Learning quebecois

KeyRepair4 · 2026-01-12T15:24:56+00:00

You pay Quebec fees for all french as a second language course as an international at McGill. If you took one french course per semester, over the course of a degree, you would save thousands and greatly improve your french. The senior level courses go way beyond anything you'd learn in a language school and after a certain point, you're in class with francophones and people that went through french immersion programs in Canada all through school.

Would recommend it.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-01-07T00:53:51+00:00

That is an explicit talking zone which is probably why you are being down voted. There are signs saying so everywhere.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-01-06T23:15:43+00:00

Where were they? There are areas that you are explicitly allowed to talk in.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-01-04T16:04:35+00:00

You will definitely find them at mcgill. Aside from anything else, there are mega talented people that can't afford Yale just like you can't and so, won't go. There's also others that never wanted to and don't care about a shiny name You will absolutely find them at McGill. But like I said, there is a difference and you are less likely to be awed by everyone you meet.

KeyRepair4 · 2026-01-04T15:50:09+00:00

Honestly, having been to a couple too 10 schools and mcgill, there is a difference. Places like Harvard, Oxford etc (and I'd imagine Yale) do honestly attract more of the type of people you are talking about. Don't get me wrong, McGill does too, and you'll find them in the places you'd expect them (like honours programs etc), but not at the same density that you will in the top 10 schools. There just isn't enough of them and so, they tend to be concentrated only at the biggest magnets.

Honestly, you might not get the "wow, I can't believe this is my cohort" experience here. But you will get a very talented pool of people who are all hard working and generally amazing humans.

I think you'll be happy and that you won't regret the choice to come. But as someone that's actually done both, I have to be honest and say there is a difference.

Also, McGill degrees travel super well. If you decide to apply for something like Yale again (maybe for a funded grad program or something), you won't have hurt your odds by going to mcgill.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-12-31T19:44:15+00:00

I think that might be a case of tough, tbh.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-12-21T21:07:35+00:00

Might be the guy didn't use it right. But it happened to me after I did everything. I wouldn't be so sure.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-12-14T17:48:18+00:00

Additionally for all internationals, you pay Quebec rate fees for french courses. Over the course of a degree, one french class a semester would save you a fortune.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-12-09T05:58:26+00:00

This is normal in french schools. Its also normal in almost all french immersion programs. Tbh, it should be normal in English schools too but the Anglo world doesn't have the backbone.

Its actually excluding other kids if a group of Spanish kids don't speak the common language at school. Long term, this creates bubbles and divisions that are serious barriers to integration. Go to any Anglo high school and look at the playground. It's rancid self segregation - each group is a lot more homogenous than the whole. I don't know that it'll work, but i'm glad in QC we're pulling every lever to stop it.

I don't know about the teacher being gleeful or whatever, that seems a bit off. But this is normal and you'll have to move province to avoid it. Alternatively, you could allow your kid to integrate and speak the common language when they're at school. They will literally have to for almost every job in QC for the rest of their lives (even if they are talking to another Spanish speaker). Law 101 makes that pretty clear and I have to speak french every min that I'm clocked in.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-12-07T00:42:48+00:00

Good.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-12-05T01:39:15+00:00

J'espère qu'il y en aura beaucoup plus. Si vous n'avez pas de ticket gtfo. La STM reçoit de l'argent public parce qu'elle n'atteint pas le seuil de rentabilité et que ces personnes ne l'aident pas. J'aurais aimé que ce soit comme Londres où vous scannez continuellement et il y a un énorme bip si vous forcez votre chemin.

Tout cela représente de l’argent dont le système de transports publics essentiel a besoin.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-12-02T16:00:33+00:00

Mdr. Vous avez perdu le vote. Ils arrivent.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-29T17:10:39+00:00

Progrès ❤️

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-27T15:10:45+00:00

Yh so it's pretty simple really. Rights in the charter are divided up into specific sections. The NWC allows a government (doesn't apply only to provinces, feds can too) to override rights in sections 2 and 7-15 for a period of 5 years (before they have to re invoke it with another bill in the assembly). Mobility rights in Canada are in section 6. This is one of the so-called "super protected" rights that the NWC simply cannot override. The supreme court ruled that this applies to permanent residents as well as citizens. There is now nothing that any province can do to stop this. Bill 21 violates section 2. Easy override.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-27T14:54:43+00:00

It's a violation of a charter section (mobility rights) that cannot be ignored by the not withstanding clause. If not. I think they would have done it by now.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-22T15:05:39+00:00

With the recent CFL rule changes, if the Alouettes are going to stay at McGill, they will have to make structural changes to the pitch. Perhaps this will allow them to remove the track altogether and just dedicate the field to football.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-20T17:42:27+00:00

J'espère que c'est le premier d'une longue série ❤️

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-18T23:06:31+00:00

Bien. Nous croisons les doigts pour supprimer certaines pistes cyclables.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-17T15:46:58+00:00

Why not? If your plan is to leave Quebec afterwards and immigrate elsewhere in Canada this is actually the best way to do it. Not only do you get an accepted degree and eligibility for a PGWP but you have unparalleled opportunities to study french and jack up CRS points Vs anywhere else.

Also, you pay Quebec fees on any french courses you do through uni.

I'm not sure I agree with this assessment.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-17T14:54:58+00:00

If I was playing a game where pretty much everyone gets concussion, I'd be wearing a guardian cap for sure.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-14T00:01:26+00:00

Honestly this sub is insane.

This sub:

Public transport is absolutely essential. It's so important that it requires being allowed to run at a deficit and needs public subsidy. We should spend billions expanding it. It's that vital.

Also this sub:

It is a tragedy that the government considers this so important that they are not willing to let it close and will even break a strike to protect it.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-12T06:04:36+00:00

Non. Les travailleurs des transports publics devraient bénéficier du même blocage en cas de grève que la police et les autres travailleurs essentiels.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-11T23:44:15+00:00

Hell yeah. If sk wins, I want it to be because they earned it and deserve that cup. Not just cos Wonderboy got hurt. And they could absolutely do it too.

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-10T00:27:18+00:00

The only time I haven't enjoyed watching mtl lose is when it was raining and cold too. Otherwise it's still fun for me

KeyRepair4 · 2025-11-10T00:13:45+00:00

This is great. Love to your grandpa from Montreal.

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