tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post8375650671498289066..comments2023-10-09T21:49:57.366+09:00Comments on Page F30: Canadian Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney says English or French should be required for new Canadian citizensMehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15083766178887686304noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-86561151107434820222011-03-07T14:02:54.910+09:002011-03-07T14:02:54.910+09:00this is code for "immigrants need to understa...this is code for "immigrants need to understand the country better", and so a better idea than just making language requirements more stringent (because some people just aren't good at languages and will never reach fluency) might be to start some sort of immigrant group session..<br><br>No, I don't think it's code for anything. There are other requirements for citizenship,Jeffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05273017808022335068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-1010178360721541052011-03-07T14:02:54.409+09:002011-03-07T14:02:54.409+09:00This is interesting. I try to read the news every...This is interesting. I try to read the news everyday and this comment never made it onto the English-language news outlets (or I simply missed it). I wonder if this was mostly geared towards the Francophones in the country .. either way, while I think it's important to be able to speak the "national language" for interviews or other important official functions, this shouldn'JWnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-31731732002195459872009-03-23T00:53:00.000+09:002009-03-23T00:53:00.000+09:00this is code for "immigrants need to understand th...this is code for "immigrants need to understand the country better", and so a better idea than just making language requirements more stringent (because some people just aren't good at languages and will never reach fluency) might be to start some sort of immigrant group session..<BR/><BR/>No, I don't think it's code for anything. There are other requirements for citizenship, such as passing a Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05273017808022335068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8240097.post-91307257894776570632009-03-22T01:45:00.000+09:002009-03-22T01:45:00.000+09:00This is interesting. I try to read the news every...This is interesting. I try to read the news everyday and this comment never made it onto the English-language news outlets (or I simply missed it). I wonder if this was mostly geared towards the Francophones in the country .. either way, while I think it's important to be able to speak the "national language" for interviews or other important official functions, this shouldn't necessarily be aAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com