Correct, The Bay wouldn't serve you if you only spoke French and Hydro-Quebec wouldn't hire you as well ! ...LoL

​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.

@@etow8034 Reversed situation i guess !

@@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 !

@@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 !

WOW!!! Boring Canada should learn the Quebec way of life. Quebecers are way more happier people then the rest of Canada.

@@californiabob3231 LOL.

I feel like we should what we can to preserve the French Canadian culture and French language in Canada. It’s Canadian culture.

@@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

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.

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

@@danielarcadia7243 Oh poppycock! He makes total sense. You just don't like the message!

@Alicia That has to be amazing. I'm Brazilian and I speak English, French, and Spanish. This about multilingual places just fascines me.

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 😅

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☺️👍

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@@AnyVideo999 Isn't it owned by Hydro-Quebec though?

@@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.

@@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

@@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.

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!

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.

proud of what? Ethnicity is nothing to be proud of it just is

@@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.

@@Jazzy-nh4xs Yes, it is based on emotions, not personal achievement.

Ask me if you want

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.

"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.

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.

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!

@@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.

@@antoinegirard9838 not "everyone" evidently agrees.. lol... however, everyone agrees what quebec is up to... ha ha ha

@@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!

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Bienvenue

Yes sir !!!! Vamos a montréal !! J'espere que tu réussira ton rêve !

Bienvenu. Merci de tes efforts et ta curiosité. C'est flatteur. Emmène ta couleur et tes saveurs. Mais ne TOUCHE PAS à la poutine.

Félicitatons! On a hâte de t'avoir parmis nous!!

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. :)

@@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... :)

@@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 .

@@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...

@@lisab2856 Thank you for your kind answer . I think that i am going to see if i can have a solution in the USA .

that's a pretty sweet harry potter level dorm!

HI NOT TO BE RUDE. but it's called a convent not a nunnery. thanks :)

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.

Vive le Québec libre!

Can I connect with you if you don't mind?

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.

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.

@@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.*

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 )

@@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.*

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.

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.

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.

@@boink800 no both went to French Emerson elementary then IB highschool where many of the courses are given fully in French.

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.

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.

Racist clown

@@DC-ee3vh thank you for proving him right about the "hostile environnement"

Did not know that. Thanks. It is a huge tragedy considering how beautiful the buildings in Old Montreal are

But for Parisians it is a french speaking North American city .

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.

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

@@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.

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.

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

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.

@@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.

@@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 ...

@@cartninja6479 Just to remind you the 18th century is over.

Cool!! What was you impression of him??

@@wilnerolivier7971 He was shorter than I pictured him. He seemed very energetic. Charismatic.

⁠@@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.

It was under John Ziegler. We all dislike Bettman but not everything can be blamed on him ;)

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.

@@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).

So many fond memories in that place

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.

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.

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.

well francophones voted at 60%. Plus the immense racist no campaign

Well Bourassa was more nationalist than federalist.

Side note: Dorchester Boulevard kept his name in Westmount.

He chose Dorchester? This was done after his death as a tribute.

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.

Atateken is also about sending an olive branch to First Nation communities (Amherst was really not fond of First Nations, to put it mildly).

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

@@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.

@@Ruby-pt4di I saw a couple of your post, you seem to be the hateful one.

@@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 😉

@@redronin2898 Peoples doesn't like went spoken the truths, assuming who and what I am. Just confirmed my comments written previously.

Il y a des canadiens(-français) jusqu’au Mexique, tu te rappels de Canadien Errant…🙄🙄🙄

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

That is why the catholic church built a replica of St Peter of Rome in Downtown montreal

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.

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.

Rene Levesque was never a prime minister, he was a provincial premier of Quebec.

@@terryomalley1974 In Quebec we call the provincial premier "Premier ministre (du Québec)", hence the mistranslation.

@@mf5779 Yhen what do you call the actual prime minister of Canada?

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

@@hexhex7220 Why are you not going to flourish elsewhere, there are nine other provinces and Territories for that.

@@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.. :)

@@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.

@@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.

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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 !

@@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

@@jerQCote Je vous donne raison super bon commentaire !

@@Ruby-pt4di *René Lévesque a déjà dit publiquement que tout individu qui paie des impôts au Québec est Québécois (peu importe son origine ethnique).*

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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.

@@jdhjimbo *I like your take on Québec history, Jim.* 😉👍

@@guyduquebec344 Nous vous remercions de vote point de vue. Merci!

As a anglophile ,i believe that French Canadians don't really know and truly understand the legitimate cultural strengths and accomplishments of their English -speaking compatriots ... it goes both ways !

WOW, I couldn't have said better! I'm Quebecer and that's exactly how I (my friends and family too) feel about it. The rest of the Canada hates us and I feel thay are somehow jealous of our strong culture.

RedRonin Your comparison with Spain does not make much sense. It's like comlaring banana and apples. The actual problem goes back to the era of clonization or at least that's where the roots are. Although this is luckily today less of an issue, the ressentments has persited for centuries after the Anglo-French war. Coming back to your Spain example, neither the French nor the English study the actual languages that were native to the respective territories spoken by the First Nations. In New Zealand the autochtone / native language, i.e. Maori, is mandatory and along with English the Co-Official language of the country. Which means that irrespective of your heritage (Maori, English, Scottish, etc.) you have to study both languages. DISCLAIMER: I love Canada and both the English and French language....Please reflect on this...I just wanted to shed some light on the historic facts here... Greetings from the old continent.. PS. I used to live the US and visited Canada many times. It is indeed a great country and love the fact that it has more than one official language and tries to preserve the diverse culutural heritage... I don't endorse your statement: "....Canada whispers are drowned in a USA concert.."

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.

@@curiousoddity For having visited Australia extensively, I totally agree! I love Melbourne.