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ALL ABOUT QUEBEC UNIONS

It's time for another installment of "All About Quebec Unions" in which I just present things about Quebec unions straightly under the premise that I don't need to add anything to make them look bad, even to unionized workers from outside of Quebec, with musical accompaniment from the South Park episode "All About Mormons"

But I'm feeling lazy, so I'll just cut-and-paste this Montreal Gazette article by Sidhartha Banerjee:

Officials stay mum on plow incident

SIDHARTHA BANERJEE
The Gazette


Monday, December 22, 2003




"Neither the city administration nor the Montreal blue collar workers union would comment yesterday (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB) on the arrest of a Ville Marie borough employee said to have been caught plowing under the influence (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB) on Saturday afternoon.

The 46-year-old city employee, who was caught by television cameras chanting "So-So-So, Solidarit�!" in slurred speech (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB) as he was being led into a police cruiser, has since been released (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB).

Police say the man was drunk (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB) when he slammed his snow removal vehicle into the back of a minivan (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB) stopped at a traffic light at the intersection of Ren� L�vesque Blvd. E. (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB... renaming Dorchester boulevard over a decade ago, I mean), near Panet St.

The driver and his 13-year-old granddaughter were not seriously hurt but their Ford Windstar was badly damaged.

The blue collar worker's licence was suspended automatically for 30 days and he is to be charged with refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB), said Constable Miguel Alston of Montreal police (SMART-SMART-SMART-SMART-SMART).

After the crash, two passers-by detained the employee and called police (SMART-SMART-SMART-SMART-SMART).

A second blue collar worker, who allegedly tried to hide beer that was in the grader's cab (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB), is to be charged with interfering with police work (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB).

Both employees were released under a promise to appear in court in February.

Television footage showed the suspect sticking out his tongue at the camera as he sat in the back of a police car (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB).

The city's administration declined to comment yesterday on the arrest, citing that the case is an open criminal investigation.

"The administration has been in contact with the borough, since he is a borough employee, and with police," said city spokesperson Darren Becker. "It wouldn't be prudent at this time to comment any further."

The Ville Marie borough administration echoed the city's no comment.

Multiple calls to union officials were not returned yesterday (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB) and workers at the borough refused to comment (DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB-DUMB).

sbanerjee@thegazette.canwest.com

� Copyright 2003 Montreal Gazette

By the way, speaking of Quebec and South Park, well, it hasn't been shown in Canada yet, but I "read the script" (wink, wink) to the latest South Park episode, "It's Christmas in Canada" (no, that won't be the South Park episode on my list), and it's pretty funny, and I especially like the "French Canada" song:

Rick: All right boys, prepare yourselves. We're about to enter... French Canada.
Kyle: French Canada?
French Canadians: [Before them, lots of French Canadians cavort like it's Euro Disney, with circus performers of all stripes doing what they do best.]
There'z no Canada like French Canada, it'z za bezt Canada in ze land.
Ze ozer Canada is hardly Canada. If you lived here for a day, you'd understand.
Mime: Honh honh honnnh! Welcome to French Canada.
Hockey Player: We have everyzing your heart could desire. Trapezes. Trampolines. And lots and lots of cheese.
Artist: [takes off his mustache] Would you like a moustache?
Rick: Just stay calm, boys. French Canadians are a little... odd. [behind them, two of them walk by. One is dressed in blue and looks a bit like an alien. The other is dressed something like He-Man, with long flowing locks.]
Stan: Ah, we're just passing through to see the new Prime Minister.
Mime: Well first you must answer that phone. [makes his left hand into a phone receiver] Ring-ring. Ring-ring.
Kyle: We don't have time for this.
Mime: You cannot pass through French Canada unless you take zat phone call! [holds out his "phone"] Ring-ring. Ring-ring. [Kyle responds by make his right hand into a phone and answering]
Kyle: Hello?
Mime: Allo. If you are going to see za new Prime Minister, then I want to go with you. He has passed a new law forbidding us French Canadians to drink wine.
Artist: [walks up to the boys] How can ze French not drink wine?? Travestie!
Kyle: Okay, you can come with us.
Mime: Honh honnnh! Very good! Let us make haste!
French Canadians: [they escort the boys out and on their way with the Mime and the Mountie]
There'z no Canada like French Canada, it'z za bezt Canada in ze land.
And ze ozer Canada.
Mime: Is a bullshit Canada
French Canadians: If you lived here for a day, you'd understand. [the small group leaves the town behind]
Mime: I think you'd understand. ...You understand.

(For Google searches: "There's no Canada like French Canada, it's the best Canada in the land. The other Canada is hardly Canada. If you lived here for a day, you'd understand. Welcome to French Canada. We have everything your heart could desire. Trapezes. Trampolines. And lots and lots of cheese. Would you like a moustache? Well, first you must answer that phone. Ring-ring. Ring-ring. You cannot pass through French Canada unless you take that phone call! Ring-ring. Ring-ring. Hello. If you are going to see the new Prime Minister, then I want to go with you. He has passed a new law forbidding us French Canadians to drink wine. How can the French not drink wine?? Travesty! Very good! Let us make haste! There's no Canada like French Canada, it's the best Canada in the land. The other Canada is a bullshit Canada. If you lived here for a day, you'd understand. I think you'd understand. ...You understand.")

posted by Steve Brandon @ 2:45 AM