In Nazi Europe, Jews were slaughtered not because they were of a different religion than the majority, but rather, because on a per capita basis, Germany's Jews were extraordinarily successful.
No one in a civilized democracy could ever accept that another language or culture should be invisible or be relegated by law, to be "half" (bill 86) as important as the language of the majority.
The Quebecois have broken the great Jewish community of Montreal that we were a part of - the great businesses, restaurants, synagogues and families.
By David Mankovsky
It's too late for Chretien to fix what he has broken. He has squandered Canada's place in the international forum of defense. But it's not too late for Chretien's successor.