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Marc Cormier
>
> From fl...@io.org (Paul Flint)
>
> I notice that the French "Department" of Ste. Pierre et Miquelon, two
> dinky islands (pop. 1000) off the Canadian maritime coast have a listing
> in World Radio TV Handbook under TV. Seems they are getting Secam TV
> (why they didn't go NTSC is probably some French cultural colonial
> reason! didn't want the fisherman watching CBC...)
1) Firstly the islands are a Collectivite Territoriale, the departmental
status was revised in 1986 by the french parliament.
2) I resent comments like "dinky". These islands have been used by the
french as a fishing post since the early 1520's.
3) The current population is around 7000, not 1000.
4) Saint-Pierre Miquelon televisions are usually Multi Standard, if the TV
is only NTSC, the local television system also broadcasts the Sound for
the then Black and White french signal on the FM band. The reason for the
SECAM system is because this is a french island and they use french
technology. The real question is, why did Canada choose NTSC (never
twice...) anyone who followed your line of reasoning would ask "is Canada
an American puppet?"
5) I grew up in Saint-Pierre, and watched the CBC from Newfoundland on VHF
and UHF as often as I watched RFO.
Marc Cormier
socr...@io.org (Yes io.org too!)
http://www.io.org/~socrates (Saint-Pierre et Miquelon homepage)
Robert Smits
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>The real issue is, these islands are right of the coast of Canada,
>therefore the rightful property of Canada, just like the Falklands are
>the rightful property of Argentina. I'm sure if Canada owned some flyshit
>of an island off the coast of France, all of France would be screaming to
>get ot back. You are just lucky that Canada and its citizens are so
>complacant, just worrying about the price of beer, that they dont give a
>shit about your islands. :)
Don't be such an ass. The subject of who "owns" St.Pierre and Miquelon was
settled a long time ago, and everyone, including the Canadian government,
acknowleges that it is French territory.
Your reply is rude, factually in error, and displays an abysmal lack of
knowlege of North American (and South American) history.
Please go back to worrying about your beer and stop embarassing the rest
of Canada.
Of course, America had often been discovered before Columbus,
but it had always been hushed up. - Oscar Wilde
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The real issue is, these islands are right of the coast of Canada,
therefore the rightful property of Canada, just like the Falklands are
the rightful property of Argentina. I'm sure if Canada owned some flyshit
of an island off the coast of France, all of France would be screaming to
get ot back. You are just lucky that Canada and its citizens are so
complacant, just worrying about the price of beer, that they dont give a
shit about your islands. :)
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