When I was a kid in the 60s and the 70s, we couldn’t be served in French in Montreal’s large department stores unless you were lucky enough to find a French-speaking sales associate. French-speaking quebecers were truly second-class citizens in their own province.
@etow8034 Жыл бұрын
Correct, The Bay wouldn't serve you if you only spoke French and Hydro-Quebec wouldn't hire you as well ! ...LoL
@etienne5247 Жыл бұрын
ton degré d'ignorance me dépasse si t'es si choqué que ca va donc travailler ailleurs comme si y'avait pas deja assez de compagnies anglaise icit e.
@davidlefranc62404 ай бұрын
@@etow8034 Reversed situation i guess !
@etow80344 ай бұрын
@@davidlefranc6240 Well the situation is actually worse for younger Quebecers. Their parent's and grandparent's time they were fully bilingual if they wanted to work, but today their kids are only unilingual won't be able to find work outside the province !
@davidlefranc62404 ай бұрын
@@etow8034 You are completely off your socks the young people especialy the french ones are much more bilingual than ever ! And i can't even imagine what would happen to this economy if all the french Canadian would say screw that we are back into Quebec ! There's alot of work in France Germany Belgium and in alot of other language countrys !
@Limemill3 жыл бұрын
Like some other allophones here who came to Montreal speaking better English than French, my perspective has changed drastically as time went by and I explored more and more of Quebec culture and learned French and started to associate myself with Quebec much more than with Canada. In parallel to that, I have observed Toronto's rapid descent into Americana as it has absorbed US values: sprawling, car-driven, bland urban development; rapid growth of crime rates; glorification and proliferation of gun culture and gun violence; hustle culture and profiteering at the expense of others as the new norm; disintegration of the social fabric; various ethnic groups barely interacting with each other on anything apart from financial and economic matters; replacement of human connection with networking 24/7; rampant mental health issues. And at the same time, I have been discovering the peculiar mixture of Nordic and Latin traits that, according to studies, French Quebecers share: emotionality, urge for human connection, outgoingness, love for children, a natural sense for boundaries and work-life balance on the one hand and a sense of community and social obligation on the other - and could not stop thinking that this was the perfect antidote to what Americans have become and English Canadians are very quickly becoming under the economic pressure of the States: unidimensional, uncultured workaholics numbing themselves down with soulless, recycled Netflix shows, always promoting their "personal brand", quickly forgetting what they were some 15 years ago. My biggest fear now, as I observe English take over Quebec slowly but surely, is to see Quebecers lose their culture and identity and adopt the same defunct and deeply conflicted "global" (US-exported, beautified and, well, shallow) view of the world. In a way, it's like seeing relatives marry each other and produce offspring with increasingly similar DNA and increasingly problematic health issues. I speak French everywhere I go and with everyone I talk to, I make an active effort to become as fluent in it as in some other languages I speak. English is the Amazon of this world, taking down businesses that are better than it purely through its sheer size and economic pressure smaller business cannot withhold, something Adam Smith, the father of capitalism, specifically warned against: as soon as any entity becomes larger than a medium size enterprise it needs to be broken down, otherwise it will start wiping out competition, including much better competition, due to the pure effect of scale, doing enormous harm to society and creating inequalities. And this is what many speakers of French feel subconsciously: this has never been a matter of language per se, but a matter of culture and identity, of not losing one's essence and uniqueness in the face of faceless globalization, which just happens to be represented by English today (could very well become Chinese in the next 50 years for all we know).
@californiabob32312 жыл бұрын
WOW!!! Boring Canada should learn the Quebec way of life. Quebecers are way more happier people then the rest of Canada.
@shauncameron83902 жыл бұрын
@@californiabob3231 LOL.
@sammospencer8641 Жыл бұрын
I feel like we should what we can to preserve the French Canadian culture and French language in Canada. It’s Canadian culture.
@Limemill Жыл бұрын
@@sammospencer8641 Just like in case of any empire, the only way to preserve is to liberate. There can be no preservation in a situation of massive power imbalance (with the US unknowingly playing on the side of English Canada). There are sometimes super rare exceptions like Wales. But even Wales had to practically lose its culture and identity to reach a stage where they miraculously revived their language
@cassiopee26 Жыл бұрын
You absolutely nailed it! Je suis franco-québécoise, j'habite maintenant Montréal, mais ai vécu la majorité de ma vie dans le reste du Québec. Au départ, la différence est déjà marquante entre Montréal et le reste du Québec, mais oui ça m'inquiète énormément de voir où nous nous en allons de façon générale. Il est difficile d'attaquer un sujet si complexe et surtout, si émotif pour autant de gens (francos comme anglos). Devrons-nous attendre à la limite de se faire avaler par la culture américaine avant de se réveiller ou pouvons-nous enfin, dès maintenant, mettre le sujet sur la table et l'attaquer en faveur de toutes nos cultures différentes (franco, anglo et autochtones) tout en faisant en sorte que les allophones peuvent se sentir accueillis ici? Il s'agit d'une grande question et d'un encore plus grand défi.
@Talliwa1233 жыл бұрын
I’m a French-Canadian that grew up outside of Quebec and also spent time within the Anglo-Quebecer communities. I’ve spent so much time in the middle of these debates. People have a hard time realizing not everything is black or white and that both sides have good points. Much like the old buildings in the video I thing it is possible to preserve the past but also be accommodating and open to the new. Culture and languages should be protected but they should also be able to grow and change. One of the things I love about MtL is how so many people speak 2.5 languages Example: -native tongue + english + little bit french -native tongue + french + little bit english -english + french + little bit of other (whether that be a 1st gen immigrant parent’s language or something learned in school) - all your combos of bilinguals and trilingual
@danielarcadia72433 жыл бұрын
You are babbling ... an embarrassment to Canada .. allowing N@ZI local Pass ports ... Papers please ...I SAID PAPERS ... bunch of whinny neo-N@zi Liberals
@simonledoux85193 жыл бұрын
@@danielarcadia7243 Oh poppycock! He makes total sense. You just don't like the message!
@williamphilippe3 жыл бұрын
@Alicia That has to be amazing. I'm Brazilian and I speak English, French, and Spanish. This about multilingual places just fascines me.
@justathumb3 жыл бұрын
im australian and spent the last few years in Mtl (first place i've been in canada), and that's what i love about it too, all the languages and culture, not one or the other, but such an organically wonderful mix. in vancouver now and it's just not the same, can't wait to go back. can ...*almost* speak french now 😅
@m.e.38623 жыл бұрын
I like your final thoughts. The best thing about this city is the cool mixing of cultures. It gives the town a laid back feel and just about everyone is sexy as fuck. Tourists love people watching when they're in town and I hear this from all of them: men, women, old and young they all love this city and it's inhabitants. Also: Nice Cons☺️👍
@dessfred3 жыл бұрын
If independance could be seen as a failure on Levesque's part, I think his most important legacy is the nationalisation of hydroelectricity in the 60's. Even today, Quebec's power electricity bills are the lowest in North America, and to me, to create a nation, you got to think of technical stuff like this.
@AnyVideo9993 жыл бұрын
Newfoundland and Labrador has entered the chat.
@TechnoForever213 жыл бұрын
@@AnyVideo999 Isn't it owned by Hydro-Quebec though?
@louisd.89283 жыл бұрын
@@AnyVideo999 To say what exactly? That they did not have the money or expertise to build Churchill Falls, asked Hydro Quebec to front the cash and build it for them, and then tried to weasel out of the contract they willingly signed? I think NFL should hit the mute button before embarassing itself further.
@louisd.89283 жыл бұрын
@@Chrystair And care to take a guess as to whom was the Minister of Natural Resources in Lesage's government that was responsible for overseeing the nationalization of electricity file? It was Rene Levesque. You can even find videos of Levesque making presentations on TV at the time, trying to convince QC's population to move forward with that project: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oLGdqqqCmZPee4U.html
@louisd.89283 жыл бұрын
@@Chrystair Oui mais non. Si on regarde concrètement les faits, la nationalisation de 1944 ne s'appliquait strictement qu'à la Montreal Light Heat and Power, et couvrait donc moins de 1 % du territoire. La vraie nationalisation qui a couverte pratiquement tout le territoire a eu lieu en 1962. Pas pour rien que 'Maîtres chez nous' est attribuable au gouv Lesage, et plus particulièrement à Lévesque.
@Elysa12243 жыл бұрын
As a Montrealer, born and raised, I appreciate this video so much. I'm proud of my French, Anglo & Italian roots. It is an upbringing that could have only happened in Montreal. That uniqueness should be embraced. Its one of the many reasons Montreal is such a beautiful city. Keep up the great work!
@paulorobertovieiradeolivei90362 жыл бұрын
j'aime bien ce multiculturalisme canadien, québecois et montréalais. Je suis venu ici depuis décembre et je pense pas habiter d'autre coin du Canada. Merci Dan, Merci Montréal!
@antonboludo88862 жыл бұрын
Why would you be proud? Your family roots are not your personal achievement. You just happen to be born into this. I am also born in Montreal, from a mixed parentage. I count myself lucky and I feel grateful for this everyday, but proud? No. Lucky? Yes.
@lanxy2398 Жыл бұрын
proud of what? Ethnicity is nothing to be proud of it just is
@Jazzy-nh4xs Жыл бұрын
@@antonboludo8886 If u want to be proud of your multicultural upbringing u can. That’s what nationalism is about. The term was invented for people who are proud of their nation or nations they feel they belong to.
@antonboludo8886 Жыл бұрын
@@Jazzy-nh4xs Yes, it is based on emotions, not personal achievement.
@Gennexer3 жыл бұрын
Cette vidéo est tellement appréciée ! Merci beaucoup de faire voir au monde que tout le Canada, surtout le Québec, ne sera jamais envahi par l'américanisation. Mais tout comme nous percevons toujours notre famille canadienne comme notre plus proche allié franco/européen. Vous êtes le modèle pour nous tous. ✌️💙
@jvidechiАй бұрын
"que tout le Canada, surtout le Québec..." Vous voulez dire "que le Québec". Par exemple 8 des 10 émissions de télé diffusées aux heures de grande écoute au Canada sont des production américaines. Or au Québec, c'est l'inverse. 80% des émissions de télé les plus populaire sont produites ici au Québec. Nous avons notre propre "star system", nos propres Gala (ADISQ, Oliviers, Metrostar, Jutras). Il est vrai que cela est moins clair pour la dernière génération, mais il est clair que les Canadiens ont de la difficulté à se définir culturellement par rapport aux Américains, ce qui n'est pas un problème pour nous.
@mollyleffering84753 жыл бұрын
Thanks for taking the time to make this video! As an ontarien who moved to Montreal recently, it’s really interesting to read about the history that was never taught.
@eddi82093 жыл бұрын
Ask me if you want
@jeanbolduc5818 Жыл бұрын
You should read about the burning down of the Canadian parliament in Montreal , the Capital in 1849 by a group of extremists anglophones ... The quiet revolution in Quebec in th 60 ' french canadians were treated as second class citizens and only english speaking could get a good job.
@anne128763 жыл бұрын
For English Canadians who want to understand better the Quebecois' historical claims, I usually the history of similar peoples like the Scots or the Irish. All three peoples had a distinctive language, religion, and culture than the English and were forced to integrate the English crown. There were some efforts made by the English to assimilate them and to eradicate their language and their culture. In all three cases, there was some discrimination based on language, religion or cultural group. In the late 60's and the 70's, there was a rise of nationalist movements in these three regions with some groups more violent or extremist than others. René Lévesque was part of the nationalist current. Like the independent movement in Scotland, René Lévesque's ideas still resonate with some Québécois to this day. Irish, Scots and Québécois all wanted, still today or at some point in their history, the same things from the dominant group (the English or the English Canadians): the recognition of their language, their religion, and their culture, and to regain some political and econimic autonomy regarding decisions impacting them directly. Now, regarding what should be the Quebec identity. It's a hot debate, especially among Quebecois. I have my own opinions but I know many Québécois don't share my point of view. The good thing about Québécois is they will keep debating until they reach a consensus. Might take a long time, though. Side note: You filmed a good chunk of your video in front of the office building of my former job. If I even go back to this building and I see a footprint in the concrete, I'll know it will be yours.
@hexhex72203 жыл бұрын
Anne, History lesson. History taught in Quebec French elementary schools was/is not the same history taught in Quebec English elementary schools. Quebec government decides the story young minds are told. Efforts were never made by the English to assimilate the French people of Quebec or to eradicate their culture. When the English conquered the French, the people were left to keep their culture, their religion and their language. Interesting how time can change the story.
@martinbelec18263 жыл бұрын
Yea unless you read the Durham report which explicitly states how English has to bring Canadians (read Québécois) out of their misery with a civilized assimilation program starting with the act of Union of 1840!
@antoinegirard98383 жыл бұрын
@@hexhex7220 that's the biggest lie about Quebec I read this year. My gf did the two systems as her father comes from English Saskatchewan and her mother from French Quebec. Indeed, history is taught differently, but everyone agrees that the British tried to assimilate the Québécois many times, from 1759 to 1867.
@hexhex72203 жыл бұрын
@@antoinegirard9838 not "everyone" evidently agrees.. lol... however, everyone agrees what quebec is up to... ha ha ha
@joenroute96463 жыл бұрын
@@hexhex7220 History lesson! Never thought why they were not able to keep their culure , religion and language by the Brits. Because the Brits needed th french Canadians as a barrier ( cultural, religious, language barrier) to prevent Canada to become part of the U.S!
@edgarnajera53183 жыл бұрын
Je veux habite au Montreal, mon rêve est de vivre à Montréal Je pratique français tous los jours. J’aime Montreal, J’aime Canada, 😍🇨🇦🇨🇦 Je suis Mexicain, je parle à peu français !! 🇲🇽
@linefrenette91163 жыл бұрын
Seras bienvenido
@jfb.87463 жыл бұрын
Bienvenue
@captpoop223 жыл бұрын
Yes sir !!!! Vamos a montréal !! J'espere que tu réussira ton rêve !
@psychohazards3 жыл бұрын
Bienvenu. Merci de tes efforts et ta curiosité. C'est flatteur. Emmène ta couleur et tes saveurs. Mais ne TOUCHE PAS à la poutine.
@MB-sp5is3 жыл бұрын
Félicitatons! On a hâte de t'avoir parmis nous!!
@gottohaveitnow1003 жыл бұрын
Parents immigrated to Montreal from Europe. I travelled the world and I love it here. Do we have problems? Who doesn't, but the mix of cultures and le joie de vivre is like nowhere else in North America. not even close. Its all about the people.
@lisab28563 жыл бұрын
I've lived in Australia for the last 30 years, but I grew up in Saskatchewan in the 70s. Rene Levesque was always in the news at the time, so I heard quite a lot about him then....but it definitely wasn't taught in schools at all. There was always a lot of fear and resentment towards Quebec when I was growing up, all from people who had never been anywhere near it. It's probably why they don't teach anything about...Don't want to be giving anyone ideas. Also, I loved the rant at the end...and the shoes. The shoes are cool. :)
@justathumb3 жыл бұрын
im australian and i came to live in Mtl with absolutely no knowledge of Quebec's past. it's now my favourite place in the world! the politics are a little awkward sometimes - it seems like they may not even realize that this uniquely eclectic mix that they have right now is their greatest asset. hope that doesn't change. :)
@lisab28563 жыл бұрын
@@justathumb I so agree that their eclectic mix is their greatest asset. That's usually the case anywhere that is lucky enough to have one, though unfortunately some people don't see it that way. It's great to hear that you love it there. As a Canadian, it always makes me happy to hear that people have moved there and love it, if they can survive the winters! If I ever move back to Canada, I would choose Montreal as well... :)
@lavieenrose18523 жыл бұрын
@@lisab2856 i love Montréal . But have health problems during winter . I wish i could live in Australia . Do a canadian citizen have the right to live and work in Australia ? Thank you .
@lisab28563 жыл бұрын
@@lavieenrose1852 I came over to Australia as a backpacker 30 years ago and married an Australian, which why I'm here. Unfortunately Australia and Canada don't have an agreement where you can live and work freely in each other's countries. They are talking about possibly bringing one in though...which would be great! Australia and New Zealand have an agreement like that. There used to be an advantage in coming from a Commonwealth country to be able to stay in Australia, but I'm not sure if there is any more. Your best bet would be to check out the Australian government website for information if you're interested at all. Also, at the moment Australia is so locked down because of Covid that there are even 10s of thousands of Australians trying to get back into the country and can't! So it might be a while before things become more open...
@lavieenrose18523 жыл бұрын
@@lisab2856 Thank you for your kind answer . I think that i am going to see if i can have a solution in the USA .
@stephaneboulerice49233 жыл бұрын
I love how your mind is opened. If each and every Canadian (french and anglo), and specially new Canadian would be a mind as open as yours, things would certainly be better. Do we have a nice country ? Absolutely. Could it be better ? Absolutely. INteresting to have watched your videos. Great work.
@miguelangelprietoortiz48773 жыл бұрын
Hi Dan! I've loved your videos about Montréal, please continue doing it. Because of you, now I want to live there.
@envejeceresopcional3 жыл бұрын
I love your videos. Free Thinkers .I'm from Venezuela moved to Montreal 21 year ago. I love walk around Montreal, learning about history and this city is so beautiful. Canada is a great Country. Free Country. Diversity is health and Wealth. Peace and Love
@Game_Hero3 жыл бұрын
Vive le Québec libre!
@karimnabil18512 жыл бұрын
Can I connect with you if you don't mind?
@normanlevesque3 жыл бұрын
Fun fact about the Cathedral (in front of the SunLife Building): It is a replica of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, roughly half the length, half the width and half the height.
@loricvezin99683 жыл бұрын
That building in the very beginning is called "Grey Nuns" and it's an old nunnery. It has a lot of past including a couple fires and a disease outbreak. It is now Concordia university's dorms for 1st year students!
@justathumb3 жыл бұрын
that's a pretty sweet harry potter level dorm!
@tekksmart3013 жыл бұрын
HI NOT TO BE RUDE. but it's called a convent not a nunnery. thanks :)
@ALAKAZOOVOLANT Жыл бұрын
I wish more people would go through life with an open-minded and candid outlook like you. The issue of Canada and Québec is as multi-layered as it can be. I am myself a result of that paradox. Multi-lingual, multi-cultural, yet with an undying desire to protect our identity. The difference with my generation and those following is that we understand and we want our identity to include and embrace all who find beauty in the multi-cultural soup we all live in.
@hansdupuis8263 Жыл бұрын
L’objectif ultime depuis lord Duram est d’assimilées les québécois pour n’être plus rien ,ça na jamais changé, pour devenir des anglophones et que la culture québécoise ne sois plus qu’un lointain folklore.
@CineRoam3 жыл бұрын
It's refreshing to see some young KZfaqr approaching meaningful subject with an open mind and intelligent attitude. Keep up the good work, I'll be following...
@jeanbolduc5818 Жыл бұрын
René Lévesque was born in the Gaspé region, Quebec . From well educated professionals parents . René Levesque started law school but was hired as a journalist for the USA army during second world war.He was based in France ... René Lévesque was one of the most intelligent person , with a broad knowledge of the world during his journalism period in world war II . The last referedum was in 1995 , 28 years ago . Quebec as a disctinct society has always been ahead of its time and open to the world . The economy is stong in aerospace, engineering ( public transport, constructions, software ), finance, pharmaceutical, arts, technology, medecine, leader in artificial intelligence, special effects movies, hollywood movies, international organisations ( Civil aviation, climate change ( NORAD) , biodiversity etc) .Montreal has the largest urban park in Canada .
@hugorm50983 жыл бұрын
This reminds me a lot of my country and the relationship between Catalonia and Spain.
@LMB2223 жыл бұрын
That's completely different. Catalonia (and Euskal Herria) are the richer and more industrialized parts of Spain. Québec is generally poorer than the rest of Canada.
@MRTOWELRACK3 жыл бұрын
Of all the separatist movements in Europe, I'd much rather Canada be compared to Scotland than Catalonia. Spain's treatment of Catalonia is quite aggressive.
@BrianBaileyedtech3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree with you on saving the old buildings. Actually I remember when so many were torn down in Montreal during the construction boom of the 60's and 70's. Probably 75% were torn down at that time - a real tragedy. At least efforts are made to save some today. They are treasures - just think of Europe without old buildings - it would be a disaster.
@sandeepp63003 жыл бұрын
Did not know that. Thanks. It is a huge tragedy considering how beautiful the buildings in Old Montreal are
@TheAgentB3 жыл бұрын
Nice. Very nice. Merci pour cette réflexion. Hate him or love him, René Lévesque was a real diplomat. Not a violent extremist leader full of hatred.
@PierrePage-wj2ii Жыл бұрын
Greetings, My wife (who is an Anglo from Alberta) and I were just talking about how Montréal is great regarding the diversity of Cultures; we went to the Dépanneur and had a chat in Mandarin with the owner, continued our walk and talked French with our next door neighbours. The Skennen'ko:wen ne Tiohtià:ke was signed in 1701 (The Great Peace of Montréal), it was said that "WE" shall live peacefully, and that we express our gratitude for all of us willing to live in Peace, so that we may continue to gather here as One. Yes, I was alive in the 60s and 70s, but rather than whining about those "maudites anglaises qui parlent pas français, stie" I went to Dupuis & Frères... Many thanks for your entertaining work, and I am very happy to hear that no converse was injured during the filming of this video.
@tinapetrovicz9741 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Western Canada, but now live between Monteal and Ottawa. I trully think western Canadians need to visit Quebec at least once when they are young. I have travelled all over Quebec and in some ways it is like other parts of Canada and in many ways it is very distinct. One thing that Quebec has done is support the arts and artisanal products because of this they have a unique cultural identity. Other parts of Canada has not done this, so we are stuck in the era of Group of Seven, or at worst an Americanized version of identity and it has not evolved. English Canada makes a film and makes the street dirty so it looks like an American city and they mimic the accent so it will sell in the States. French Canada makes a film and they tell these great stories about themselves. They don't worry about looking and sounding like France. English Canada could learn from this.
@miekfields71153 жыл бұрын
You are a good man Dan, I love the approach you take to your videos. Your message always has meaning. Please do a video of Quebec City.
@Imsemble3 жыл бұрын
Hey Dan, really appreciate you sharing your perspective on these issues. As a Québécois who is for independence, it's very refreshing and interesting to see an English Canadian from outside being exposed to these issues and thinking through them. If I may add something to your final thoughts about multiculturalism, it's a moment in your video where we can truly see a difference between French and English Canadians. The thing is that we don't view multiculturalism as a good model, because it means creating several parallel societies or "communities" which not only dilute the importance of Québécois culture/society, which is already fragile being 8 million French speakers in a sea of 350+ million English speakers, but also divides people and make them live side by side, rather than together. In Québec we believe that the best thing we can do for newcomers is to integrate them to our culture and society, so that not only they feel welcome to join us, but also that by learning more about the society they are going into, they can truly bring the best of their culture of origin and bring it into our society in a way that is compatible, which is not possible if they do not know the society they are joining. Think about it, if you truly love diversity, would you rather have a world where every place has the same mix of every community in the world, everyone speaks English as the common language and ends up being all the same or would you rather have every country be its authentic self and continue its unique history. I think most of us in Québec see multiculturalism as the end of nations, and as a people who has fought centuries to protect their nation that was constantly under cultural attack, I don't think we will ever accept it as a model.
@martinbelec18263 жыл бұрын
Absolument, d'accord avec toi. Les Canadiens sont persuadés que le multiculturalisme est la meilleure invention depuis le pain tranché ! Ils ne comprennent absolument rien ou du moins très sur notre façon de voir les choses au Québec ou ne la partage pas. Cela me semble pourtant évident, pour qu'il y ait des cultures, des traditions, des visions différentes, il doit à la base y a voir des nations mère fortes qui gardent leurs cultures propre tout en intégrant des nouveaux venues de partout qui nous enrichissent de leurs propres traditions et cultures mais qui acceptent de se joindre à la trame existante du Québec. Ca me semble si évident mais si difficile à comprendre pour les Anglos saxons en général.
@guyduquebec3443 жыл бұрын
@@martinbelec1826 *Bien d'accord sur le principe de l'interculturalité plutôt que le multiculturalisme. Le multiculturalisme canadien, les Européens ont un mot pour l'illustrer : le communautarisme - qui signifie que les membres d'une communauté (ethnique ou religieuse notamment) se replient sur eux-mêmes, vivent entre eux, s'isolent au lieu de s'intégrer au sein du groupe plus large auquel ils appartiennent. On pourrait aussi associer ce comportement à de la « ghettoïsation ». Ce concept social est très marqué à Toronto. Au Québec, on privilégie l' « interculturalité » qui atteste l’importance de l’intégration sur la base des valeurs fondamentales de la société québécoise. Là où il subsiste une équivoque, c'est que la façon de penser de la plupart des Anglophones découle du comportement hégémonique de leurs ancêtres britanniques, soit assimiler plutôt que d'intégrer, alors que les Francophones du Québec ont développé une mentalité distincte par rapport aux anciens colonisateurs de France. Les Anglo-Canadiens sont beaucoup plus attachés à la monarchie britannique à un point tel que le chef d'État officiel n'est nul autre que la reine du Royaume-(dés)Uni et que même une des provinces canadiennes à prédominance anglophone n'a jamais su se départir de son appellation officielle de « Colombie-Britannique ». Par contraste, au Québec, à part la fleur de lys qui, naguère, symbolisait la royauté française, il ne subsiste que le Code Civil d'inspiration napoléonienne et la langue héritée des anciens marins français. Les colons de Nouvelle-France étaient très majoritairement des défricheurs contrairement aux loyalistes anglophones à l'attitude élitiste qui perdure encore de nos jours chez bon nombre d'entre eux.*
@bellybutthole693 жыл бұрын
In theory , yes I agree. Except that in practice , it doesn't go that well, unless the immigrant already speaks perfect french. Quebec has a special kind of discrimination which is "Parle français ou décalliss" (speak French or get the f*** out ). People expect immigrants to blend in by themselves, the help provided for integration being laughable at time. I used to think that Quebec was super inclusive and welcoming, but I have tempered my opinion with the time. Lots of people will be welcoming that's for sure, but there is still a chunk of the population that would like Quebec to be 100% Québécois (white and french). Anyway, it was a good video ! The McDonald statue has been vandalized multiple time, and should probably just be replaced for anybody else deserving of a statue (being the first prime minister isn't important knowledge beside maybe for a trivia game or something )
@guyduquebec3443 жыл бұрын
@@bellybutthole69 *[English version further down]* *Ton argumentaire, Guillaume, tient la route jusqu’à un certain point. Là où ma perspective diverge de la tienne, c’est que les nouveaux arrivants qui s’installent au Québec et dont la langue maternelle ou l'une de leurs langues couramment parlées N'EST déjà PAS le français, priorisent la recherche de boulot, même mal rémunéré, pour subvenir aux besoins immédiats de leur famille.* *Le gouvernement québécois leur offre gratuitement des cours d’apprentissage du français, dans certains cas, à leur lieu de travail, mais les incitatifs ne sont pas adéquats. Non seulement bénéficient-ils d’un filet de sécurité sociale dès leur installation au Québec, il faudrait les rémunérer à double taux horaire pour qu’ils suivent les cours d’immersion en français pour la plupart d’entre eux.* *C’est ce qui distingue l’approche du gouvernement de la CAC (Coalition Avenir Québec) du Parti Québécois (PQ). À mon avis, c’est bougrement plus facile et logique d’intégrer à la société québécoise de nouveaux arrivants QUI PARLENT DÉJÀ LE FRANÇAIS avant d’obtenir un certificat d’acceptation du Québec plutôt qu’après.* *Non seulement y a-t-il des dizaines de milliers de Francophones européens qui souhaitent s’installer au Québec mais aussi des gens d’origines diverses d'autres continents (d'Afrique notamment) qui maîtrisent déjà le français comme langue seconde. Ces gens-là sont très nombreux à détenir des diplômes qui ne sont pas forcément reconnus au Québec, étant alors contraints à parfaire une partie de leur formation académique.* *Ironiquement, les corporations professionnelles au Québec sont la plupart d’entre elles membres de l’office des professions et sont très réfractaires à intégrer de nouveaux adhérents qui soient d’origines étrangères diverses et qui ont, pourtant, obtenu une diplomation appropriée ailleurs qu’au Québec. Ces corporations professionnelles se comportent comme des clubs privés qui contingentent intentionnellement le nombre de leurs adhérents. On n’a qu’à penser au Collège des médecins, mais il y a des dizaines d’autres ordres professionnels qui pratiquent ouvertement l’exclusion sélective sous des prétextes fallacieux ou selon des critères d’admissibilité inéquitables, contestant même la compétence de centaines, voire de milliers de postulants.* *Le gouvernement québécois actuel met aussi des bâtons dans les roues à des candidats qui pratiquent des métiers qui ne font pas partie de la liste prioritaire des métiers en forte demande. Nombreux parmi ces travailleurs spécialisés sont ainsi exclus ou retardés dans leurs démarches en vue de l’obtention d’un certificat d’acceptation du Québec, à moins d’avoir eux-mêmes trouvé des employeurs d’ici prêts à les parrainer.* *On pourrait faire tellement mieux administrativement à même un énorme bassin de nouveaux arrivants potentiels qui parlent déjà le français, la langue officielle et commune au Québec.* _____ *Your argument, Guillaume, holds up to a certain point. Where my perspective differs from yours is that newcomers who settle in Québec and whose mother tongue or one of their fluent languages is already NOT French, prioritize finding a job, even a low-paying one, to support their families' immediate needs.* *The Québec government offers them free French language training, in some cases, at their workplace, but the incentives are not adequate. Not only do they have a social safety net when they move to Québec, they would have to be paid double the hourly rate to attend French immersion classes for most of them.* *This is what distinguishes the approach of the CAC (Coalition Avenir Québec) government from the Parti Québécois (PQ). In my opinion, it is much easier and more logical to integrate into Québec society newcomers WHO ALREADY SPEAK FRENCH before they obtain a Québec acceptance certificate than after.* *Not only are there tens of thousands of European Francophones who wish to settle in Québec, but there are also people of various origins from other continents (notably Africa) who already speak French as a second language. Many of these people have diplomas that are not necessarily recognized in Québec, and are therefore forced to complete part of their academic education.* *Ironically, most professional corporations in Québec are members of the Office des professions and are very reluctant to integrate new members from various foreign backgrounds who have, however, obtained an appropriate diploma elsewhere than in Québec. These professional corporations behave like private clubs that intentionally limit the number of their members. One needs only to think of the Collège des médecins, but there are dozens of other professional orders that openly practice selective exclusion under spurious pretexts or according to inequitable eligibility criteria, even challenging the competence of hundreds, even thousands of applicants.* *The current Québec government is also putting obstacles in the way of applicants who practice trades that are not on the priority list of high-demand trades. Many of these skilled workers are thus excluded or delayed in their efforts to obtain a Québec acceptance certificate, unless they themselves have found local employers willing to sponsor them.* *So much better could be done administratively with a huge pool of potential newcomers who already speak French, the official and common language of Québec.*
@philexile03 жыл бұрын
I shook Levesque's hand once. He had come to Toronto to see Premier Bill Davis for whom I was working.
@wilnerolivier79713 жыл бұрын
Cool!! What was you impression of him??
@philexile02 жыл бұрын
@@wilnerolivier7971 He was shorter than I pictured him. He seemed very energetic. Charismatic.
@nono86753Ай бұрын
@@philexile0politicians back then were bred differently than the weasels we have today. Wether you hated them or loved the, they all had strong personalities, were intelligent, had strong beliefs in their vision and yes, were very charismatic. These men were on all political levels, wether Federal, provincial or municipal leaders. Compare Trudeau the father, which I hated with a passion, but he was a strong “enemy” and I could respect that, vs his loser son who I despise completely, and have no respect for. Those were the days. I wish we had real leaders today, unlike the corrupted puppets sitting in Parliament.
@patricemalo20943 жыл бұрын
I'm a French Québecois who went to English school from pre-kindergarden to college. The reason was that my father was a French businessman who dealt with the medical field and noticed how much it was difficult having a very limited English vocabulary in those days. He figured he didn't want his son to have the same problem and wanted me to learn English. Today my English is indistinguishable to my French. I speak fluently in both and spell just as horribly in both. Today both my daughters are also bilingual and happy to be. It unlocked many job opportunities for them. An interesting fact you didn't mention about Boulevard René-Levesque is that it used to be called Dorchester and in it's west end (Westmount) it kept it's old English name. Probably because Westmount is still an Anglo stronghold of Montreal and fought tooth and nail to keep the original name. I remember it was a huge controversy at the time on both sides of the fence.
@boink8003 жыл бұрын
Did you also send your daughters to Anglophone-only schools? Some how, I find that wrong. Bilingual schools (50 percent in French/50 percent in English) are the right way.
@patricemalo20943 жыл бұрын
@@boink800 no both went to French Emerson elementary then IB highschool where many of the courses are given fully in French.
@klarissaclairiton90103 жыл бұрын
Place Frere André was called Beaver Hall Square. Frere André has nothing to do with the corner of Dorchester and Beaver Hall Hill. He is affiliated with St. Joseph's oratory. Changing the name to a Catholic name was a slap in the face to the Anglo community and only served as a reminder of French Quebec's enslavemnet by the Catholic church. A staue of William Dow should have been erected at this site.
@nono86753Ай бұрын
I was looking for this comment, as I thought this is where he was heading to, when talking about René Lévesque and how the anglos disliked him.
@MirejeLenoir46702 жыл бұрын
I really appreciate that you came here with such an open minded spirit toward Québec. It's good to see you make your research. I don't think that all english language media and information actually explain well how Québec works and many are actually much more in "reaction" to it. Many youtubers fall into that trap. Good job.
@Erick-zp8vm3 жыл бұрын
Dan- I enjoyed your video. My brother and I visited Montreal just after the Olympics in 1976 and just before the separatist vote. My impression was how European Montreal seemed. More like Paris than Canada. Also, we heard only two languages back then- French and English. People seemed to switch easily between the languages especially when they heard our American English. I went back to Montreal about 2012. Wow, what I noticed right away was so many Asian immigrants. I do not remember seeing any Asians back in 1976. As Mr. Levesque's vote failed there is no way now it would be even conceivable to have a separate Quebec from the rest of Canada. Here is a compliment you get from most Americans. I love Canada. It is just like the USA except the people are nicer and the country is so much cleaner than the USA, I hope you consider it a compliment.
@neofils3 жыл бұрын
But for Parisians it is a french speaking North American city .
@terryomalley19743 жыл бұрын
All of Canada has more non-white immigrants than we did in the 1970's because the father of the current PM, who was PM himself from 1968-1983, radically changed Canada's immigration system from one that was primarily European-based to the Third World.
@ericktwelve113 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't say Montreal is a European city of North America, cause not all Europeans are open minded and hospitable, Scandinavians, Swiss, and other Northern Europeans are not that open and social, Montreal is just a French speaking North American city with their own Quebecois taste, in matter of fact, they are actually similar to Latin Americans because of similar mentality, love to enjoy life and friendliness
@neofils3 жыл бұрын
@@ericktwelve11 Just a ethnocentrict point of view . For Sandinavians , the openess can be regarded as superficial . Like a peach , some outside and hard inside , like many Canadians.
@harry122 жыл бұрын
mtl is more like paris than canada? lol mtl isn't just ville marie, mount royal, etc. the majority of mtl is northern america asf.
@martinbelec18263 жыл бұрын
Wow, I'm glad you brought up René Lévesque in your video, he truly was one of the best politician Canada has ever had. I've watched this Scarborough college presentation many times and wow René Lévesque was so well informed, sympathetic, funny while brilliantly defending his quest for Québec indépendance despite being in a very hostile environnement.
@DC-ee3vh3 жыл бұрын
Racist clown
@Game_Hero3 жыл бұрын
@@DC-ee3vh thank you for proving him right about the "hostile environnement"
@joenroute96463 жыл бұрын
The basilica Marie Reine du Monde facing Sun life is a replica of Saint Peter in Rome . A statement , to show the power of the Catholics church and the french Canadians in a previously very english speaking area.
@olipictures13 жыл бұрын
Très belle vidéo, bravo. Et quels beaux souliers! Good work.
@samsousayt3 жыл бұрын
You know Rene-Levesque Street used to be "Dorchester Boulveard". Dorcherster is still called that way in Westmount.
@markasdievovaikas3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video and nice walk in downtown Montreal, Dan. Montreal and Mexico City are two most awesome international world-class cities in North America!
@MrMunashii3 жыл бұрын
As a french canadian that is pro sovereignety of Quebec, it's not at all a matter of hating on Quebecers that speak english and other languages. Law 101 aims at protecting what culture and language we still have because of our history. The idea is to decide that in quebec, as a sovereign nation, well we speak french and you're welcome but just as everywhere you go in the world you learn the culture and language of the place as well as you can because that's how you adapt. I have many friends that speak mostly english and they can also be quebecers if they want to. Being a quebecer means being part of that province and wish to participate in it. To me telling english canadians that french canadians are against them is just simplifying the issue to an extreme extent because that is not the case.
@cartninja64792 жыл бұрын
Law 101 is unconstitutional. People can speak whatever language they want. Besides you lost the war against he English . Henceforth, all territories in Canada belong to the Queen including Quebec
@MrMunashii2 жыл бұрын
LOL sure tell me a law that was voted (To protect the cultural integrity of a population) is unconstitutional and then...vaguely argue that by right of conquest the territories belong to the queen. You sound like you were born in the 1800's and got your brain damaged by scurvy. Like half of earth's was once possessed by imperialist powers, and luckily people can free themselves from these powers and autodetermine themselves, like by putting laws in place to protect their integrity.
@SirBeaumerdier2 жыл бұрын
@@cartninja6479 Language is a provincial jurisdiction btw, but, more importantly, people have the right to speak whatever language they want in Quebec. To imply otherwise is a ridiculous lie. They can't, however, study in the language of their choice (with exceptions). I don't like the necessity of bill 101 myself, but I understand why it exists and hate is not what drives it at all. Beside, nobody here today on KZfaq lost the war. The French (country) lost the war. The people that lives-on continues to shape the world the way they want and hope (regardless of the queen). What most french-speakers wants is the same anybody wants: survive in all hey are and provide an opportunity for their children to do the same.
@cartninja64792 жыл бұрын
@@SirBeaumerdier law 101 is a fascist disgusting law created by people with hyper inflated egos. Who think they are greater than the United States . All territories in Canada belong to the Queen. Count yourself lucky than the english were so nice to the french . Quebec should have been forcibly assimilated once they lost the war ...
@vincentlefebvre92552 жыл бұрын
@@cartninja6479 Just to remind you the 18th century is over.
@philippe-oliviercontant82513 жыл бұрын
Très bonne vidéo, c'est un coin que je connais très bien et tu me l'as fait redécouvrir. Thanks for sharing my hometown with the rest of the world in such a respectful and open minded manner. Et vive René-Lévesque!
@benjaminwhatever3 жыл бұрын
dude I had no idea, as an Australian living here I find it interesting to learn the history
@carolynskelly4763 Жыл бұрын
Every Canadian should read The Two Solitudes. I read it in high school and as an English-only speaking Canadian, I needed to learn the French speaking Canadians' point of view. I didn't want Quebec to separate because I felt Canada would be poorer/less than without Quebec. I still saw Quebec as having good reasons for wanting to separate I respected that position. Read the book I mentioned, please.
@cassiopee26 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for your compassion :) As a French Quebecer I haven't read it yet tbh (it is on my list!) and I think every Canadian, or at least Quebecer, should read it along with the poem "Speak White" by Michèle Lalonde to help with their comprehension of these ongoing issues.
@paranoidrodent Жыл бұрын
@@cassiopee26 That poem hits painfully close to home. I have personally been told to "Speak white" before. I'm a fluently bilingual franco-Québécoise and while travelling back home with some anglo-Montrealer friends during the 90s, we stopped off at a gas station just off the 401 (some small town close to Brockville, Ontario). All of us were fluently bilingual and used to code-switching between French and English, just expressing our ideas to each other in whatever language the thought came to us in. Some Ontarian redneck overheard us using French and literally told my friends and I to "Speak white". My group was just stunned. The dumbass bigot actually had a darker complexion than every last one of us just to add to the absurdity of him going off on a group mostly anglophones who happened to have better linguistic skills than him. That stuck with me to this day. It was probably the single most concentrated moment of bigotry I've experienced in my life (and I'm openly both queer and trans so I've seen plenty of ugly prejudice).
@pwod833 жыл бұрын
Also, the NHL headquarters where in Sun Life building before Gary Betman moved it to New York
@jfb.87463 жыл бұрын
It was under John Ziegler. We all dislike Bettman but not everything can be blamed on him ;)
@Mirallia3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, as usual. Great content, great message. I always enjoy watching your videos and especially your comments on our society. Keep it up! As a side comment, there actually was institutionalized racism against french speaking Québécois up until the 60s and 70s. It is a well known fact and a direct explanation as to why our economy in Quebec is mostly built around PMEs. Also, there was a slightly missed opportunity to talk about Hydro-Québec in your video, as its head office sits on René-Lévesque Boulevard, right by Chinatown. It is one of the greatest accomplishment of our nation, let alone René-Lévesque's. Your ending was still really great and on point!! If all Canadians were more aware of our own history (Canadian history as a whole), we would have a better understanding of the struggles, and we would also be better prepared to empathize with the anger and the defensiveness that usually arise when we discuss these sensitive topics. I know that I didn't see much of the First Nations' or Acadians' History when I was in school and we all know there is much to be learned there as well. I sincerely hope we can, as a society, be accountable for these past actions and make repairs so that we can move forward as a united Nation.
@klarissaclairiton90103 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately though he did no research before making the video. He knows very little about Montreal's history. He was unsure of the former Sun life building.
@jfb.87463 жыл бұрын
Agreed for the most part except for PMEs. Quebec biggest employer and by far is the public sector; all levels (federal municipal and provincial). Quebec has become an economy of 'fonctionnaires' for the most part.
@Junior-vl3sy3 жыл бұрын
As a Canadien how grew up in Quebec and just recently moved to Ontario there is one thing I noticed people in Quebec or more so Montreal have a lot more nolege on the rest of Canada then Canada has on them. You should see Quebec City that is really weir the goldmine off beautiful old arcetectuall design is.
@MsCgagne3 жыл бұрын
Did you notice where Boul. René-Levesque intersects with Boul. Robert Bourassa? One a symbol of separatism and one of federalism. A great representation of Montréal. ;-)
@miguelcoimbra53813 жыл бұрын
Well Bourassa was more nationalist than federalist.
@genevievexx3 жыл бұрын
That was great! I'm from Quebec city and I agree with your video. Hopefully you visit Québec soon!
@genevievebeauchamp90183 жыл бұрын
Background on that street : it used to be called Dorchester Blv and was renamed René Lévesque..partly as a statement to reclaim the streets as our own. So, it's interesting that he chose that street. It has more meaning that he even realized. The Atateken street was previously named Amherst and was renamed in past years because of this idea of getting rid of this English colonial glorification (if you read about the guy, you can understand why).
@dumaispierre62453 жыл бұрын
Side note: Dorchester Boulevard kept his name in Westmount.
@jhwyatt8313 жыл бұрын
He chose Dorchester? This was done after his death as a tribute.
@capricornebete-a-cornes8671 Жыл бұрын
La raison pour laquelle la rue Amherst a été rebatisée Atateken à Montréal est que ce général - Jeffery Amherst - de l'armée britannique détestait les Premières nations du territoire conquis lors de la Guerre de Sept Ans. Perfide, il avait pour dessin de les éliminer en leur fournissant des linges inoculés du bacille de la tuberculose.
@sErgEantaEgis12 Жыл бұрын
Atateken is also about sending an olive branch to First Nation communities (Amherst was really not fond of First Nations, to put it mildly).
@jeremy13503 жыл бұрын
It's the old Grey Nun's residence on Guy and Rene Lévesque, now Concordia residences.
@jipe7108 Жыл бұрын
En temps que Franco-Canadien ayant toujours vu mon second pays par le prisme des visites dans la partie Québécoise de ma famille, je trouve très intéressante cette vidéo ! Je connais peu les débats qui ont court en ce moment donc ton point de vue assez objectif, plus observateur qu'acteur est agréable et m'aide dans ma réflexion naissante sur ce sujet ! Les images et la ballade dans la ville sont super agréable à regarder en t'écoutant parler. J'irai un jour vivre au Canada pour expérimenter cette autre culture qui coule dans mes veines mais que je connais à peine !
@Trust-ur-gut3 жыл бұрын
I'm French Canadian or even better, Québécoise and even though I'm fluent in English, I will fight tooth and nails to protect the French in Quebec. Protégeons la langue française!
@Sogger2Agahim9 күн бұрын
Même chose ici. J'ai respecté les pays où j'ai vécu en apprenant la langue. C'est aux immigrants de s'accommoder et non l'inverse.
@Funmap663 жыл бұрын
Your videos are so interesting and inspiring - we are planning a 4 weeks trip to Quebec next year and can't wait to go!
@ayom0132 жыл бұрын
René Lévesque is a great unifier and ambassador of the pride of Quebecers. Unfortunately people were too afraid to make the move and not enough conviction to be respected. Vive le Québec libre...
@stuartbeaton-gm9xn Жыл бұрын
Although his politics were tough for the ROC I feel that he was very well respected, even loved by many Anglophone Canadians across the country. We all mourned his passing.
@antoineharvey-boudreault55657 ай бұрын
well francophones voted at 60%. Plus the immense racist no campaign
@YanBrassard3 жыл бұрын
I'm working inside of the Sun Life building, it's such an incredible historical site. I won't for much longer though because I'll soon work remotely from Saguenay. By the way, I think I saw you tonight in Orr coffee. I was like : "Hey, it's the guy vlogging about MTL on KZfaq!". We know how to find the best coffees. haha
@PlastickCCCP3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations for learning about what we call "the two solitudes"....
@buhdahto3 жыл бұрын
I live in Texas. I thought the whole world knew who René Lévesque was.
@maximedesjardins6013 жыл бұрын
The gated building that you weren't sure what it was is called Grey Nuns. It was a former nunnery, turned into student housing for Concordia. I lived there in 2018 and loved it!
@bcopyrightm3 жыл бұрын
So many fond memories in that place
@jackiebeauty90072 жыл бұрын
Levesque my hero! Am french for corse! 🤗💕
@anniebranwen41482 жыл бұрын
To me Alberta is the most beautiful place I lived in northern Idaho , over 20 years ago , and spent a lot of time north . I would give anything to live in Canada , I moved to Kentucky to help my daughter , she is doing great , but now I'm too old , thanks for these videos it brings happiness to this old girl . I gree up in Arizona and been to Mexico , great place too.
@pwod833 жыл бұрын
John Lennon also recorded Give Peace a Chance at the Queen E. You see it in the video
@billbo7473 жыл бұрын
Rene Levesque Blvd is itself a rename. Until 1987 it was Dorchester Blvd. Think about it. In the financial heart of French Canada, you can stand on Rene Levesque Blvd and see English monuments, streets and buildings all around you and maybe get a feel for how the Quebecois feel alienated in their own country.
@neofils2 жыл бұрын
That is why the catholic church built a replica of St Peter of Rome in Downtown montreal
@fearlessjourneys14922 жыл бұрын
Great video. I love Montreal. Can’t wait to go back!
@fearlessjourneys14922 жыл бұрын
The more we travel the more we learn about others and ourselves. You’re right, we have way more in common no matter where we are from.
@errolmacdonald32563 жыл бұрын
I won't scour the comments and will take the risk of repeating what someone else might have already said, but a little architectural history: You're absolutely right to say the stone or brick townhouses of Montreal are unique in the country, as are the 'triplexes,' the 3-storey apartment buildings that stand in rows over huge parts of the residential areas of the city. Montreal has an impressive stock of these Victorian & WW1-era homes; don't lament too much the conversion of the half-dozen fronting those condos because there are plenty more left over, and the property taxes the condos will generate are desperately needed for the improvement of our streetscapes. That people are unafraid, even eager, to buy downtown is great. The cathedral you admired is a copy of St. Peter's in Rome, though the facade is not marble but the greystone typical of Montreal's older buildings, and the interior is without the spectacular decorations of St. Peter's, except for a replica of the famous Byzantine baldachino by Bernini. The Sun Life Building was the largest in the British Empire when opened in 1931, when Montreal was the economic capital of Canada. And the office tower across Rene-Levesque from the Queen Elizabeth Hotel is Place Ville Marie, Montreal's first true skysrcaper, opened in 1962 and still mighty impressive. Soon followed by the Modernist classic, the CIBC Tower, faced in aluminum and dark-grey slate, seen in that solo shot across from the Sun Life. Last, the view up toward Mount Royal: Yes, that's McGill University at the top of the street, but the castley-looking structure halfway up the Mountain is the Royal Victoria Hospital, now decomissioned and possibly to be ceded to McGill. You're very likeable, Dan.
@cluggyahoo3 жыл бұрын
Interesting content. Thank you. Hope you visit beautiful Quebec city and make a video about it
@CaptHollister Жыл бұрын
As someone who moved to Montréal 56 years ago from Europe, it was was an eye-opener to realise that René Levesque needed explaining. Now I need to do a little experiment: one of my daughters lives in Toronto. Next time I'm over there or she and her Ontario born and bred boyfriend are visiting, I will have to ask him what he knows of M. Levesque. Possibly while sharing a couple of beers over a hockey game because it's more important to concentrate on what unites us than on what separates us.
@jeanbolduc5818 Жыл бұрын
Toronto does not define the identity of Canada.Toronto's rapid descent into Americana as it has absorbed US values: sprawling ( Toronto includes cities as far as 130km away like Niagara, include cities with nothing in commun ) car-driven, bland urban development; rapid growth of crime rates; glorification and proliferation of gun culture and gun violence; hustle culture and profiteering at the expense of others as the new norm; disintegration of the social fabric; various ethnic groups barely interacting with each other on anything apart from financial and economic matters
@fuijika3 жыл бұрын
Hey I am a French Canadian or Québécois. I really like the perspective you have about Montreal and our province. Thank you!
@robin-bq1lz2 жыл бұрын
Il y a des canadiens(-français) jusqu’au Mexique, tu te rappels de Canadien Errant…🙄🙄🙄
@Dan-pd9ys3 жыл бұрын
I would say as a Quebecer (albeit English Quebecer), many many people here English and French see him as a very controversial figure too. It’s not like he was universally beloved here either. That being said, I totally agree with you about how a lot English Canada knows very little about this chapter of our history and does need to do a better job at understanding and discussing it. English Quebecers as well. I may viscerally disagree with Rene Levesque, but over time and research too I’ve grown to totally respect him and the way he carried himself and his debates with others. A lost art perhaps. All to say, great video!!
@wavearts32793 жыл бұрын
I don't share your opinion. René Lévesque is considered as one of the best prime minister in history of Québec. He is appreciated even by long time federalists, because he helped Québec modernise a lot and was responsable for a lot of great things, like the nationalisation of electricity.
@martinbelec18263 жыл бұрын
I also disagree in saying he is a controversial figure. Lévesque is mostly remembered as one of the best prime minister we've ever had in our history, a true democrat, he volontered to go to WW2 with the US Army as a war reporter, he is the one who nationalized all private hydro utility to form Hydro Québec which has always provided us with the cheapest energy bills in NA. Lévesque is seen as a father of the Québécois nation, one that thought us to lift our heads up and be proud of ourselves instead of always feeling inferior to the English. Lévesque' PQ cabinet was the most scholared cabinet in Canadian history and they passed sone of the most progressive laws in North America which are still standing today and which sets Québec a part: we have amongst the most severe political financing laws in the world, no fault car insurance system, best consumer protection act in NA, he passed a law to protect agricultural land against speculation, he recognised in law gay rights, pregnant women rights, students rights, he was the first western gouvernement to accept Vietnamese boat people...and so much more.
@terryomalley19743 жыл бұрын
Rene Levesque was never a prime minister, he was a provincial premier of Quebec.
@mf57793 жыл бұрын
@@terryomalley1974 In Quebec we call the provincial premier "Premier ministre (du Québec)", hence the mistranslation.
@terryomalley19743 жыл бұрын
@@mf5779 Yhen what do you call the actual prime minister of Canada?
@ThePolimath3 жыл бұрын
The problem with this rethoric is that english-canadians then proceed to ask Quebecois to stop claiming any “special treatment” as if ackowledging our demands as a nation was outrageously agaisnt canadian multiculturalism. We should give way to the “canadian way of things”, which is, in fact, a not-so-subtle form of assimilation/cultural genocide for those living it. Canada is still acting as an english dominion. All that is not English is vowed to disappear. Welcome to Canada. That’s why we need our own country. Vive le Québec libre !
@novicatoncic69083 жыл бұрын
Your best video so far! It’s good to have you here in MTL!
@dextermacabudbud62493 жыл бұрын
Best video with a lot of wisdom and promoting a good mindset and better behaviour. Thanks :) love from the Philippines ❤️
@robertbreton39543 жыл бұрын
Born in Mtl, left 23 years later for Northern Quebec. Each time I come back, still think it is one of the greatest city in the world. But always need to go back in the North after a few days in the big city. Just a little thing here: Quebecers are very open to diversity, but not in the way of multiculturalism, but in interculturalism. Don't know the diff? No prob, look it up and make your own idea about all of it. Love the job you did here!
@lindarenaud29073 жыл бұрын
The best thing René Levesque did was Bill 101. Thanks to that Bill French is still alive in Québec. Without this bill English today would be the main language in the whole province. Merci Monsieur Levesque pour tout. I am happy to speak English, but so so proud to still be able to speak our language while being surrounded by English speaking countries and provinces.
@Ruby-pt4di3 жыл бұрын
Stupid law's 101 Quebecers was not losing the language, just say it like it is Quebecers we're SCARED to lose the language that the true. You made us look stupid with this ignorant law, English citizens before add problem getting responded in their language ! Even before that stupid law we English citizens was in trouble, the law confirmed its was not going to be better for English citizens. The French are talking bla bla bla this that but most to not given efforts to speak the second language, before this law and even more with the law put in place. Most English citizens was speaking both language at very young age, some before stepping in the schools for the first time. It incredibly the lies spoken by citizens about this law, what this law did was worsted then before it came out. Less and less English schools ! Less less of everything thx you
@lindarenaud29073 жыл бұрын
@@Ruby-pt4di Quebecers "were" not was. Of course we were scared to lose our language. Just look at what happened to French speaking people in Louisiana or French speaking people in Manitoba. Are fears were legit.
@redronin28983 жыл бұрын
@@Ruby-pt4di I saw a couple of your post, you seem to be the hateful one.
@DC-ee3vh3 жыл бұрын
@@redronin2898 Well to bad for you, she only speaking the truth ! So much thruth one erase all's her comment 🙄 , Québec is one of the most racial provinces in Canada. Réné was one racist clown it doesn't represent or country, but he goes with the province it a fact. Québec you need to be white only speech French with no religion, except if your a tourist and now you need passport doses to win lottery 😉
@Ruby-pt4di3 жыл бұрын
@@redronin2898 Peoples doesn't like went spoken the truths, assuming who and what I am. Just confirmed my comments written previously.
@kubrabozdag3084 Жыл бұрын
I like your style of storytelling. If I move to Montreal some day, something tells me that I can communicate peacefully with people from different cultures there without forgetting my own Turkish identity.
@MyrianeHuard3 жыл бұрын
That's a great video and I appreciate your opinions about our city vs culture and Canadian history!
@marcostp28673 жыл бұрын
love your vibe in this video thank for the history lesson too
@jerQCote3 жыл бұрын
I'm glad the old buildings are being preserved. They're definitely part of what makes Montreal unique. I just wish what was built on top tried to fit the Montreal style a bit better with brick, even if it's a fake cover just for the aesthetics
@guillaumegoyette60283 жыл бұрын
Makes me want to move back to Mtl every time that i’m watching your videos Thanks
@juliusvinh1093 жыл бұрын
Another Video of Dan talking from the heart to heart about who we are and how we should treat others with respect, respect unites people and it's the strength of a country if we want to move forward, loved it, I also love to see the old crumbling buildings get renovated or upgraded rather than let them falling apart or infested by graffiti.
@Game_Hero3 жыл бұрын
14:57 Not only feel, it IS. Just in the 1950s the wage gap between french-speaking quebecois and anglophones was larger than between european-americans and african-americans in the US at the same time. Also a bit disapointed you didn't show Lévesque actually responding to these criticisms. What if we don't want to be just a folkloric culture among others in your multiculturalist country without national identity and preffer our interculturalist way of life? Have we been asked?
@guyduquebec3443 жыл бұрын
*Hi Dan,* *Each of your videos is a little diamond in a jewel to my eyes and ears. You see life from a particular angle. One can feel that there is a lot of thought in the concept of your video productions. That's what sets you apart in a crowd.* *I notice that your vision of Québec is starting to become more nuanced. Of course, you've been molded in the spirit of Canadian multiculturalism because English Canada has always linguistically assimilated the majority of newcomers, in addition to the minorities that already existed before the first British arrived in the French colony of a bygone era.* *Both the British and the French of France are colonizing peoples. The descendants of the French settlers are not. Already the fact that in the history of the country, the time of the Quiet Revolution in Québec is not taught at all or very little as well as the massive deportation of the Acadians by the British in the Maritimes and the thousands of families dismembered, scattered at great distances from their lands, not to mention the thousands of deportees shipwrecked at sea. On the other hand, events such as the FLQ bombs and the kidnapping of a British diplomat (James Richard Cross) are events that are hyped up. And why is this? Because it gives the opportunity to blacken the history of Québec. But the many positive events concerning Québec are mostly ignored or barely touched upon in English Canada, except by archivists and certain scholars (objective historians in particular).* *Have you ever learned that French Canadians, including not only French-speaking Québécois, but also Francophones outside Québec, Acadians and Métis, have indigenous blood in their veins? Genealogy confirms this fact. But on the Anglo-Saxon side, marriages and common-law unions with Indigenous were almost non-existent until the last few decades... Have you ever wondered why? Among Francophones, this Anglo-Saxon behaviour has been associated with cultural hegemony.* *Everywhere in the world where the Anglo-Saxons have conquered territories, it has been done militarily. After reading this long commentary, you will better understand the fuzzy resentment that millions of Francophones in Canada feel towards fellow Anglophones.* *When you talk about Canadian multiculturalism, Dan, don't emphasize this concept to most Francophones because you will drive a deep ideological wedge. Canadians outside Québec feel Canadian before any other name. French-speaking Québécois feel they are Québécois before any other designation.* *But, given your open-mindedness, Dan, I consider you an ally as if you were my little half-brother in another life. I respect you enormously and I will continue to appreciate your very qualitative video productions.* *Je vais rester l'un de tes fidèles admirateurs dans le respect de certaines perceptions divergentes. Merci de m'avoir lu.* 😉👍
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your perspective. I respect the French heritage of the Quebecois, and always recoil, when I hear a simplistic tirade against them by Anglophones - in Canada or the USA. I think celebrating the differences is good - not to divide, but to add a cultural richness to the country, and remind people there is more than one way to view life, or a country, in particular. I have visited Montreal and QC numerous times, and have loved every visit! I surely do not endorse the FLQ, because it would be a financial disaster, but I do understand and appreciate the "Je me Souviens" on the Quebec license plate. Much of the French history and heritage has been squelched in Canada - especially, once Toronto became the economic hub and financial capital of Canada.
@guyduquebec3443 жыл бұрын
@@jdhjimbo *I like your take on Québec history, Jim.* 😉👍
@jdhjimbo3 жыл бұрын
@@guyduquebec344 Nous vous remercions de vote point de vue. Merci!
@patatebanine42782 жыл бұрын
from all cities in Canada, Montreal is the city that has the most culture and history. Each building has a significant
@adambassador77273 жыл бұрын
Not knowing who René Levesque is, is less an Anglo/Francophone thing - and perhaps more of a generational one. I'm an Anglophone who grew up on the east coast, and have lived in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and British Columbia throughout my life. René Levesque's name has easily come up in numerous conversations about Canadian history as a significant figure. Agreeing or disagreeing with the man's policies aside, he is a very important part of Canada's history. Respectfully, I would say that suggesting that he is lessor known outside Quebec would be a largely inaccurate observation.
@menchu9137 Жыл бұрын
I agree in the preservation of the French language, it's Quebec's identity. Great video I can relate
@kabil413 жыл бұрын
be a free thinking human being .. well said man
@doctorj6030 Жыл бұрын
I'm American & I know who Rene Levesque was and how controversial he was with the Quebec Separatist Movement. It was Charles DeGaulle, the then President of France. who first stirred the pot for Quebec Independence when visiting Expo 67 in Montreal in 1967 and in French said Long Live Free Quebec, which unleashed the pent up feelings of French Canadians & the separatist movement.
@m-am74912 жыл бұрын
we quebecois are just amazing loving and friendly and i am not french canadian but my language is quebecois and im mixted of french , irish and scottish , we dont hate canada but we always were discriminated againsnt and were super cool and funny .... i love my quebec
@sebastienlegerpoudrier51163 жыл бұрын
That's pretty true diversity indeed does make make a strength and it's always nice to learn about new culture . Also I'm surprised Lévesque haven't been in Canadian education and history classes as a French Canadian myself we obviously eared of him at school but you'd be surprised at least when I was back at high school how less the education system focus on modern Québec and mostly speaks about 1500 the 1600 and the 1700 instead of focusing on modern concerns which I think or as much important as when the first European arrived here back in 1534 . But that just to say that you do awesome videos buddy 😉
@jeremygauthier34803 жыл бұрын
Vive le Québec Le mouvement de la souveraineté ne se fait pas contre le reste du canada mais pour le Québec Mieux vaut un bon voisin qu'un mauvais coloc
@guyduquebec3443 жыл бұрын
*Bien dit, Jérémy !* 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
@christinecamley2 ай бұрын
Fabulous informative video. I studied Levesque in university. Very interesting individual historically. I also love the old buildings! Cheers!!
@etow8034 Жыл бұрын
Rene Levesque is like the liberator of French Quebecers ...he simply scared all the English corporations and businesses away to Toronto so French-Canadians got their chances in the drivers seat in aspects of Quebec society !
@jerQCote3 жыл бұрын
"Est Québécois qui veut l'être" René Levesque
@videomegafree3 жыл бұрын
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@Ruby-pt4di3 жыл бұрын
René Lévesque est MORT les VERS ont pas voulu le manger, un des plus detestable jamais connue. Une honte pour plusieurs pourquoi le mentionner il a juste brassé de la marde, le pire raciste il a rien fait de bon !
@jerQCote3 жыл бұрын
@@Ruby-pt4di Je ne vais pas nier qu'il soit raciste. Just voire ses actions envers les peuples autochtones du Québec et surtout dans le Nord le démontre. Mais de dire qu'il n'a rien fait de bon est très simplement réductif. Il faut reconnaitre les bonnes et mauvaises actions de notre passé pour réparer les dommages causés tout en pointant vers les meilleures avenues sur lesquelles nous pouvons construire une future plus équitable et juste
@Ruby-pt4di3 жыл бұрын
@@jerQCote Je vous donne raison super bon commentaire !
@guyduquebec3443 жыл бұрын
@@Ruby-pt4di *René Lévesque a déjà dit publiquement que tout individu qui paie des impôts au Québec est Québécois (peu importe son origine ethnique).*
@user-qz1nx8je3o3 жыл бұрын
Vive René Lévesque, hero nationale, vive la nation québécoise ⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️ Oh I btw, thank you for having a neutral opinion, you understand pretty well the québécois, it’s nice to hear that from an anglophone. Merci👍🏼
@adamfrank4192 Жыл бұрын
Man I just love your videos. This one was in my neighbourhood. You are a great guy and it is a realpleasure watching your videos and listening to your ideas. Keep em coming! Maybe we'll bump into each other on the street sometime. I'll say hi if we do.
@ethiennedegagne87793 жыл бұрын
rare to see someone who is nuanced and respectfull instead of black and white thinking and straight up quebec bashing. Im happy to have you live in our province :)
@BrianBaileyedtech3 жыл бұрын
Sorry but everyone my age knows Rene Levesque - we grew up during that turbulent time. I always like Levesque except for the fact that he was a separatist. However, before he was a Separatist he was a Liberal and I wouldn't be surprised if he changed his mind again, were he still alive. So, for me, it's complicated because I am an English speaking Canadian who grew up loving Montreal. Things ABSOLUTELY had to change in the 70's and Levesque was right to force the changes. I remember when you HAD to speak English at the Bay in downtown Montreal, even if you were French. That was wrong and that had to change. It did. I don't feel at all the tension anymore in Montreal that I did back in the 60's-80's. Bombs went off regularly and the War Measures Act had soldiers on the streets in 1970. I remember it all. It is much better now. Why? Because most people are bilingual.
@hexhex72203 жыл бұрын
Brian, not better. sorry. guess better is a personal thing. no tension? Graduate from University..have an English surname..try and get a good job in Montreal,,fully bilingual...good luck with that..leave Quebec and you'll thrive as a bilingual Anglophone. PS Rene Levesque a good man, hah...He ran over and killed a man ( Edgar Trottier) with his car, and no criminal charges were ever brought against him. Funny how noone seems to ever mention that
@carolfortin14573 жыл бұрын
@@hexhex7220 Why are you not going to flourish elsewhere, there are nine other provinces and Territories for that.
@hexhex72203 жыл бұрын
@@carolfortin1457 funny you should mention it... me, my three adult children and their partners are all moving away from Quebec.. bill 21, bill 96.. all of us are fully bilingual and university educated professionals we're gonna take our money and go where double our salaries and raise my grandchildren where their free to choose what language they speak.. :)
@carolfortin14573 жыл бұрын
@@hexhex7220 Very good choice, zoum, zoum, zoum! Do you think that a Quebecer can flourish in French in your pseudo bilingual country? You might think that you are going to bring your money to paradise.
@joshmellott80133 жыл бұрын
@@carolfortin1457 yes, it can. French in Quebec today is doing fine thanks to smart regulations from Quebec’s government. It’s different in the rest of Canada though.
@racheld84243 жыл бұрын
This is a great video! I was born and raised in Quebec, parents are immigrants from Italy therefore they at the time went to English school which allowed myself to also do my education in English. Therefore my first language is English, French second as well as Italian and Spanish. The topic of French vs. English in Quebec will probably always be and understandably so. Prior to René Lévesque, thé French population was mistreated... it was difficult for them to find good jobs, difficult to communicate because you had largely English speaking companies. Hé changed that, yes a lot of companies left to Toronto because of it but a lot of companies changed their priorities to accommodate and respect the French langage as well as the French people. And although I am mostly English I absolutely respect the French in Quebec and I can absolutely handle myself in both langages. which in montreal probably the majority of people can. Although, where the debate stands is that the language is not equally distributed, Quebec is NOT a bilingual province (although some think it is). I personally would prefer it is, some would disagree... as an new immigrant to Quebec you CANNOT go to an English school, you can only go to a French school (elementary and high school) and now the government is increasing that law to CÉGEP. They are also talks that you will only be provided services in French (be it at hospitals, government offices etc) unless ofcourse you have your “English card” which I have since my parents went to English school.... this rule is also applied to French quebecers, they as well as new immigrants can not attend English schools... you can access English school if one of the two parents also attended English school and you do have to present a document confirming this when you apply your kids to elementary. So there’s largely a debate on how the government restricts or wants to restrict the English language. As I mentioned, I think it’s beautiful when I hear people speaking both English and French in one conversation, sometimes even adding a third language into the mix. And that’s what’s so interesting about Montreal and Greater Montreal. But there will always be a separation, some Quebecers will never accept an English speaking person as some English quebecers might roll their eyes at French speakers.... personally I see both are wrong, we should welcome both languages and rejoice in them :) Again great video! Huge topic here in Quebec!
@simonledoux85193 жыл бұрын
I heard someone say once that English is like a cold, sooner or later you catch it! So there is no reason to worry about the immigrant coming to Quebec. They should learn French first and then they will pick up English later. If English is a priority to them then they choose chose a different province.
@hexhex72203 жыл бұрын
Rachel, You are so young. In Quebec, "Historical" Anglophones need to prove their heritage in order to have the freedom to have their children educated in the language of their choice. Since when in a democracy, is it alright to take away peoples freedom? Francophone Quebecers do not have the right to educate their children in the language of their choice. If it's OK to remove peoples linguistic rights, where does it stop? Anyway, the real agenda of the CAQ government is to eradicate English from the Quebec landscape. Remember what I'm telling you 20-30 years from now. Wait and see. I've witnessed it first hand, for the past 60 years.
@racheld84243 жыл бұрын
@@simonledoux8519 yes I completely agree, I know many francophones (mostly younger) whom speak perfect English although they were educated in French and this is mainly do to social media and the fact that we as Canadians and quebecers seem to enjoy American entertainment (movies, music etc) although I do feel that even if you are a francophone Quebecer, you are still in the end Canadian and therefore should have the right to choose your education as well as which language you wish to be severed in especially when it comes to governmental information or for medical reasons. :) but with today’s government we are moving away from that idea instead of embracing both languages.
@racheld84243 жыл бұрын
@@hexhex7220 absolutely, I completely agree with your comment. I myself am “protected” by these laws (which I don’t agree with) only because I was fortunate enough to have parents who attended English school prior to bill 101... however I totally believe that as much as we are quebecers we are also first and foremost Canadians and therefore I think every citizen be it immigrant or not should have a right to their choice of education. Even better I would say that all education in Quebec should be 50/50 and no need for different schooling systems as well as all services be 50/50. Pretty much a bilingual province, which will probably NOT happen and if so probably not for a very long time with our current government. And I absolutely agree that the CAQ is a party that limits their own and is trying to slowly but surely remove all form of English regardless of heritage. Hopefully the younger generation can put a end to this language debate in the future. :)
@hexhex72203 жыл бұрын
@@racheld8424 Rachel, Not sure why the Francophone Quebecers don't realize how they are the ones who have been denied the freedom to choose. They are being denied the prosperity which comes with being multilingual. Being unilingually French ghettoizes the people of Quebec and will never succeed economically
@MONICAANICA3 жыл бұрын
Love it so much...to keep the facade of the old building... In reality that's a wow effect... Whoever came with the idea is a breakthrough in Architecture😎😍💞
@billr8483 жыл бұрын
Well said, young man. Please let this country, my choiced homeland, think more like you. A treasure has been created let's let it thrive and grow.
@VinceLocRS3 жыл бұрын
It's kinda insane that in the rest of Canada don't teach about René Lévesque... He's not only an important figure for Québec history... To my eye he should be an important figure in all Canada. If René Lévesque philosophie was teached all across Canada...Maybe...I say maybe Québec would have a sense of belonging with the rest of Canada.
@boink8003 жыл бұрын
Sadly, in Anglophone Canada they learn almost nothing about Francophone Canada in general.
@ynerrad92913 жыл бұрын
Would love to visit Montreal one day. Watching from Auckland, New Zealand 🤘🏽
@curiousoddity3 жыл бұрын
I've been told by a NZ bar owner (who moved to Montreal a few decades ago) that Montreal is the Melbourne, Australia of the North. Not sure if you've been, but I found it oddly specific hahaha.
@jfb.87463 жыл бұрын
@@curiousoddity For having visited Australia extensively, I totally agree! I love Melbourne.
@iluzion2578 Жыл бұрын
Like european i was wondered how Quebecois or Montrealeurs keep french culture and everything there, I supposed there already lost Lot of from old fathers but they didnt, its different from France but still different feom english speaking Canada or USA. Its simply special city, i would love to live there once.
@AlexRudeBoy17773 жыл бұрын
Nice video man. Keep it up! Thank you for showing us Montreal.