U de M language controversy is a scary indicator of intolerance

By Vincent Iacono. As a law student at McGill University and as a lifelong Montrealer, I was disappointed to read that two law students at the Université de Montréal — one affiliated with a student association that supports sovereignty, the other with the Parti Québécois student association — have been speaking out against accommodations for anglophone students there, such as letting them write papers and exams in English (“ ‘Galloping anglicization’ is hardly a threat at the U de M” Don Macpherson, Feb. 4).
I am concerned not because a majority of students feel this way (they don’t), but rather that this undercurrent of thought even exists. More...