367-368 26 May 1966

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In Canada, I am in favour of British ties with the Commonwealth and the Queen, and of a bilingual country, wherever it is practical. I think Ontario and Québec should be bilingual officially, as well as New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I. I do not think it would be reasonable to demand bilingualism in the West. French-Canadians are too few and have no chances to survive.

Federal services, like post offices, trains and airlines should be bilingual, from coast to coast. Much has been accomplished. French-Canadians should learn to be more patient, and SHOULD QUALIFY MORALLY, INTELLECTUALLY, ETC. Their brand of nationalism actually is too much under the influence of the leftist movements, too much directed by Castro and his ilk.

We should keep Canada a Christian nation: that is why I was a little against our new Canadian flag. The Red Ensign and the Union Jack have Christian symbols. That is why I oppose the Lesage Administration, as regards the Parent Commission Report, which establishes - in a hidden way - the principle of nondenominational schools. The Public School System of the other provinces have been responsible for the de-Christianisation of the population of Canada to a great extent, and in other parts of the world. They have been helped by the blindness of clergymen: in Québec, for example, the liberals have the same stupidity as the left-wing Roman Catholic clergy in wanting to form a nondenominational school system.

Religion is important and must be taught in schools as well as the other topics. Those who pretend it is a private matter merely reveal how high they hold it on the general scale of things, next to nil. Lesage, of course, denies this intention, but his educational programme aims to condition the people to that goal.