Friday, May 23, 2008

Reading Between The Lines

Jonathan Kay reads the Bouchard-Taylor report on "reasonable accommodation" in Quebec, so you don't have to

Posted: May 22, 2008, 2:43 PM by Jonathan Kay

The "reasonable accommodation" report, released today by GĂ©rard Bouchard and Charles Taylor, is a tough slog. Most of the ideas in it are sensible — and some are even admirable. But the document is written in a dilatory style. It easily could have been just 20 pages once you took out the throat-clearing, academic jargon, and general windiness. At 96 pages, I doubt many people will bother reading even the abridged version.

Fortunately, for you, I have read it. And to spare you the chore, I am reproducing the most interesting nine chunks. Read this cheat sheet, and you won't have to bother plowing through the whole report.

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