Remeber the 5 th of November

I know we are only the November third, but in the U.K. on Nov. 5th a man called Guy Fawkes initiated a plan known as the gun powder plot. And that reminded me of the idea behind the gun powder plot although I don't agree with his tactics (attempting to blowup the houses of parliament) But I do think the idea of change in government is a good one, and hers is why I think this.
In the last little while we have been hearing about this so called reasonable accommodation.
And now our right honorable Pauline Marois and the party she heads saw it fit to introduce a a bill for the house to examine and debate that would require immigrants who decide to settle in this province to know how to speak French before they would be able to run for office or even hold a post in the public service. My question becomes what are we becoming? I believe we are on a slippery slope of intolerance. Have we forgotten how this country was formed? This was not a french only society in the beginning yes the English invaded Quebec and became the ruling class that some people still blame for all of the French woes to this day. But let us not forget the fact that in the beginning the French, Irish, Indian and later Italian, Greeks and Jews worked and lived together as well as intermarried to make what has become todays Quebec. We live in a great province within the greatest nation, but we cannot let our fears get in the way of what can only be seen as progress. Todays immigrant comes from places that are very different to our province but instead of being afraid of what might happen. I think we need to embrace their cultures and by accepting them and who they are into our society then and only then will we be able to make them part of who we are. We need to remember that here in the west we have the most powerful assimilation tool, consumerism. Given enough time our new arrivals will have all the wants and needs the rest of us seem to have its just a mater of time. I ask you one question. When did different become dangerous?