Miquelon.org – The Fighting French

It’s been close to eight years now since Miquelon.org first appeared on the web with a clear mission: to be a Watchdog dedicated to documenting anti-French attitudes and commentary in the world of politics, media and entertainment.

I enjoyed this endeavor, I was proud to do the work so many others recoiled from and appreciated the support from the many thousands who donated, wrote in with leads or confided their personal stories stemming from the stupidity of base French-Bashing.

But something lately has not been quite right.

Last year, many French citizens discovered they had become second class citizens. Having a foreign born parent, like myself, meant they could not renew passports or identity documents without proving their foreign born parents had indeed become full fledged French Citizens. At the time, like many others, I alerted my elected officials. The issue seemed to be resolved despite the decree, written by then Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkzoy, still being on the books.

This week, state affairs have taken on a new twist.

French member of parliament, Claude Goasguen, put forth a proposition that would curb the number of dual citizens by stripping them of political rights and keeping a special register of said dual nationals. Being a Citizen of France through my father and a Citizen of Canada by maternal lineage, here I am today, lumped into a new class of sub-citizens of the French Republic.

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Miquelon.org is now compatible with iPhone and iPod Touch thanks to the iWPhone WordPress Plugin. We will be working on making all sections of the website compatible, in the meanwhile the article threads are now easily accessible in this format.

We have also implemented this plugin on our sister website EnAmérique – www.EnAmerique.com

The Miquelon.org website is undergoing an major overhaul from December 31, 2007-January 31, 2008.

We will be adding our editorial archives over the next few weeks, revising older materials and adding some new content.

NB We are also looking for columnists and contributors. Please contact us with samples.

Thank you for your support.