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[dzuunmod]

Vincent heard the results of a poll over the weekend which said that if given the opportunity, 30 per cent of French Canadians/quebecois (not sure which it was) would choose to switch their mother tongue to English. That said, how about you?

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I don't know how, but sometimes hallelujah manages to twist me into a pretzel. All I was saying earlier is

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[silverspar]

I'm sorry. Sometimes I get overly protective of female MPs, because I think they get a really raw deal. (I think they are scrutinized/criticized more heavily than their male counterparts.)

I really don't have a problem with you. I like you. :)

[dzuunmod]

I can certainly understand that. Just need to think about Sheila Copps. Throughout her entire career.

[fuzzyila]

Where did you hear the language poll from?

[dzuunmod]

Vincent - one of my co-workers - mentioned it. He said it was on a program on Radio-Canada (radio) Sunday morning.

[drunkbridesmaid]

You shoudl subscrieb to the Hill Times, then. Or, just go to their website once a week. Lots of gossip in there, even internal and staff stuff.

[carol_eena]

i've just been offered a job at McGill...so i have a few questions for ya.
Have you heard much about how that university is in terms of an employer?
How are living expenses in Montreal? Are they fairly cheap apartments for rent, but still in good areas, around the campus?

[dzuunmod]

Well, I don't know much about McGill in that sense. I know that bureaucratically, it's a nightmare for students. Much more so than Concordia, but that's about the extent of my McGill knowledge.

Are you bilingual? If so, and you want to get a sense of the cost-of-living in Montreal, I suggest you check out the classifieds over at Voir, which is the equivalent of Now in Toronto and is basically the housing Bible of Montreal. Also, how well do you know Montreal? Sorry if any of this comes off as condescending or if I don't explain something enough, I just don't know

[carol_eena]

thanks for all your help!
the director of the lab that offered me the job said that there's great accomodations in buildings minutes away from the campus. Do you know that area well? Or is it better to stick with something nicer a bit further away?

I'm not very familiar with Montreal (been there on week vacations, but that's it), and my french is horrible, which is a definitely why i'm reluctant about the job. I might be going on Friday though to check out the job.

[dzuunmod]

I assume the accomodations he's talking about are in the neighbourhood most people call the McGill Ghetto - just east of the campus. It's a nice, typical Montreal neighbourhood in some respects. Old homes and duplexes and triplexes and narrow streets. It's not a bad area in that it's right next to where you'd be working and it's pretty handy to all sorts of nightlife on St-Laurent Blvd. The downside is that it's populated mostly by current McGill students. Many of them are young Americans and *ahem* Ontarians who aren't used to being allowed to drink, and so the partying can get to be a little much at times

[drunkbridesmaid]

SHEILA COPPS DESERVES THE FLACK--SHE'S A MAN, ANYWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!