The mother of Jonathan Toews insisted that her kids (Jonathan has a brother) speak French. Growing as a francophone minority in Manitoba, Jonathan learned the value preserve his culture. He wants his futur kids to speak Frenc too. Maintaning the French language isn't easy when you live in an english speaking environment. Mario Lemieux's and Raymond Bourque's kids don't speak a word of French.
I call BS on Mario Kids not being able to speak French. I would assume they do since Mario and his Wife Mother tongue is French. How they wouldn’t pass it down to them would be blasphemy.
@@BusyChild Raymond and his wife are francophone, their kids don't speak French. Mario Lemieux speaks to his kids in english. I have francophone friends who's kids were born in Montréal. Once they relocated to Dallas and went to english school, they lost their French. It's very easy for a non english speaking person to get assimilated once they live in the U.S. or an english province in Canada. Why do you think so many francophones in North America are trying to preserve their language and culture?
@@vincentlagrange2329 Lmao I made that comment for my project in like 7th grade and I'm graduated now😂 I didn't know that about Toews though. And by French I think I meant if he spoke French. But I don't really remember because I commented that in middle school and now I'm in University
@Lotta Lou If you are well aware of that, then why do you continue to call French Canadians or Franco Manitobans French? In Canada, someone who has French as a mother tongue is a Francophone, not a French.
@@hawksfan8870 there's also a large francophone community in next to Winnipeg where all the french players live called Saint Boniface. Manitoba , like many Canadian provinces have french areas
@@minirick69 yeah man, many french Canadian in this league, Fleury, Pat Bergeron.. Crosby knows french but he ain't french canadian tho (he learned it when he played in quebec when he was young ) ^^
@@mr_jack3664 Voilà ce que disait sa mère Andrée Gilbert (qui est effectivement native de Sainte-Marie) dans une entrevue :«Jonathan est très fier de sa langue. Parfois, il se fâche après moi parce que j'utilise un mot anglais dans nos conversations. Il me corrige sur-le-champ. Lorsqu'on se parle, c'est toujours en français, même si Brian [son père] est avec nous. Bon, les repas familiaux sont parfois plus longs parce qu'il faut répéter certaines choses en anglais, mais tout se passe naturellement», dit-elle en riant. Son père Brian n'est pas franco-manitobain. Ce qui donne encore plus de mérite à Jonathan et... à sa mère ! :) www.lesoleil.com/archives/le-respect-de-la-langue-maternelle-54b1cf83ac0ed6af5bf2efbac2bc1638
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The mother of Jonathan Toews insisted that her kids (Jonathan has a brother) speak French. Growing as a francophone minority in Manitoba, Jonathan learned the value preserve his culture. He wants his futur kids to speak Frenc too. Maintaning the French language isn't easy when you live in an english speaking environment. Mario Lemieux's and Raymond Bourque's kids don't speak a word of French.
I call BS on Mario Kids not being able to speak French. I would assume they do since Mario and his Wife Mother tongue is French. How they wouldn’t pass it down to them would be blasphemy.
@@BusyChild Raymond and his wife are francophone, their kids don't speak French. Mario Lemieux speaks to his kids in english. I have francophone friends who's kids were born in Montréal. Once they relocated to Dallas and went to english school, they lost their French. It's very easy for a non english speaking person to get assimilated once they live in the U.S. or an english province in Canada. Why do you think so many francophones in North America are trying to preserve their language and culture?
@@666mathew are you speaking for them?
**facepalm** Just do your research and find out what assimilation is@@BusyChild
He talks on the phone with his Mom several times a day in French I think.
I just checked this to make sure hes French because i'm doing a project in my school and it needs to be someone whos French and I picked him lol
Jonathan Toews is French Canadian or Franco-Manitoban. French live in France not in Canada.
@@vincentlagrange2329 Lmao I made that comment for my project in like 7th grade and I'm graduated now😂 I didn't know that about Toews though. And by French I think I meant if he spoke French. But I don't really remember because I commented that in middle school and now I'm in University
@Lotta Lou If you are well aware of that, then why do you continue to call French Canadians or Franco Manitobans French? In Canada, someone who has French as a mother tongue is a Francophone, not a French.
@@vincentlagrange2329
I'm well aware that you're lost in space.
Quit making a mountain out of a molehill over something so trivial. Drama queen
@@vincentlagrange2329
Oh fiddlesticks! Stop pouting crybaby 😤
Wow, Toews is really good at French!
His mom's originally from Québec city.
Wow! I did not know that.
@@hawksfan8870 there's also a large francophone community in next to Winnipeg where all the french players live called Saint Boniface. Manitoba , like many Canadian provinces have french areas
His mom raised him with french as his first language
@@SamuelDuplessis12 Beauce
Did not know tazer spoke French
Yeah when your mom's originally from Québec City, you kinda have to know.
Bon job, monsieur
I wish I knew French.
never too late bud ;) Corey Crawford is french canadian as well, another reason to learn it ^^
@@sam93931 wait what
@@minirick69 yeah man, many french Canadian in this league, Fleury, Pat Bergeron.. Crosby knows french but he ain't french canadian tho (he learned it when he played in quebec when he was young ) ^^
In Canada it’s useless lol
He's French is is québécois.. 😂😂 Glad someone actually speaks in French in the NHL to media! 🇨🇦❤️
Alaina Brunone his mom is from Quebec and spoke French to him growing up
I know that, but doesn't mean he has to speak french to the media. I don't even remember what the first part is suppose to mean.. lol
Letang and Marc Andre Fleury both speak French with the media.
@@anthonychrisbradley Winnipeg also has a very large french community. He grew up in a french neighbourhood in Winnipeg.
@Chris Allard Films He grew up in St.vital. which yes there are francophones there, but the big french area in Winnipeg is St.Boniface.
Wow, a Canadian Hockey player speaking French. Now that’s new.
😂😂😂
No dude
@Lotta Lou basically, he’s Franco-Canadian in all
@@pakoj68
Basically he's half Quebecois (through his mother) and half German (on his father's side)
@@pakoj68
Ya dude
Le Manitoba allait être une province francophone
The price to pay.
Son niveau de français est vraiment très bon !! Bravo !!
Sa mère l'a élevé en français. Il est allé à un école francophone
@@Prejet1982 Sa mère est originaire de la Beauce je pense..
Mais c normale ca mere est né à sainte Marie et son père est un Franco manitobain
@@mr_jack3664 Voilà ce que disait sa mère Andrée Gilbert (qui est effectivement native de Sainte-Marie) dans une entrevue :«Jonathan est très fier de sa langue. Parfois, il se fâche après moi parce que j'utilise un mot anglais dans nos conversations. Il me corrige sur-le-champ. Lorsqu'on se parle, c'est toujours en français, même si Brian [son père] est avec nous. Bon, les repas familiaux sont parfois plus longs parce qu'il faut répéter certaines choses en anglais, mais tout se passe naturellement», dit-elle en riant. Son père Brian n'est pas franco-manitobain. Ce qui donne encore plus de mérite à Jonathan et... à sa mère ! :) www.lesoleil.com/archives/le-respect-de-la-langue-maternelle-54b1cf83ac0ed6af5bf2efbac2bc1638
@@26louiso le l'attends avec grande impatience à "Trajectoires" .
Il est franco manitobain
Nice!!!!!
I know french
Si on “aurait” gagner😂😂😂 I guess qui fait ce qui veux ya gagné une coupe