Painting this into a "threat" argument is misleading. It precludes the idea that there are no pragmatic arguments against allowing Chinese-only signage.
Can we not expect to have a common language in our own country ? It's racist to expect immigrants to adapt to at least a few basic requirements of living in Canada ?
If they or any other immigrant wants to live in a sequestered community whereby they can live exactly as they did prior to immigration then why even immigrate in the first place ? Just for the money ? Then what do we want immigrants like that for ?
If I'm walking down the street and see nothing but cyrillic in a country where English is the lingua franca, is it really that much to ask that I not be excluded ? Well, if I'm in Canada I have a reasonable expectation of seeing English or French on all signs. I don't care if it shares space with any other language from the rest of the world but I should be able to at least know what the shop is selling.
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