Di Monte was fed up by Québec, he left, but suddenly... "Je me souviens" that here is home and here he is happier. Next step for Terry is to say " Vive le Québec libre".
When I was a student at the University of Sherbrooke, in comparative studies, one of my English literature professors was from Vancouver. He once told me that Vancouver was like a lotus, all its beauty being on the surface, but without roots, unlike Quebec, the language, the culture make it unique in North America. He hoped that we would never lose these assets. Would he be of the same opinion if he still lives with the decline of French throughout Canada today?
Everything that can fall apart is falling apart these days. We need to see the bigger picture for proper perspective. However, in Quebec’s glory days, it was far more mixed with Anglophones and international ‘visitors’ (American tourists). The vibrancy was palpable in places like Montreal… but if anything separationist ideals have eroded what was fundamentally great about quebec. Who wants to visit a place that uses divisive/hateful rhetoric and draconian laws to protect itself from the outside world? It’s an oxymoron.
@@GMC-qo9xi According to the Government of Quebec's tourism industry profile, 56.9 million visitors traveled to Quebec in 2022. You were surely not one of them with your hate speech. Quebec is the only province whose official language is French, the language of 80% of its population. Before the enactment of the federal Official Languages Act in 1969, nine provinces and the territories had adopted laws making English their official or de facto language or laws prohibiting the teaching of French. "in Quebec's glory days, it was far more mixed with Anglophones and international 'visitors' (American tourists). The vibrancy was palpable in places like Montreal… ", during the time of apartheid practiced by the Anglophone minority on the Francophone majority for 200 years? Spare us your perpetual victim speech.
@@m.boivin8671 fair enough, I respect your opinions, but using 2022 isn’t a good faith argument-for obvious reasons-ie. Covid related border lockdowns causing massive increase in domestic travel, like rv’ing and road tripping, etc … The hate speech you are asserting that I’m using is actually me referring to the double standards. As Quebec is the one criminalizing the use of English. Yet are you saying the rest of Canada is also doing that? The separatist agenda is literally changing how schools teach English to children, by drastically reducing the hours or eliminating it altogether for certain ages. I live in Quebec… I see how teenagers even living on the Ontario border can’t speak enough English to be able to communicate at their cash registers. What does that mean? They will not be traveling around North America when they are older, they will not be doing business outside of Quebec, etc… Which means it’s controlling the population, so they won’t want to leave or be able to leave-all while they are creating a reason to not support it… It’s not freedom and it’s done for the sake of saving the culture, when it’s making the culture sick at the same time… So who/what do I actually hate? Draconian-fascistic gov’t policy… using people’s weaknesses against them, generating fear/ignorance so that that will go against their own self (best) interest. Ignorance and intolerance is what I’m talking about-a good way to destroy an otherwise good open minded culture.
@@GMC-qo9xi Stop drinking, your words border on stupidity and perpetual Quebec bashing. 70% of the Quebec economy, the second after Ontario in the country (GDP PPP of $508 billion in 2023), is with the USA, the rest with the ROC, Europe and China. 47% of Quebecers are bilingual, according to the last census of 2021. You are surely not one of them.
Terry is looking great. Welcome home, I’m someone who grew up in the 70’s in Pierrefonds as well. One of the few that never left like so many of my English friends. 🙏
I have been living in NDG for well over a decade now and unfortunately its going downhill real fast. Even St Viateur bagel on Monkland has closed and tons of other shops/restaurants have been vacant for years. People are getting mugged in broad daylight. Its no longer what it used to be unfortunately, and not for the better.
The Three Wise Men of the Snowden Deli. Nice to see TD again. I love BC but it should be noted that aside from 1st Nations, the place (especially Vancouver) is ‘younger’, so less old taverns and institutions etc. They haven’t got the history of the East coast.
Le Québec est une société, un peuple, composé à plus de 80% de francophone...J'ai tellement hâte de sentir du support et un peu de reconnaissance de la part des anglo-Québécois pour tout ce qui est magnifique et pacifique au Québec ! Vive le Québec fier depuis 1608 et pour 400 ans encore ! Ty for your great message today Mr Dimonte hope more anglo-Quebecers realize how great Quebec is ! Québec independance will be made one day to celebrate and protect who we are...Nothing against others ! Amour propre ! Au plaisir !
Quebec independence will make it more boring. Let's keep things interesting. Nos amis du Bloc vont se retrouver au chômage après l'indépendance. Et surtout, les Québécois ne pourront plus blâmer Ottawa pour tout ce qui marche pas au Québec: les nids-de poule = Ottawa. Les pannes de métro = Ottawa. Les profs sous-payés = Ottawa. Le taux de décrochage = Ottawa. La moisissure dans les écoles = Ottawa. La fermeture du Madrid = Ottawa. Le départ des Nordiques = Ottawa. Le départ de la Pitoune à La Ronde = Ottawa... C'est drôle et pathétique à la fois.
English Quebeckesr are soooooo different than Canadian anglos. Seriously. Quebec anglos have a hard time when they go into the ROC cause in essence they have a french heart! Lol!. A lot of friends have told me this. En tout cas... vive la difference! Et welcome back à Montreal!
I've only ever heard the opposite. Why would it be hard for an english speaker in a province outside Quebec? The guy in the video said even when he left, he stayed subscribed to Montreal Gazette, but he couldn't follow Quebec politics because it was so depressing, then he said that it's great that Quebec politics is so interesting. He made a few other contradictions. I'm pretty sure he is in radio, so having lots of divisive topics to talk about is a plus for him. Seems like a nice person, but I won't take his word for it.
@@trevorchabot864 interesting and depressing are not mutually exclusive. So much of human entertainment for example, is depressing, like alcohol… it’s literally a depressant that makes certain aspects of life more interesting… québécois politics is like watching a train wreck. Look south to USA, totally depressing yet nearly impossible to look away from, with all the drama and insanity.
Stumbled on to this conversation randomly this evening. From Toronto (love to hate it) but I appreciate the sentiments Terry conveyed about the feeling of home and his experience out West. Thanks gentlemen. Truly a pleasure to listen to.
Every time I tried to live elsewhere, it never lasted, I missed Montreal so much and was so happy to return. I cant explain what it is about this city, but I love it!
Excellente émission et cet épisode m'a particulièrement frappé. Étant originaire de Vancouver, je partage toutes ses opinions sur la réalité de cette ville. Belle, très belle même, mais au delà de sa beauté, un peu "boring" comme il dit. Il manque la diversité culinaire dont on jouit ici (son commentaire sur les restaus chaînes est juste!), et il manque aussi le cachet et charme historiques. L'autre élément que Montréal offre que d'autres villes dans l'Ouest semblent parfois manquer, c'est les quartiers distincts. Que ce soit le brouhaha du centre-ville, l'ambiance bourgeoise de Westmount, l'animation toujours vibrante du Vieux-Port, jusqu'au vibe relax, presque zen de Rosemont, sans parler des nombreux quartiers culturels, on peut voyager et même se dépayser tout en prenant le métro à peine quelques arrêts ici! Ajoutons à cela les innombrables festivals gratuits en été, les parcs municipaux bien fréquentés par les Montréalais, l'accessibilité à d'autres villes québécoises et canadiennes et j'en passe; bref, Montréal offre une joie et qualité de vie inégalable ailleurs au pays. Je rends visite à mes parents chaque été à Vancouver et, comme Terry a très bien remarqué soulevant un voyage au Portugal, j'adore mes séjours à Vancouver, toutefois après deux semaines je me sens toujours comme "bien, c'est l'heure de repartir". Bien que Montréal ne soit ma ma ville d'origine, il fait bon y vivre, et elle devient de plus en plus ma ville adoptive, de plus en plus "home". Merci pour ce programme d'excellente qualité. Vous recevez des invités forts intéressants, abordez une variété de sujets pertinents, bref vous êtes, selon moi, un pilier du monde médiatique anglophone ici à Montréal. Bravo et bonne continuation!
"As a 'frenglais,' I've always navigated both French and English cultures with ease. My wife a French Canadian and children are also bilingual, and we've all experienced the occasional 'maudi englais' or 'you f frog' comment. However, I believe that these linguistic tensions are mostly perpetuated by politicians, not by everyday citizens. Most of my sons’ friends are French Canadian and they complain about the roads , traffic and cost of living I honestly cannot remember the last time I heard them speak against un englais. I've lived in Calgary and traveled the world extensively, but I always felt drawn back to Montreal. It's a vibrant, diverse, and exciting city that offers a unique quality of life. Just like the Terry, I chose to return raise my family here because it is home. My sons, now in their 30s and 40s, have all chosen to make Montreal their home as well. It's a testament to the city's charm and the opportunities it offers." as so well said this place is alive, diverse, controversial and exciting. Terry I am glad you are back.
I'm a native Torontonian, who ended up marrying a french guy from Shawinigan in 1986. He was a separatist and so there was no way I could take our sons to be raised in Toronto, so we agreed to stay in Quebec as long as I could live in a city, and we opted for Montreal. I raised my sons in Rosemount-La Petite Patrie, which everyone knows is very French, and I had to deal with the whispers and stares, but I managed to live through it. I was the "femme anglais" and that was ok. I loved Montreal and there was no way I was going to leave and go back to Ontario, by this time I formed great memories in this city. My sons are actually more French than English and don't see it the same way their separatist father did. The younger generation today are so open minded and relaxed, and multilingual. I love when people come and visit, and say they love it here!
@@annatoth790 but the vaste majority of québécois under 60years old see them self as québécois not canadians because for us you are à cheap beige version of american
Mordechai Richler did the same too, funny enough. He also moved back to Montreal because he said that the ROC was boring. It's funny how even the people here who don't really care for the language, or at least the laws, feel they left something when they leave. Is it Québec culture or is it fighting Québecois culture? I just came here become bilingual and see if the women were as cute as I was told. I planned to be here 2 years. It became 9. But I need to buy a home, so I need to go to Alberta or live in a shoebox for the rest of my life. Maybe I'll miss it. Maybe I'll feel guilty if my French slips. Maybe I'll die a little inside when trying to talk about Québec to Albertans. Or maybe I'll feel some relief living somewhere where people over 50 don't victim puke at me about what happened to them between 1970 and 1996, and where people of different backgrounds aren't scared shitless of each other.
Pourquoi un gouvernement du PQ serait pire que celui de la CAQ ? Nos meilleurs gouvernements ont ete ceux du PQ, point a la ligne,avec celui de Lesage-Levesque.
Of course they are talking from the anglo-Montrealer perspective. Rene-Levesque is only for you guys. Nothing is more disastrous than a demon robbing english-speaking assets.
Maintaining the separatist attitude is destabilizing and presumably offensive to the rest of Canada and the québécois that shouldn’t otherwise have to live with such division. Caq overtly says it will never seek separation even though they are made up of people holding both attitudes.
@@GMC-qo9xi Il La CAQ est une coalition, donc avec une moitie de federalistes et une autre de *separatistes*. C,est le reflet du referendum de 1995 ! Peut etre que le 3 ieme referendum dissipera definitivement l,equivoque. C,est la democratie !
It's not true at 24:48, as nationalist I have respect for the long time native english community. The government must make sure to respect your right (more than the french canadien around the ROC ;) ) at the same time if your arrive a month ago and choose to live in Québec you MUST live in french and you have no right to choose english. If english was your choice you should have go to any other part of Canada or US or.,.. not my problem. We won't get assimilate by this process!!!
This is is the crux of the issue. Quebec is part of Canada. English is the national language and arguably it ought to at least remain the second recognized language in Quebec. Yet the very nature of it being a dictatorship like ‘how’ you are saying they (ie. new people) ‘must’ live in French makes it apparent what is happening… the English are being assimilated/moved out by every means possible. It’s all fear based… not teaching quebecois children the national language and indoctrinating them to believe that it’s not worth learning English because of politics is a disastrous proposition. Europeans keep their culture while speaking 3-5 languages fluently. Qebecois teens these days-even along the Ontario border, in Gatineau can rarely even operate a cash register, because they can’t get by in English. It’s purposefully keeping them ‘stupid’ (ie. ignorant) for purely fear based politics. It’s not the way forward, that is for certain. It’s destined to fail-like any place where citizens freedoms are purposely suppressed (or indoctrinated) for the sake of the political ideals of the elite or radicals. It generates divisions, which generate hate through ignorance. =going backwards.
@@GMC-qo9xi Keep your bias for you, Québec population is by far the most multilingual in Canada, myself I speak english and russian (born in rosemont Montréal from Québecois middle class parent). I study in mathematique and I traveled around the world and north America, by the way I'm a séparatiste too.
@@beastmtl yet to my point, how old are you? Eg. Look at the current curriculum for elementary school kids-how many hours of non French languages being taught? What are they purposely doing the next generations to change this culture you are exhibiting.
@@beastmtl not many of the children growing up in quebec right now will have the same inclination as you to travel around North America. This isolation/ignorance will only lead to more division and ultimately separation-as it seems it’s designed to do.
If you remember bill 101 with René Lévesque. Please look at this policy again, Anglophones institutions are protected. I must say that it was the Liberals who disrespected this guarantee when they merged health institutions kicking out anglophone board of directors and along with it their control. The next threat was the CAQ’s attempt to merge education boards. Fortunately it was avoided. As a minority community in Canada, we do understand how it feels to be a minority, so the last thing on our mind is to deny the Anglophone minority to live in its own language and culture in Quebec. And many Anglophones have acknowledged that they are indeed able to live in Quebec without having to speak French, because as you say Quebecers are more often than not, bilingual and switch easily without even noticing it.
En tant que francophone de Montréal, je vis une relation amour - haine avec cette ville que j'adore et que je déteste en même temps. Les anglophones semblent avoir le même type de relation avec le Québec.
The CAQ has run out of money. Problems are province wide. Road projects halted halfway through completion. Hospitals ceasing operations. Schools not getting promised upgrades. Legault is blaming Trudeau, immigrants, and nurses.
@@trevorchabot864 where did all the tax money go .Seems irresponsible to destroy what took 100s of years to become what was the greatest city in the world. Montreal is similar to all the other out of control cities of the world and it started with the obstruction of fluent moving traffic (bike lanes) by the bad city planning .Why does a bar have a limit of people same should be for cities, just saying that at this pace GOD help us all
@@giovanniiaquinta880 "In addition, the employment rate was higher among immigrants (65.9%) than native-born Quebecers (60.5%), essentially because of a higher employment rate among those aged 55 and over among immigrants. The unemployment rate of immigrants was 5.8%, while that of non-immigrants was 3.8%." --Bilan du marché du travail au Québec en 2022(Que. Gov.) Employment rate = (number of people who are employed / total labor force) x 100 Unemployment Rate = No. of Unemployed Persons / (No. of Employed Persons + No. of Unemployed Persons) How immigrants are more employed, but also less employed, is a mystery to me. Anyway, the math doesn't support the idea that immigrants are to blame for a shortfall of money. And I'm for lowering immigration, just because I hate city sprawl, and I'm not overly fond of people.
@@giovanniiaquinta880probably because of the dictatorships that’s have destabilized Quebec over the decades with the language laws and threats of going nuclear with separation and discrimination. Montreal used to be more English at one point… ie. geared more towards business on national/international stage. It seems to me that it’s the common destiny of fear driven, indoctrinated cultures. Keeping the youth purposely ignorant for the sake of culturally purity seems to be a major trade off, with economic consequences for Quebec’s future.
That’s like Japan for me. Stayed 4 years and found that it’s a country with a bullying and choking culture. And too many perverts. I was lured to Canada because of lake Louise too. But I move to Montreal because of work. I have great neighbours. Quite happy so far. Food scene though not multiple cultural enough yet
M. Di Monte, you are wrong. I'm from Quebec city, a proud francophone (most of the time) and the francophones do not want anglos to leave. Never heard such a thing. The '70s aare over. The CAQ is crazy and this government does not represent the people of Quebec.
Mr Demonte concerning university fees! LOL, Here we go again!. Why does French speaking Quebecers have to pay for the education of English speakers from out of province. Honestly! Quebecers paid for the education of thousands of doctors that are practicing in Ontario. Also. where is the French University with cheap fees for French Quebecers in Ontario paid by Ontario Taxpayers. There is no reciprocity in English Canada. we got to stop the gravy train!
Surely this is like a political talking point (ie. used to fire you up) that falls apart when scrutinized. I imagine there are many ways where you could go to provinces surrounding quebec and study in French on their dime… university of Ottawa… is more French for example, than English. Again I’m pretty sure this one completely falls apart the more you look at it without bias…
@@GMC-qo9xi Yeah, like Quebeckers will go study at University of Ottawa for 7000$ per year while than go to Université de Montréal at 1700$ per annum. Just look into without bias and you will find that this is akin to a form of colonial exploitation akin to the British in Ireland in the 19th Century. Why do French Quebecbers have to provide the cheapest fees to everyone in English Canada.
@@savoirancien4093 what ‘is akin to a form of colonial exploitation’? ($7000 doesn’t actually seem like it’s much more than an Ontario resident schooling in Quebec btw.) Think you need to show how non residents are actually paying the same as residents, when I look it up I see substantially higher tuition and fees for non residents.
@@GMC-qo9xi The real cost of education is 25K per annum. Its French Quebeckers that pays the difference between 25K and 12K. Thats our tribute to you master. 12K$ is the new tuitions you and you english people exploited us for 100 years as we had to provide education for you with very low fees. (Lowest in North America) Thank you Francois Legault for adjusting the fees a little bit. It is still exploitation. And then you say we are racist, you hypocrite you.
If you are bilingual like the French people why are you complaining about ? Anglophones in Quebec can live their lives in English but not francophones outside Quebec .
Well to address one aspect of your statement, Quebecois children, in general, are no longer being taught English to the extent where this ‘bilingualism’ you refer to will continue. They are purposefully dumbing down the current generations, for political purposes. This trend will hurt Quebec overall/in the long run. Tourism, business, cooperation with the rest of Canada will all gradually decline until it completely collapses. It’s like sabotaging the system with little things that will ensure there is a complete breakdown/division in the future. The pattern looks a bit like the political divide in the USA.
Guys, guys... you are SOOOOO wrong... I'm born in QUebec from QUebec parents, I love it, I love the english comunity, I traveled a lot, I'm part of a group called "inglish speakers in Quebec", where we do activity, in inglish, lots of great people, from Toronto and Ontario but with all kinds of international students etc., BUT I'm still a separatist. For Political reasons, nor from Xenophoby. For you to think that if you're a separatist you must have a wish of having no english people here, that you must had parents or grand parents that have spoken all your life about how much the heate or heated them, etc., is pretty shallow. I just think we would be better off Canada, and that's it, it as nothing to do with the people. it can has to do with stuff like ressources, economy, etc. Thanks for considering my view point, have a great meal :-)
Hello mtl est la métropole économique et culturelle du Québec this is not in new jersey or Bc guys get with the program vive un Québec souverain et le francais comme langue commune
How does Quebec move forward into the future as a monolith? Europeans in general are fluent in 2-5 languages… Quebec has been reducing the amount of English being taught to children for this ‘wonderful’ idea of saving Quebec culture… a culture that at times (and again currently) has been shaped by employing fear, division, and relying on dictatorial laws and attitudes, etc… How will the next generation pay the bills when they find they are stuck living in a cultural/economic backwater with virtually no way out (ie. no way to trade). It’s defiant isolationism (ie. biting the hand that feeds).
@@GMC-qo9xi i font call you english you dont speak british english but american english from the midwest uou look yankees sound yankees are as arrogant then yankees cilturally à yankees
@@claudelalonde1732 I think the important thing to grasp, is that Robert got out and just when it happened to be a very bad phase in Quebec’s decline, which one could argue we are ramping back up again. And though the video here speaks about one person’s return, far more have been leaving and most will not be coming back. When you see that the québécois children are purposely being dumbed down/discouraged from learning English as part of this salvation plan for its ‘French’ culture, one doesn’t need to really wonder where that ultimately will lead the province. If it wasn’t for the major economic forces (tourism/business) that will at least somewhat keep Quebec’s mandate in check, it would have completely collapsed decades ago with this divisive/isolationist attitude it’s (trying to) promoting in it’s citizens. Personally, I think it’s the same failed machinations of Machiavelli (ie. the ends justify the means =>bs =>fascism).
@@GMC-qo9xi Your comment was interesting to read until it became false. And using the word nazi in the end disqualified you for clever and moderate point of view. Clearly you hate Di Monte praising his return. When was the last time you came to Montréal?
@@claudelalonde1732 I accept that criticism regarding the use of the inflammatory word ‘nazi’ when trying to make a point. It was a lazy way of saying the extreme would be nazism that is on this Machiavellian spectrum that I’m basically concluding we are seeing. And I do however see the indoctrination (or maybe better, the ‘cultivating’) of the Québecois youth, by reducing their opportunity to learn English… like as if it’s designed to keep them from being able to leave-as it moves toward the creation of something that maybe should ultimately be left (ie. not supported). And in that sense it does seem fascistic to me. However, what is the absolute truth, about what they are doing? Is it a good thing to create division and exploit people’s weaknesses by creating fear in the citizens to get them to support a political mandate of a faction? How accurate or untrue is that question? How should I see it to actually be closer to the truth? (Where it doesn’t actually have ‘shades’ of fascism baked all through it. Language police; drastic reduction of English being taught in schools to children, etc? What else is going on that should be included on the list of things that are by design meant to control people/shape Quebec society into being more monolithic, more isolated, more of a cultural/economic backwater.)
Not the Snowdon Deli claiming to be the best smoked meat in MTL 💀Also the pearl clutching about French protection is getting real old and kinda starts sounding like self victimization, guys. Most anglos in the city are more open minded than that and move here because of the Quebecois values and way of life, just like this guy who came back from BC for it. You totally lost me when you claimed young people consider moving over the French laws. Having to learn the local language to function here is totally ok. Young people move here.
On one side, you have the petty politics of some nationalists that play wedge issues to target swing ridings. On the other side, you have stubborned people who blame anything wrong happening on Quebec’s uniqueness. Peace and progress is right in the middle. On est presque 10 millions, faut se parler!
Well it’s always kind of been like trumpism… exploiting the weakness of the people =using fear and division to control them and have them ultimately go down the wrong path for someone else’s evil desires. Bilingualism/trilingualism =opportunity/growth; ≠ loss of culture! (We ‘should’ all be bilingual.)
I beg to disagree. I identify more strongly in relation to my nationality, not my province. I never call myself “Québécois” because it’s irrelevant to my identity. I am Canadian first and foremost, I just happen to speak French.
Di Monte was fed up by Québec, he left, but suddenly... "Je me souviens" that here is home and here he is happier. Next step for Terry is to say " Vive le Québec libre".
Am an Australian et mon Mari et quebec ……J’adore Quebec
When I was a student at the University of Sherbrooke, in comparative studies, one of my English literature professors was from Vancouver. He once told me that Vancouver was like a lotus, all its beauty being on the surface, but without roots, unlike Quebec, the language, the culture make it unique in North America. He hoped that we would never lose these assets. Would he be of the same opinion if he still lives with the decline of French throughout Canada today?
Everything that can fall apart is falling apart these days. We need to see the bigger picture for proper perspective. However, in Quebec’s glory days, it was far more mixed with Anglophones and international ‘visitors’ (American tourists). The vibrancy was palpable in places like Montreal… but if anything separationist ideals have eroded what was fundamentally great about quebec. Who wants to visit a place that uses divisive/hateful rhetoric and draconian laws to protect itself from the outside world? It’s an oxymoron.
@@GMC-qo9xi According to the Government of Quebec's tourism industry profile, 56.9 million visitors traveled to Quebec in 2022. You were surely not one of them with your hate speech. Quebec is the only province whose official language is French, the language of 80% of its population. Before the enactment of the federal Official Languages Act in 1969, nine provinces and the territories had adopted laws making English their official or de facto language or laws prohibiting the teaching of French. "in Quebec's glory days, it was far more mixed with Anglophones and international 'visitors' (American tourists). The vibrancy was palpable in places like Montreal… ", during the time of apartheid practiced by the Anglophone minority on the Francophone majority for 200 years? Spare us your perpetual victim speech.
@@m.boivin8671 fair enough, I respect your opinions, but using 2022 isn’t a good faith argument-for obvious reasons-ie. Covid related border lockdowns causing massive increase in domestic travel, like rv’ing and road tripping, etc … The hate speech you are asserting that I’m using is actually me referring to the double standards. As Quebec is the one criminalizing the use of English. Yet are you saying the rest of Canada is also doing that? The separatist agenda is literally changing how schools teach English to children, by drastically reducing the hours or eliminating it altogether for certain ages. I live in Quebec… I see how teenagers even living on the Ontario border can’t speak enough English to be able to communicate at their cash registers. What does that mean? They will not be traveling around North America when they are older, they will not be doing business outside of Quebec, etc… Which means it’s controlling the population, so they won’t want to leave or be able to leave-all while they are creating a reason to not support it… It’s not freedom and it’s done for the sake of saving the culture, when it’s making the culture sick at the same time… So who/what do I actually hate? Draconian-fascistic gov’t policy… using people’s weaknesses against them, generating fear/ignorance so that that will go against their own self (best) interest. Ignorance and intolerance is what I’m talking about-a good way to destroy an otherwise good open minded culture.
@@GMC-qo9xi Stop drinking, your words border on stupidity and perpetual Quebec bashing. 70% of the Quebec economy, the second after Ontario in the country (GDP PPP of $508 billion in 2023), is with the USA, the rest with the ROC, Europe and China. 47% of Quebecers are bilingual, according to the last census of 2021. You are surely not one of them.
Terry is looking great. Welcome home, I’m someone who grew up in the 70’s in Pierrefonds as well. One of the few that never left like so many of my English friends. 🙏
I'm a native from NDG, now in Quebec. Evoking the Monkland tavern, yep tavern, is sweet reminiscence.
I have been living in NDG for well over a decade now and unfortunately its going downhill real fast. Even St Viateur bagel on Monkland has closed and tons of other shops/restaurants have been vacant for years. People are getting mugged in broad daylight. Its no longer what it used to be unfortunately, and not for the better.
The Three Wise Men of the Snowden Deli. Nice to see TD again. I love BC but it should be noted that aside from 1st Nations, the place (especially Vancouver) is ‘younger’, so less old taverns and institutions etc. They haven’t got the history of the East coast.
Here is my comment. If someone wouldn't seek to befriend Terry, there's something wrong with them. Such a charming and nice guy. Great discussion.
Le Québec est une société, un peuple, composé à plus de 80% de francophone...J'ai tellement hâte de sentir du support et un peu de reconnaissance de la part des anglo-Québécois pour tout ce qui est magnifique et pacifique au Québec ! Vive le Québec fier depuis 1608 et pour 400 ans encore ! Ty for your great message today Mr Dimonte hope more anglo-Quebecers realize how great Quebec is ! Québec independance will be made one day to celebrate and protect who we are...Nothing against others ! Amour propre ! Au plaisir !
You didn't watch the video.
@@trevorchabot864 J'ai regardé ce vidéo de la première seconde à la dernière !
Quebec independence will make it more boring. Let's keep things interesting. Nos amis du Bloc vont se retrouver au chômage après l'indépendance. Et surtout, les Québécois ne pourront plus blâmer Ottawa pour tout ce qui marche pas au Québec: les nids-de poule = Ottawa. Les pannes de métro = Ottawa. Les profs sous-payés = Ottawa. Le taux de décrochage = Ottawa. La moisissure dans les écoles = Ottawa. La fermeture du Madrid = Ottawa. Le départ des Nordiques = Ottawa. Le départ de la Pitoune à La Ronde = Ottawa... C'est drôle et pathétique à la fois.
English Quebeckesr are soooooo different than Canadian anglos. Seriously. Quebec anglos have a hard time when they go into the ROC cause in essence they have a french heart! Lol!. A lot of friends have told me this. En tout cas... vive la difference! Et welcome back à Montreal!
I've only ever heard the opposite. Why would it be hard for an english speaker in a province outside Quebec?
The guy in the video said even when he left, he stayed subscribed to Montreal Gazette, but he couldn't follow Quebec politics because it was so depressing, then he said that it's great that Quebec politics is so interesting. He made a few other contradictions. I'm pretty sure he is in radio, so having lots of divisive topics to talk about is a plus for him. Seems like a nice person, but I won't take his word for it.
@@trevorchabot864 interesting and depressing are not mutually exclusive. So much of human entertainment for example, is depressing, like alcohol… it’s literally a depressant that makes certain aspects of life more interesting… québécois politics is like watching a train wreck. Look south to USA, totally depressing yet nearly impossible to look away from, with all the drama and insanity.
@@GMC-qo9xi Have you heard of Danish politics? No, everything is perfect and there is nothing to talk about.
@@robertn2951 imagine politics not being a ‘blood sport’ like it is in North America…. How boring! (…as it should be…)
@@GMC-qo9xi imagine people being okay with learning another (or many other) languages. All might be resolved.
Stumbled on to this conversation randomly this evening. From Toronto (love to hate it) but I appreciate the sentiments Terry conveyed about the feeling of home and his experience out West. Thanks gentlemen. Truly a pleasure to listen to.
love your show thank you i love Montreal alo diversity good food enjouy the mountains T ERRY
Every time I tried to live elsewhere, it never lasted, I missed Montreal so much and was so happy to return. I cant explain what it is about this city, but I love it!
I knew you would come back 😊 Montreal and Quebec DNA is in your blood !!
Mais pas sa culture
Another great podcast!
Thank you. Great show. Montreal is certainly unique.
Terry...you are so right !! We acquiesced to everything they wanted.
Pardon me, are you going to eat that danish ? 😋
Excellente émission et cet épisode m'a particulièrement frappé. Étant originaire de Vancouver, je partage toutes ses opinions sur la réalité de cette ville. Belle, très belle même, mais au delà de sa beauté, un peu "boring" comme il dit. Il manque la diversité culinaire dont on jouit ici (son commentaire sur les restaus chaînes est juste!), et il manque aussi le cachet et charme historiques. L'autre élément que Montréal offre que d'autres villes dans l'Ouest semblent parfois manquer, c'est les quartiers distincts. Que ce soit le brouhaha du centre-ville, l'ambiance bourgeoise de Westmount, l'animation toujours vibrante du Vieux-Port, jusqu'au vibe relax, presque zen de Rosemont, sans parler des nombreux quartiers culturels, on peut voyager et même se dépayser tout en prenant le métro à peine quelques arrêts ici! Ajoutons à cela les innombrables festivals gratuits en été, les parcs municipaux bien fréquentés par les Montréalais, l'accessibilité à d'autres villes québécoises et canadiennes et j'en passe; bref, Montréal offre une joie et qualité de vie inégalable ailleurs au pays. Je rends visite à mes parents chaque été à Vancouver et, comme Terry a très bien remarqué soulevant un voyage au Portugal, j'adore mes séjours à Vancouver, toutefois après deux semaines je me sens toujours comme "bien, c'est l'heure de repartir". Bien que Montréal ne soit ma ma ville d'origine, il fait bon y vivre, et elle devient de plus en plus ma ville adoptive, de plus en plus "home". Merci pour ce programme d'excellente qualité. Vous recevez des invités forts intéressants, abordez une variété de sujets pertinents, bref vous êtes, selon moi, un pilier du monde médiatique anglophone ici à Montréal. Bravo et bonne continuation!
"As a 'frenglais,' I've always navigated both French and English cultures with ease. My wife a French Canadian and children are also bilingual, and we've all experienced the occasional 'maudi englais' or 'you f frog' comment. However, I believe that these linguistic tensions are mostly perpetuated by politicians, not by everyday citizens. Most of my sons’ friends are French Canadian and they complain about the roads , traffic and cost of living I honestly cannot remember the last time I heard them speak against un englais.
I've lived in Calgary and traveled the world extensively, but I always felt drawn back to Montreal. It's a vibrant, diverse, and exciting city that offers a unique quality of life. Just like the Terry, I chose to return raise my family here because it is home.
My sons, now in their 30s and 40s, have all chosen to make Montreal their home as well. It's a testament to the city's charm and the opportunities it offers." as so well said this place is alive, diverse, controversial and exciting. Terry I am glad you are back.
Welcome back to Montréal.
I'm a native Torontonian, who ended up marrying a french guy from Shawinigan in 1986. He was a separatist and so there was no way I could take our sons to be raised in Toronto, so we agreed to stay in Quebec as long as I could live in a city, and we opted for Montreal. I raised my sons in Rosemount-La Petite Patrie, which everyone knows is very French, and I had to deal with the whispers and stares, but I managed to live through it. I was the "femme anglais" and that was ok. I loved Montreal and there was no way I was going to leave and go back to Ontario, by this time I formed great memories in this city. My sons are actually more French than English and don't see it the same way their separatist father did. The younger generation today are so open minded and relaxed, and multilingual. I love when people come and visit, and say they love it here!
@@annatoth790 but the vaste majority of québécois under 60years old see them self as québécois not canadians because for us you are à cheap beige version of american
Mordechai Richler did the same too, funny enough. He also moved back to Montreal because he said that the ROC was boring. It's funny how even the people here who don't really care for the language, or at least the laws, feel they left something when they leave. Is it Québec culture or is it fighting Québecois culture? I just came here become bilingual and see if the women were as cute as I was told. I planned to be here 2 years. It became 9.
But I need to buy a home, so I need to go to Alberta or live in a shoebox for the rest of my life. Maybe I'll miss it. Maybe I'll feel guilty if my French slips. Maybe I'll die a little inside when trying to talk about Québec to Albertans. Or maybe I'll feel some relief living somewhere where people over 50 don't victim puke at me about what happened to them between 1970 and 1996, and where people of different backgrounds aren't scared shitless of each other.
Bravo! Belle entrevue guys!
Welcome Back Terry! I've been listening to you all my life, pretty much, so nice to have you back!😁
Mr. Montreal
Loved the conversation and learn from your way you view coming back in québec!
Pourquoi un gouvernement du PQ serait pire que celui de la CAQ ? Nos meilleurs gouvernements ont ete ceux du PQ, point a la ligne,avec celui de Lesage-Levesque.
Of course they are talking from the anglo-Montrealer perspective. Rene-Levesque is only for you guys. Nothing is more disastrous than a demon robbing english-speaking assets.
Maintaining the separatist attitude is destabilizing and presumably offensive to the rest of Canada and the québécois that shouldn’t otherwise have to live with such division. Caq overtly says it will never seek separation even though they are made up of people holding both attitudes.
@@GMC-qo9xi Il La CAQ est une coalition, donc avec une moitie de federalistes et une autre de *separatistes*. C,est le reflet du referendum de 1995 ! Peut etre que le 3 ieme referendum dissipera definitivement l,equivoque. C,est la democratie !
great show welcome back TdiM
Welcome back Terry!
It's not true at 24:48, as nationalist I have respect for the long time native english community. The government must make sure to respect your right (more than the french canadien around the ROC ;) ) at the same time if your arrive a month ago and choose to live in Québec you MUST live in french and you have no right to choose english. If english was your choice you should have go to any other part of Canada or US or.,.. not my problem. We won't get assimilate by this process!!!
This is is the crux of the issue. Quebec is part of Canada. English is the national language and arguably it ought to at least remain the second recognized language in Quebec. Yet the very nature of it being a dictatorship like ‘how’ you are saying they (ie. new people) ‘must’ live in French makes it apparent what is happening… the English are being assimilated/moved out by every means possible. It’s all fear based… not teaching quebecois children the national language and indoctrinating them to believe that it’s not worth learning English because of politics is a disastrous proposition. Europeans keep their culture while speaking 3-5 languages fluently. Qebecois teens these days-even along the Ontario border, in Gatineau can rarely even operate a cash register, because they can’t get by in English. It’s purposefully keeping them ‘stupid’ (ie. ignorant) for purely fear based politics. It’s not the way forward, that is for certain. It’s destined to fail-like any place where citizens freedoms are purposely suppressed (or indoctrinated) for the sake of the political ideals of the elite or radicals. It generates divisions, which generate hate through ignorance. =going backwards.
@@GMC-qo9xi Keep your bias for you, Québec population is by far the most multilingual in Canada, myself I speak english and russian (born in rosemont Montréal from Québecois middle class parent). I study in mathematique and I traveled around the world and north America, by the way I'm a séparatiste too.
@@beastmtl yet to my point, how old are you? Eg. Look at the current curriculum for elementary school kids-how many hours of non French languages being taught? What are they purposely doing the next generations to change this culture you are exhibiting.
@@beastmtl not many of the children growing up in quebec right now will have the same inclination as you to travel around North America. This isolation/ignorance will only lead to more division and ultimately separation-as it seems it’s designed to do.
@@beastmtl (i can tell you are 50-55 years old by your playlists.)
If you remember bill 101 with René Lévesque. Please look at this policy again, Anglophones institutions are protected. I must say that it was the Liberals who disrespected this guarantee when they merged health institutions kicking out anglophone board of directors and along with it their control. The next threat was the CAQ’s attempt to merge education boards. Fortunately it was avoided. As a minority community in Canada, we do understand how it feels to be a minority, so the last thing on our mind is to deny the Anglophone minority to live in its own language and culture in Quebec. And many Anglophones have acknowledged that they are indeed able to live in Quebec without having to speak French, because as you say Quebecers are more often than not, bilingual and switch easily without even noticing it.
En tant que francophone de Montréal, je vis une relation amour - haine avec cette ville que j'adore et que je déteste en même temps. Les anglophones semblent avoir le même type de relation avec le Québec.
What is it you hate?
Am a francophone. I am happy to hear that. Nice point of view.
I also feel attached to Montreal but refuse to live in town it has been mismanaged and is not the place you remember it is scary
The CAQ has run out of money. Problems are province wide. Road projects halted halfway through completion. Hospitals ceasing operations. Schools not getting promised upgrades. Legault is blaming Trudeau, immigrants, and nurses.
@@trevorchabot864 where did all the tax money go .Seems irresponsible to destroy what took 100s of years to become what was the greatest city in the world. Montreal is similar to all the other out of control cities of the world and it started with the obstruction of fluent moving traffic (bike lanes) by the bad city planning .Why does a bar have a limit of people same should be for cities, just saying that at this pace GOD help us all
@@giovanniiaquinta880 "In addition, the employment rate was higher among immigrants (65.9%) than native-born Quebecers (60.5%), essentially because of a higher employment rate among those aged 55 and over among immigrants. The unemployment rate of immigrants was 5.8%, while that of non-immigrants was 3.8%." --Bilan du marché du travail au Québec en 2022(Que. Gov.)
Employment rate = (number of people who are employed / total labor force) x 100
Unemployment Rate = No. of Unemployed Persons / (No. of Employed Persons + No. of Unemployed Persons)
How immigrants are more employed, but also less employed, is a mystery to me. Anyway, the math doesn't support the idea that immigrants are to blame for a shortfall of money. And I'm for lowering immigration, just because I hate city sprawl, and I'm not overly fond of people.
@@giovanniiaquinta880probably because of the dictatorships that’s have destabilized Quebec over the decades with the language laws and threats of going nuclear with separation and discrimination. Montreal used to be more English at one point… ie. geared more towards business on national/international stage. It seems to me that it’s the common destiny of fear driven, indoctrinated cultures. Keeping the youth purposely ignorant for the sake of culturally purity seems to be a major trade off, with economic consequences for Quebec’s future.
That’s like Japan for me. Stayed 4 years and found that it’s a country with a bullying and choking culture. And too many perverts. I was lured to Canada because of lake Louise too. But I move to Montreal because of work. I have great neighbours. Quite happy so far. Food scene though not multiple cultural enough yet
My friend visited Vancouver Island and she found the people were not friendly.
M. Di Monte, you are wrong. I'm from Quebec city, a proud francophone (most of the time) and the francophones do not want anglos to leave. Never heard such a thing. The '70s aare over. The CAQ is crazy and this government does not represent the people of Quebec.
The language laws reveal otherwise. Assimilate or leave.
Good grief I left in 1978 too.
Mr Demonte concerning university fees! LOL, Here we go again!. Why does French speaking Quebecers have to pay for the education of English speakers from out of province. Honestly! Quebecers paid for the education of thousands of doctors that are practicing in Ontario. Also. where is the French University with cheap fees for French Quebecers in Ontario paid by Ontario Taxpayers. There is no reciprocity in English Canada. we got to stop the gravy train!
Surely this is like a political talking point (ie. used to fire you up) that falls apart when scrutinized. I imagine there are many ways where you could go to provinces surrounding quebec and study in French on their dime… university of Ottawa… is more French for example, than English. Again I’m pretty sure this one completely falls apart the more you look at it without bias…
@@GMC-qo9xi Yeah, like Quebeckers will go study at University of Ottawa for 7000$ per year while than go to Université de Montréal at 1700$ per annum. Just look into without bias and you will find that this is akin to a form of colonial exploitation akin to the British in Ireland in the 19th Century. Why do French Quebecbers have to provide the cheapest fees to everyone in English Canada.
@@savoirancien4093 what ‘is akin to a form of colonial exploitation’? ($7000 doesn’t actually seem like it’s much more than an Ontario resident schooling in Quebec btw.) Think you need to show how non residents are actually paying the same as residents, when I look it up I see substantially higher tuition and fees for non residents.
@@savoirancien4093 supposedly the new minimum annual Quebec (‘24-‘25) tuitions for out of province is $12k
@@GMC-qo9xi The real cost of education is 25K per annum. Its French Quebeckers that pays the difference between 25K and 12K. Thats our tribute to you master. 12K$ is the new tuitions you and you english people exploited us for 100 years as we had to provide education for you with very low fees. (Lowest in North America) Thank you Francois Legault for adjusting the fees a little bit. It is still exploitation. And then you say we are racist, you hypocrite you.
As a franco, i'm so glad he came back ❤ .
If you are bilingual like the French people why are you complaining about ? Anglophones in Quebec can live their lives in English but not francophones outside Quebec .
Well to address one aspect of your statement, Quebecois children, in general, are no longer being taught English to the extent where this ‘bilingualism’ you refer to will continue. They are purposefully dumbing down the current generations, for political purposes. This trend will hurt Quebec overall/in the long run. Tourism, business, cooperation with the rest of Canada will all gradually decline until it completely collapses. It’s like sabotaging the system with little things that will ensure there is a complete breakdown/division in the future. The pattern looks a bit like the political divide in the USA.
Guys, guys... you are SOOOOO wrong... I'm born in QUebec from QUebec parents, I love it, I love the english comunity, I traveled a lot, I'm part of a group called "inglish speakers in Quebec", where we do activity, in inglish, lots of great people, from Toronto and Ontario but with all kinds of international students etc., BUT I'm still a separatist. For Political reasons, nor from Xenophoby. For you to think that if you're a separatist you must have a wish of having no english people here, that you must had parents or grand parents that have spoken all your life about how much the heate or heated them, etc., is pretty shallow. I just think we would be better off Canada, and that's it, it as nothing to do with the people. it can has to do with stuff like ressources, economy, etc. Thanks for considering my view point, have a great meal :-)
Hello mtl est la métropole économique et culturelle du Québec this is not in new jersey or Bc guys get with the program vive un Québec souverain et le francais comme langue commune
How does Quebec move forward into the future as a monolith? Europeans in general are fluent in 2-5 languages… Quebec has been reducing the amount of English being taught to children for this ‘wonderful’ idea of saving Quebec culture… a culture that at times (and again currently) has been shaped by employing fear, division, and relying on dictatorial laws and attitudes, etc… How will the next generation pay the bills when they find they are stuck living in a cultural/economic backwater with virtually no way out (ie. no way to trade). It’s defiant isolationism (ie. biting the hand that feeds).
A small group of nationaliste ????seriously with 5%of francos voting fot the anglos liveral party you are kaput
Intégrer vous
Into ‘Canada’… see the irony?
@@GMC-qo9xi i font call you english you dont speak british english but american english from the midwest uou look yankees sound yankees are as arrogant then yankees cilturally à yankees
Great series. I left Quebec in the 1970s never to return.
you left, but not totally, you are still interested by what's happening here. Maybe because you are bored out there.
@@claudelalonde1732 Good point.
@@claudelalonde1732 I think the important thing to grasp, is that Robert got out and just when it happened to be a very bad phase in Quebec’s decline, which one could argue we are ramping back up again. And though the video here speaks about one person’s return, far more have been leaving and most will not be coming back. When you see that the québécois children are purposely being dumbed down/discouraged from learning English as part of this salvation plan for its ‘French’ culture, one doesn’t need to really wonder where that ultimately will lead the province. If it wasn’t for the major economic forces (tourism/business) that will at least somewhat keep Quebec’s mandate in check, it would have completely collapsed decades ago with this divisive/isolationist attitude it’s (trying to) promoting in it’s citizens. Personally, I think it’s the same failed machinations of Machiavelli (ie. the ends justify the means =>bs =>fascism).
@@GMC-qo9xi Your comment was interesting to read until it became false. And using the word nazi in the end disqualified you for clever and moderate point of view. Clearly you hate Di Monte praising his return. When was the last time you came to Montréal?
@@claudelalonde1732 I accept that criticism regarding the use of the inflammatory word ‘nazi’ when trying to make a point. It was a lazy way of saying the extreme would be nazism that is on this Machiavellian spectrum that I’m basically concluding we are seeing. And I do however see the indoctrination (or maybe better, the ‘cultivating’) of the Québecois youth, by reducing their opportunity to learn English… like as if it’s designed to keep them from being able to leave-as it moves toward the creation of something that maybe should ultimately be left (ie. not supported). And in that sense it does seem fascistic to me. However, what is the absolute truth, about what they are doing? Is it a good thing to create division and exploit people’s weaknesses by creating fear in the citizens to get them to support a political mandate of a faction? How accurate or untrue is that question? How should I see it to actually be closer to the truth? (Where it doesn’t actually have ‘shades’ of fascism baked all through it. Language police; drastic reduction of English being taught in schools to children, etc? What else is going on that should be included on the list of things that are by design meant to control people/shape Quebec society into being more monolithic, more isolated, more of a cultural/economic backwater.)
La pelouse du voisin est pas toujours plus verte ..😉⚜️
Not the Snowdon Deli claiming to be the best smoked meat in MTL 💀Also the pearl clutching about French protection is getting real old and kinda starts sounding like self victimization, guys. Most anglos in the city are more open minded than that and move here because of the Quebecois values and way of life, just like this guy who came back from BC for it. You totally lost me when you claimed young people consider moving over the French laws. Having to learn the local language to function here is totally ok. Young people move here.
On one side, you have the petty politics of some nationalists that play wedge issues to target swing ridings.
On the other side, you have stubborned people who blame anything wrong happening on Quebec’s uniqueness.
Peace and progress is right in the middle. On est presque 10 millions, faut se parler!
Well it’s always kind of been like trumpism… exploiting the weakness of the people =using fear and division to control them and have them ultimately go down the wrong path for someone else’s evil desires. Bilingualism/trilingualism =opportunity/growth; ≠ loss of culture! (We ‘should’ all be bilingual.)
He comes across as pretentious.
Stop refering to Us as french canadians got that colonial conoration we are québécois period
Stop calling us ‘English’… lol… seriously? (Double standards has always been part and parcel of the conflict.)
I beg to disagree. I identify more strongly in relation to my nationality, not my province. I never call myself “Québécois” because it’s irrelevant to my identity. I am Canadian first and foremost, I just happen to speak French.
@@brainybananaproduction so are we ont n'est québécois pas canadians we will never be american like you guys jamais vive le Québec libre