home, kids often slip under the 'cultural radar' of their parents. What parents may perceive as normal behaviour for a child adjusting to new cultural norms, is actually deviant and not 'normal' at all. It is often difficult to detect a deeper problem.

Name calling is a form of bullying and is especially repugnant when it's so off the mark.