Disclaimer: I like Quebec. I like that the province has preserved the French language, unlike other areas with French origins that have assimilated with English, like Louisiana. Quebec is very unique in that way, and so I wanted to highlight that. It’s interesting the lengths that they have gone to do so. I’m studying French and taking a course at Alliance Française because I want to connect to the region on a deeper level and interact with Quebecers in French. Languages are cool. So ya I like Quebec quite a bit.
@@robertmainville4881 Exactly so. The reason why there are laws to impose the use of French is not because of the FLQ, but because of English business owners who would refuse to serve clients in French. Still 6 years ago, in Gatineau, I was told by a teenage restaurant hostess that she didn't speak French. Even though she should have learned it at school. (I took my business elsewhere. I can tolerate it in Ottawa, not in Gatineau.) And on the other hand, a woman loudly protested when a middle-aged, minimal-salaried cashier (who probably didn't have more than a 12th year of schooling) would not be able to talk to her in good enough English. The amount of her purchase could be easily seen, but that was not enough. I never saw that casher again; she probably lost her job because of that entitled English speaker. Some English speakers insist on being served in English while not understanding why French speakers should ask the same. So the government makes sure French speakers do get some minimal respect, and are no longer considered second-class citizen in a province where they form the majority of the population.
@@joshua-english I’ve read that there’s a significant French speaking population in northern Maine. There’re still plenty of French speakers in Louisiana, but it’s a shadow of its former self. It’d be cool to see it get a strong comeback.
You can't really make a video like this and not expect tons of inflammatory comments from both sides of the spectrum. Also, funny how nobody makes a video when English provinces banned other languages (such as Ontario, Nova Scotia and Manitoba). Not to mention deport them or kidnap their children.
To the Anglophones who claim that only Quebec has legislated to make French its official language, we must remember that before the enactment of the Loi sur les langues officielles in 1969, in the aftermath of the creation of the Canadian Confederation (1867), Francophones in several English provinces watched helplessly as several anti-French and anti-Catholic laws and regulations were adopted in English Canada. Thus, the teaching of French or its use in public spaces in favor of English was prohibited in : Nova Scotia by the Education Act (Tupper Act), Prince Edward Island by the Official Language Act, Manitoba by the Official Language Act, New Brunswick by the Common School Act, Ontario by Regulation 17, Alberta by the Alberta School Act, Saskatchewan by the Saskatchewan School Act. The Northwest Territories lost their bilingual status at the request of Conservative MP Alton McCarthy. Although Quebec made French its official language, it has never banned English on its territory. The English-speaking minority in Quebec enjoys the same rights as the majority, without distinction. Francophones outside Quebec cannot benefit from them as much. Their future is uncertain in the current context.
Bro French in Canada is being artificially preserved because if things were to take their natural course, English will take over. You can’t stop the inevitable. English is the dominant language and will overtake French whether you like it or not in Canada.
@@zeeqayum4834 You are right, bro, to say that French in the Canadian Anglo-sphere survives artificially thanks to the Official Languages Act (1969). It is only a matter of time before the million Francophones outside Quebec (according to the 2021 census) are assimilated and their language and culture folklorized. This was the goal of Lord Durham's Report of 1839, namely the assimilation of French Canadians. Quebecers are very attached to their language and culture that have characterized them for over 400 years, protected by language laws, but decried elsewhere in Canada, considered racist and xenophobic. The only way for Quebec to ensure the maintenance and sustainability of its language and culture is to separate itself from the rest of Canada, which does not like it because of its linguistic singularity. There is no people and identity without borders and culture, there are no borders and culture without sovereignty. However, will Canada part with Quebec so easily, given that it will automatically be downgraded from the rich countries of which it is a part (it is currently ranked 9th), deprived of some 23% of its GDP (PPP), Quebec being the 2nd economy in the country after Ontario. According to Statistics Canada data, corroborated by the Institut de la statistique du Québec, the GDP PPP of Quebec with its 9 million inhabitants, amounts to CAD 504.5 billion in 2023-2024, equivalent to the GDP (PPP) of Spain, with its 48 million inhabitants.
@@OlivierLeclair Vous avez raison! Je crois comprendre que l'Ontario a une politique linguistique régionalisée : une partie de la province est exclusivement anglophone, tandis que d'autres régions sont bilingues. Merci pour la correction.
That's fine. but why do the laws need mandate disallowing usage of other languages? Seems draconian and in contradiction to basic freedoms of expression.
@@danp8619 the sad thing is many dont respect the country they come live in and keep their language and dont try learn the language of where they live so yes we need to have laws otherwise we would get assimilated very fast and people would not try at all learning the language. i am french and i can speak english but i do see people speaking arabic or chinese and others and sometimes we cant even know what is the store name or get served by french or even english in stores in quebec which makes no sense at all. even with some laws many dont care and still do their own thing. i think if you cannot learn the things and adapt to the country you go live in then you better go elsewhere. in canada the official languages are french and english and nothing else. i never understood why some come live here and use the flag of their old country to go on the streets and do protests for those countries and they not speak our language dont care of our culture. there is the same issues in many places. for sure the people who live in a country want to preserve their language and culture and will try defend it.
As an Ontarian I hate how much division there is between Quebec and the rest of Canada. I find a lot of Quebecois think the rest of the country hates them and this goes both ways. In my experience everyone I know loves Quebec, the French language, and the people. We are all Canadians whether we like it or not, and our county started almost entirely French whether we like it or not. I think in order to preserve the French language in Quebec, Quebec should be trying to expand French, have people from Quebec teach French in schools and the Quebec government should push for French to be taught better in Schools so they don't feel as isolated. On Ontarien's aimons les Quebecois and I hope they understand that so we as Canadians can stop being so divided.
@@wesleyredford-ry3pb No, my high school and elementary school were both half French and there are two schools within walking distance for example that only use and speak French, no English.
I appreciate that you tried to find a historic reason to why Québec tries to preserve French, but the FLQ taking most of the explanation is odd... They are in no way the reason why and most people in Québec don't consider them as heroes. Why didn't you talk about the Union act and how Canada was created to assimilate us or about the Patriots or even the referendums more in details, French declining every year in Québec and getting replaced by English, how Canada invests millions in preserving the English language in Québec, how Canadian bilingualism is a total joke? You don't need to give an opinion, but I always feel like Anglophones always try to make us look bad and focus on what we've done wrong and see it as a big and dangerous revolution. Québec's independence movement is an identity thing but also an ideological thing today. With independentist parties on top of both federal and provincial polls, let's hope we'll get out of the overcomplicated situation we're in...
Laisse tomber , tu vois c'est typique de l'humour british " ironic" ceci étant dit tu pourra noter qu'ils apprécient l'histoire surtout celle des batailles 😀😀
Canadian French is obsolete in today's society. There's a reason the language is almost dead. And the bloc party should be dismantled or registered as a terrorist group within Canada. Quebec should be renamed upper Ontario and the bilingualism be abolished. And that's for bill 96 which is illegal.
Good work but you need to do much more research when looking at a topic. French is the only official language in Quebec, as such the english speakers should not really be complaining about the rules established. Its like moving in Morocco and conplaining that its too hot. Also, the MAÎTRES CHEZ NOUS sign was advocating the nationalisation of electricity, since the big electricity compagnies were english owned. It was in no way related to the FLQ, which is a terrorist organisation, and it has played an extremely minor, if not at all role in the preservation of french. This video Would probably work better if it was only themed around the FLQ but then it should also be fact checked. Nothing was said about the two centuries of assimilation from the canadian government against Quebec citizen, nor the constant pressure since the british empire invaded new France, which are much more major factors of the need to keep and preserve our culture and language. Thats why we have Quebec history classes. Gustavo fring meme says : You speak english because its the only language you know, I speak english because its the only language you know. Speaking in a more general term
language isn't mandated by law in other countries, and the FLQ was significant part of the movement, in fact Paul Rose (FLQ terrorist) even entered politics after he managed to not face his life sentence for murder. The language laws overall have brought the two solitudes closer, in particular the anglo and allophone minorities of Quebec who are almost entirely fluent in french today, but Montreal has suffered significantly. It is no longer a major Canadian or world power, economically or culturally, and further attempts to delegitimize minority rights under the current government are further damaging the image of the city.
Let's not forget that some of the bombs were in fact installed by RCMP policemen. That part is rarely taught in history classes. It's even hard to find any official information about it on the Internet. Doesn't make it less true.
We go sometimes with extreme measure to protect french, mostly because we are surrended by 380 millions english speaking souls. So far it worked, compare to Louisiana.
@@BRUTALB0RIS of course what i write is my opinion. Yet mandating the exclusion of languages through legal statute is typically seen as a means to marginalize linguistic and racial minorities and limit basic rights of freedom of expression (which is universally regarded by international law as a human right). Hope this provides more context;)
@@danp8619 Oh, you mean like what the English have been doing for centuries now? In case you haven't noticed, Québec is not a country (yet). There are two official languages in this country : French and English. English is of course the majority language. If someone refuses to learn french here, there are 9 other provinces and 3 territories they can move to so the "basic rights" argument is pretty moot. We don't need that kind of people around here. The english-speaking "minority" in Québec is btw one of the best treated "minorities" in the entire world and they constantly cry and moan like a bunch of spoiled brats. Compare everything they have to French Canadians outside Québec. Just ask yourself, how often do they get to do anything in their own language? Of course you don't need laws to impose your language when you speak the vastly dominant one. They won't die from putting their signs and ads in french before english or any other language so spare me the crocodile tears. How exactly is English being "excluded"?
I live in Ontario, and I love Quebec. We can visit a cool foreign country that requires no passports, no customs check at the border or exchanging of currency. All the people complaining seem to want Quebec to be like Alberta ???? One Alberta is quite enough thank you very much. But I love Alberta as well. It's like visiting Texas with a few less firearms. This country is great. 😂
@@ehjo4904 Refusing to learn the language of the land. Don't move to Japan if you don't want to learn Japanese. Actually, many Japanese will refuse to serve foreigners. (Not out of racism, mind you, but out of fear of not being able to serve them properly due to miscommunication.)
There are plenty of anglophone people that have been living in Quebec for generations. I understand that Quebec wants to protect the usage of their language but forcing Starbucks to be called Café Starbucks doesn't do anything. François Legault's policy of making it impossible to live in Quebec as an anglophone by denying government services in anything but French is nationalistic and inhumane.
You seem to think we speak French because we're stubborn, as though we could all speak English if we tried our best. Next time go to somewhere more remote, such as Montmagny or La Tuque for example. Menus will definitely be in French, trust me on that one.
Extreme measures? 🤨 OQLF is often ridiculous, I will give you that, however some (not all) shop owners shoot themselves in the foot and only have them to blame.
Wow I'm just at 5 minutes right now and so much disinformations and condescending about French language.... I'll listen to the rest to see how far he goes in the lies and the ignorance.
Since 1763, Quebec has survived Canada's attempts at assimilation and this has become increasingly evident over the years. The federal government's latest discovery is to challenge Quebec's laws, such as 21 and 96. As soon as it involves a national affirmation law, this law ends up before the Supreme Court. There is also the drowning by immigration, without consulting Quebecers. Why is 60% of Canada's immigration directed towards Quebec? Another great Canadian classic: when they attack us and we back down, we are seen as bad players and we play the role of the victim. Classic !
First off, ridiculing a French descended place for wanting the French language to be used is just a bit Anglo-splaining of this issue. Yes, enforcement of the law, which I had always seen called 101, can be heavy handed and picky, but the undermining of their French identity by excess commercialism and longstanding discrimination by the English speaking world is the far greater outrage. Secondly, I walked that same bridge from Ottawa to Gatineau, but finding U.S.-based fast food was the absolute last thing on my to-do list. I don’t want to sound scolding here, but je’dore Quebec.
@@danp8619 But if you want to talk with small local businesses, you'd sure better know at least some Italian. Sure, the younger generations probably learned one, if not two foreign languages at school, but if they never got to practice it, they may not remember much. Why is it so hard to learn some French to do business in Quebec?
@@ehjo4904 I think a chimpanzee would know that expression without any knowledge of history tbh. But congratulations on completely missing the point I was making.....smh.
Next video: Arriving in Alberta and being amazed that signs, menus and shops are unilingually in English. Also being amazed that the terms used are not the same as in England.
@zeeqayum4834 No, they don't. English classes only start in Grade 4 in the French school system, and the French Québécois in rural areas do not have opportunities to practice the English they learn. Just as an Albertan kid doesn't have the chance to practice the French they learn in school. BTW, I'm completely neutral, but I do believe in fairness. My parents came here decades ago and I work in three languages: French, English and German. I also have conversational level Spanish.
@@monah5532 the amount of Canadians who can’t speak any English at all is minuscule. There is a reason for that. Yet the majority of Canadians don’t know more than 3 words in French. They aren’t remotely comparable.
All that we want is to be respected. I dont care about the signs on the stores and im not a separatist. All we want is to feel respected. A lot of immigrants are very respectful and try to speak french even if it can be hard.
Very interesting... You chew the Quiet Revolution, the FLQ and even the visit of General de Gaulle. However, we rarely hear about the KKK’s actions against francophones. How many members were there? 70,000.... You think that’s history? There was a recruitment campaign in 2017 on the campuses in Fredericton, NB and Roosevelt’s letter to Mackenzie King in which he wanted to set up a system and politics for assimilating francophones. Étant donné que vous apprenez le français, je vous invite à voir le film La guerre de Saint-Léonard peut-être qu'il vous fera réaliser la nécessité d'avoir adopté la loi 101.
J'allais commenter pour recommander le même film! Je suis arrivé au cinéma sans savoir quoi regarder et finalement on a regardé ça sans savoir à quoi s'attendre et c'était bien. J'aurais aimé voir aussi la période un peu après pour mieux voir le lien entre les 2 événements.
@@Entuaka Les conflits scolaires sont dans une mouvance sociale de la Révolution tranquille pendant que la Crise d'octobre est davantage une action politique. Il n'y pas de lien direct entre les deux événements sinon la situation sociale dans son ensemble. Cependant, le conflit scolaire de Saint-Léonard est le début des démarches qui mèneront à l'adoption des loi 63, puis de la loi 22 et de la loi 101 et finalement de la loi 96. Il existe plusieurs films au sujet de la crise d'octobre: Les ordres, Bingo, La Maison du pêcheur, Corbo, Octobre, Les Rose * (documentaire), Les événements d'octobre 1970, La liberté en colère et plusieurs autres disponibles sur le site de l'ONF. Il y a un documentaire Les enfants de la loi 101, de Aloiso qui fait le lien entre le résultat des lois linguistiques et la scolarisation.
Québec is and will always be French, people who don't like it are welcome to leave ... it's for them to adapt and not us as we're at home here. There are a ton of other jurisdictions in North America which might be more appropriate for them.
@@macaronienshiis Except that we were here before the English settlers. English ones preferred to go south, but when France lost its was against England, the latter was happy to increase its territory, even though it had little interest in that area before. Colder, harsher... But with the French settlers making things at least somewhat "civilized", I guess it made it easier. So English officers stole all the best lands for themselves, threw out or hung those who complained, and expected everyone to just bow to their rule. Hah. Quebecers had survived this long not cause it was easy, but cause we are strong headed. And through cooperation with First Nations. of course. We are very able to cooperate, when it comes from a mutual-respect position. In other words: blame your own ancestors if you don't like Quebec speaking French. And blame your own behaviour if Quebecers flip you the bird. Hm. Perhaps, if I had written this in French, I would have added some clever insults you would never have understood...
Funny you use a Canadian Flag to represents Ottawa, Ontario to go to another Canadian Province Québec (Québec Flags) where my Ontarian flag or the Ottawa Flag !
I live in France. Every day when I walk through my city, I see English words printed on signs, block after block. The difference here is that nearly 70 million people speak French, and neighbouring countries like Suisse, Monaco, Belgium, are also bi- or trilingual. English is not the threat to native speakers that it is in Canada As an English speaking expat Canadian, who remembers the crisis of Quebec in 1970, I did believe then, and strongly strongly believe that a separation of Québec would be a tragic loss for Canada and Canadian identity. I'm very pleased that modern Québecois are less nationalistic, but I understand why this push to retain the language is so important to those whose heritage is an equal and founding part of the country of Canada.
I’ve been learning French this year and if I get the amazing opportunity to go to Quebec and anyone dares speak to me in English, I’m going to give them the evil eye 🤯😂
I often have been to Ottawa and like to cross this bridge actually. Now about Ottawa our nation's capital is a shame -except for some improvements like the area called Glebe - overall it has remained the same in the last 30 years and the French language has NOT progressed in terms of visibility even though most anglophones in downtown Ottawa speak excellent French. The city still has this small town feel a sharp contrast with London, Paris or Washington. As for legistlation well the USA the only reason why English is number one on the planet has legislation promoting English in 40 states. That seems normal to me that if you go to Paris you hear and read French, London English and Mexico city, Spanish and Toronto... English. I am glad you envoyed your trip there but next time make it to Montreal or Quebec city a lot to discover.
Great video. Habs fans can annoy me, lol (Sens) but love Quebec very much. I read a couple good books about the referendums but this makes me want to try and find something about the October crisis.
Canada should have both English and French speaking in all provinces instead of just English. And Canada should just let preschools taking French and English together
quebec is not what is used to be. you are a few decades late. quebec used to be a huge french majority but now theres alot immigration and tons of people who speak english or other languages in quebec. its very sad because french people are losing their language and culture and many people coming from immigration dont care about it and keep their own country culture and language and they mostly learn english intead of french. i remember when i was a kid in the seventies and eighties , it was rare to see someone not talking french and not being caucasian. its not at all what it used to be today in 2024. since justin trudeau is the pm in canada , it got worse. his father also helped cause this situation back then. we can see that this is also happening in english canada and in many parts of the world. multiculturalism took over because of the immigration politics of our governments.
Intéressante vidéo. Dommage que tu utilises des adjectifs exagérés pour amplifier ton propos. Dans ta prochaine vidéo, parle nous du 3e référendum en route avec le PQ de PSPP!
You give the story write by anglais canadien. It’s quite different that the true story. The betray of canadien government and the betray of the 9 other provinces is the most important part of the story
3:34 In the case of PFK... Kentucky Fried Chicken... in Quebec and northern New Brunswick, there have been several versions of the name of this fast food chain: Scott’s Villa du poulet then La villa du Poulet - Kentucky Fried Chicken in the 70s to become Poulet Frit à la Kentucky which is more quickly called PFK, long before Bill 101. Is it the laws that changed the name or simply that, in terms of marketing, the company wanted to change them out of respect for the specificity of Quebec. No doubt that the leaders thought it was better at the marketing level.
@@jacquesnadon1865 Yes it is the laws that changed the name of KFC to PFK. KFC existed in Quebec as KFC until it was forced to change its name in 1977 by the French Language Charter. In 2012, Quebec lifted that law but KFC decided to remain PFK regardless. KFC goes under the name KFC pretty much everywhere else in the world, even France. I don’t think that making more things in Quebec French is a bad thing. I think it’s interesting, that’s all.
@@WheekWheekWheekWheek I’m over 60. When Bill 101 was passed, I was 15-16. I remember the name of the restaurant: “Scott’s Chicken la villa du poulet” then “La villa du poulet” until the change of name to “Poulet frit à la Kentucky” ... bon en s’en léchez les doigts. Never seen or heard the name Kentucky Fried Chicken before going to work in other provinces.
Sérieux ouai, c'est grave. Je vois pas comment quelqu'un ne peut pas être content et dépayser d'aller dans un endroit oû tout est écrit dans une autre langue...
@@skywarser1610 Désolé, mais si un Chinois, un Japonais, un Russe....n'importe qui...voyage aux Québec, est-ce qu'il se plaint que l'affichage n'est pas dans sa langue? Bien sûr que non. Donc pourquoi les anglophones sont-ils tellement choqués que l'affichage ne soit pas en anglais lorsqu'ils se rendent dans une région où la majorité de la population ne parle pas l'anglais? Qu'ils sortent l'application de traduction comme tous les autres.
Defend your heritage, get shit on. Answer back, get shit on. Damned if you do, damned if you don't I guess? You too would be annoyed if you regularly had to deal with ignorants misrepresenting your culture.
We're in 2024, you cross the bridge, go in Quebec, and talk about Gen De Gaulle the FLQ as is these things happed last week. Get over it buddy. Things have changed a lot. Especially with the internet.
Disclaimer: I like Quebec. I like that the province has preserved the French language, unlike other areas with French origins that have assimilated with English, like Louisiana. Quebec is very unique in that way, and so I wanted to highlight that. It’s interesting the lengths that they have gone to do so. I’m studying French and taking a course at Alliance Française because I want to connect to the region on a deeper level and interact with Quebecers in French. Languages are cool. So ya I like Quebec quite a bit.
If you like Quebec so much, I think you should have investigated the topic a tad more.
@@robertmainville4881 Exactly so. The reason why there are laws to impose the use of French is not because of the FLQ, but because of English business owners who would refuse to serve clients in French.
Still 6 years ago, in Gatineau, I was told by a teenage restaurant hostess that she didn't speak French. Even though she should have learned it at school. (I took my business elsewhere. I can tolerate it in Ottawa, not in Gatineau.) And on the other hand, a woman loudly protested when a middle-aged, minimal-salaried cashier (who probably didn't have more than a 12th year of schooling) would not be able to talk to her in good enough English. The amount of her purchase could be easily seen, but that was not enough. I never saw that casher again; she probably lost her job because of that entitled English speaker.
Some English speakers insist on being served in English while not understanding why French speakers should ask the same. So the government makes sure French speakers do get some minimal respect, and are no longer considered second-class citizen in a province where they form the majority of the population.
I want to live where French is spoken but I only have US citizenship. I wish Louisiana spoke French because I could easily move there.
@@joshua-english I’ve read that there’s a significant French speaking population in northern Maine. There’re still plenty of French speakers in Louisiana, but it’s a shadow of its former self. It’d be cool to see it get a strong comeback.
You can't really make a video like this and not expect tons of inflammatory comments from both sides of the spectrum.
Also, funny how nobody makes a video when English provinces banned other languages (such as Ontario, Nova Scotia and Manitoba). Not to mention deport them or kidnap their children.
To the Anglophones who claim that only Quebec has legislated to make French its official language, we must remember that before the enactment of the Loi sur les langues officielles in 1969, in the aftermath of the creation of the Canadian Confederation (1867), Francophones in several English provinces watched helplessly as several anti-French and anti-Catholic laws and regulations were adopted in English Canada. Thus, the teaching of French or its use in public spaces in favor of English was prohibited in :
Nova Scotia by the Education Act (Tupper Act),
Prince Edward Island by the Official Language Act,
Manitoba by the Official Language Act,
New Brunswick by the Common School Act,
Ontario by Regulation 17,
Alberta by the Alberta School Act,
Saskatchewan by the Saskatchewan School Act.
The Northwest Territories lost their bilingual status at the request of Conservative MP Alton McCarthy.
Although Quebec made French its official language, it has never banned English on its territory. The English-speaking minority in Quebec enjoys the same rights as the majority, without distinction. Francophones outside Quebec cannot benefit from them as much. Their future is uncertain in the current context.
Bro French in Canada is being artificially preserved because if things were to take their natural course, English will take over. You can’t stop the inevitable. English is the dominant language and will overtake French whether you like it or not in Canada.
@@zeeqayum4834 You are right, bro, to say that French in the Canadian Anglo-sphere survives artificially thanks to the Official Languages Act (1969). It is only a matter of time before the million Francophones outside Quebec (according to the 2021 census) are assimilated and their language and culture folklorized. This was the goal of Lord Durham's Report of 1839, namely the assimilation of French Canadians. Quebecers are very attached to their language and culture that have characterized them for over 400 years, protected by language laws, but decried elsewhere in Canada, considered racist and xenophobic. The only way for Quebec to ensure the maintenance and sustainability of its language and culture is to separate itself from the rest of Canada, which does not like it because of its linguistic singularity. There is no people and identity without borders and culture, there are no borders and culture without sovereignty.
However, will Canada part with Quebec so easily, given that it will automatically be downgraded from the rich countries of which it is a part (it is currently ranked 9th), deprived of some 23% of its GDP (PPP), Quebec being the 2nd economy in the country after Ontario. According to Statistics Canada data, corroborated by the Institut de la statistique du Québec, the GDP PPP of Quebec with its 9 million inhabitants, amounts to CAD 504.5 billion in 2023-2024, equivalent to the GDP (PPP) of Spain, with its 48 million inhabitants.
@@m.boivin8671 Excellent post!
You do know that the current Quebec government is slowly taking away English Quebecers rights.
Remarkable how one simple walk over a bridge allows you to misunderstand and misrepresent so many topics at once.
For the better understanding of everyone : French is the only official language of Québec.
Ontario only official language is English, not bilingual.
@@OlivierLeclair Vous avez raison! Je crois comprendre que l'Ontario a une politique linguistique régionalisée : une partie de la province est exclusivement anglophone, tandis que d'autres régions sont bilingues. Merci pour la correction.
that dont mean theres not many people speaking other languages. there is tons. with the immigration , we see alot people speaking other languages.
That's fine. but why do the laws need mandate disallowing usage of other languages? Seems draconian and in contradiction to basic freedoms of expression.
@@danp8619 the sad thing is many dont respect the country they come live in and keep their language and dont try learn the language of where they live so yes we need to have laws otherwise we would get assimilated very fast and people would not try at all learning the language. i am french and i can speak english but i do see people speaking arabic or chinese and others and sometimes we cant even know what is the store name or get served by french or even english in stores in quebec which makes no sense at all. even with some laws many dont care and still do their own thing. i think if you cannot learn the things and adapt to the country you go live in then you better go elsewhere. in canada the official languages are french and english and nothing else. i never understood why some come live here and use the flag of their old country to go on the streets and do protests for those countries and they not speak our language dont care of our culture. there is the same issues in many places. for sure the people who live in a country want to preserve their language and culture and will try defend it.
Other languages than english exist? I'm so offended
As an Ontarian I hate how much division there is between Quebec and the rest of Canada. I find a lot of Quebecois think the rest of the country hates them and this goes both ways. In my experience everyone I know loves Quebec, the French language, and the people. We are all Canadians whether we like it or not, and our county started almost entirely French whether we like it or not. I think in order to preserve the French language in Quebec, Quebec should be trying to expand French, have people from Quebec teach French in schools and the Quebec government should push for French to be taught better in Schools so they don't feel as isolated. On Ontarien's aimons les Quebecois and I hope they understand that so we as Canadians can stop being so divided.
Didn't Ford banned French again
@@wesleyredford-ry3pb No, my high school and elementary school were both half French and there are two schools within walking distance for example that only use and speak French, no English.
I appreciate that you tried to find a historic reason to why Québec tries to preserve French, but the FLQ taking most of the explanation is odd... They are in no way the reason why and most people in Québec don't consider them as heroes. Why didn't you talk about the Union act and how Canada was created to assimilate us or about the Patriots or even the referendums more in details, French declining every year in Québec and getting replaced by English, how Canada invests millions in preserving the English language in Québec, how Canadian bilingualism is a total joke? You don't need to give an opinion, but I always feel like Anglophones always try to make us look bad and focus on what we've done wrong and see it as a big and dangerous revolution. Québec's independence movement is an identity thing but also an ideological thing today. With independentist parties on top of both federal and provincial polls, let's hope we'll get out of the overcomplicated situation we're in...
They should just become independant at this point.. might be the only way to save the french language. It's already too late for MTL malheureusement.
Laisse tomber , tu vois c'est typique de l'humour british " ironic" ceci étant dit tu pourra noter qu'ils apprécient l'histoire surtout celle des batailles 😀😀
Vois pleurez tout le temps c’est pas possible bande de victimes
Canadian French is obsolete in today's society. There's a reason the language is almost dead. And the bloc party should be dismantled or registered as a terrorist group within Canada. Quebec should be renamed upper Ontario and the bilingualism be abolished. And that's for bill 96 which is illegal.
You can’t stop the inevitable. English will overpower the dying French language in Canada.
How can you find streets signs aggressive? What is wrong with you.
Je souhaite aux Québécois de préserver leur langue et leur culture aussi longtemps qu'ils le pourront :)
It shows you English is the future and not French. Let things take their natural course
@@zeeqayum4834Que dit tu
@@wesleyredford-ry3pb speak English frenchy
Good work but you need to do much more research when looking at a topic. French is the only official language in Quebec, as such the english speakers should not really be complaining about the rules established. Its like moving in Morocco and conplaining that its too hot. Also, the MAÎTRES CHEZ NOUS sign was advocating the nationalisation of electricity, since the big electricity compagnies were english owned. It was in no way related to the FLQ, which is a terrorist organisation, and it has played an extremely minor, if not at all role in the preservation of french. This video Would probably work better if it was only themed around the FLQ but then it should also be fact checked. Nothing was said about the two centuries of assimilation from the canadian government against Quebec citizen, nor the constant pressure since the british empire invaded new France, which are much more major factors of the need to keep and preserve our culture and language. Thats why we have Quebec history classes. Gustavo fring meme says : You speak english because its the only language you know, I speak english because its the only language you know. Speaking in a more general term
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language isn't mandated by law in other countries, and the FLQ was significant part of the movement, in fact Paul Rose (FLQ terrorist) even entered politics after he managed to not face his life sentence for murder.
The language laws overall have brought the two solitudes closer, in particular the anglo and allophone minorities of Quebec who are almost entirely fluent in french today, but Montreal has suffered significantly. It is no longer a major Canadian or world power, economically or culturally, and further attempts to delegitimize minority rights under the current government are further damaging the image of the city.
Let's not forget that some of the bombs were in fact installed by RCMP policemen. That part is rarely taught in history classes. It's even hard to find any official information about it on the Internet. Doesn't make it less true.
Typical Frenchy trying to hold on to their dying language.
@mustardboy5267 It smells fine to me. If that’s too much to read, you may be under the influence of this era’s over reliance on e-media.
We go sometimes with extreme measure to protect french, mostly because we are surrended by 380 millions english speaking souls. So far it worked, compare to Louisiana.
Language laws seem so xenophobic and racist though.
@@danp8619 your opinion
@@BRUTALB0RIS of course what i write is my opinion.
Yet mandating the exclusion of languages through legal statute is typically seen as a means to marginalize linguistic and racial minorities and limit basic rights of freedom of expression (which is universally regarded by international law as a human right).
Hope this provides more context;)
@@danp8619 Oh, you mean like what the English have been doing for centuries now? In case you haven't noticed, Québec is not a country (yet). There are two official languages in this country : French and English. English is of course the majority language. If someone refuses to learn french here, there are 9 other provinces and 3 territories they can move to so the "basic rights" argument is pretty moot. We don't need that kind of people around here. The english-speaking "minority" in Québec is btw one of the best treated "minorities" in the entire world and they constantly cry and moan like a bunch of spoiled brats. Compare everything they have to French Canadians outside Québec. Just ask yourself, how often do they get to do anything in their own language? Of course you don't need laws to impose your language when you speak the vastly dominant one. They won't die from putting their signs and ads in french before english or any other language so spare me the crocodile tears. How exactly is English being "excluded"?
@@gustru2078 Amen !
I live in Ontario, and I love Quebec. We can visit a cool foreign country that requires no passports, no customs check at the border or exchanging of currency. All the people complaining seem to want Quebec to be like Alberta ???? One Alberta is quite enough thank you very much. But I love Alberta as well. It's like visiting Texas with a few less firearms. This country is great. 😂
People complaining about language rules, there is a door if they aren't happy. They don't have to stay, just saying.
So right , they are the ones to blame . Choosing the wrong language in the wrong province .
@@ehjo4904 Refusing to learn the language of the land. Don't move to Japan if you don't want to learn Japanese. Actually, many Japanese will refuse to serve foreigners. (Not out of racism, mind you, but out of fear of not being able to serve them properly due to miscommunication.)
There are plenty of anglophone people that have been living in Quebec for generations. I understand that Quebec wants to protect the usage of their language but forcing Starbucks to be called Café Starbucks doesn't do anything. François Legault's policy of making it impossible to live in Quebec as an anglophone by denying government services in anything but French is nationalistic and inhumane.
INHUMANE .... Explain yourself ! Maybe you just aren't able of learning something , that's why you SH on us !
POKEMON ! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@Littlefrench48 You move on a land, you speak the language of the land, the official language of Quebec is french. I don't need to say more.
You seem to think we speak French because we're stubborn, as though we could all speak English if we tried our best. Next time go to somewhere more remote, such as Montmagny or La Tuque for example. Menus will definitely be in French, trust me on that one.
Extreme measures? 🤨 OQLF is often ridiculous, I will give you that, however some (not all) shop owners shoot themselves in the foot and only have them to blame.
Wow I'm just at 5 minutes right now and so much disinformations and condescending about French language....
I'll listen to the rest to see how far he goes in the lies and the ignorance.
ok people, don't consider that video as credible. That is just another lame youtuber posting shit.
Since 1763, Quebec has survived Canada's attempts at assimilation and this has become increasingly evident over the years. The federal government's latest discovery is to challenge Quebec's laws, such as 21 and 96. As soon as it involves a national affirmation law, this law ends up before the Supreme Court. There is also the drowning by immigration, without consulting Quebecers. Why is 60% of Canada's immigration directed towards Quebec? Another great Canadian classic: when they attack us and we back down, we are seen as bad players and we play the role of the victim. Classic !
First off, ridiculing a French descended place for wanting the French language to be used is just a bit Anglo-splaining of this issue. Yes, enforcement of the law, which I had always seen called 101, can be heavy handed and picky, but the undermining of their French identity by excess commercialism and longstanding discrimination by the English speaking world is the far greater outrage.
Secondly, I walked that same bridge from Ottawa to Gatineau, but finding U.S.-based fast food was the absolute last thing on my to-do list. I don’t want to sound scolding here, but je’dore Quebec.
in Rome do as Romans do. This is called respect
rome doesnt outlaw english.
@danp8619 It is an expression dated from the late antiquity, darling . It is time to educate yourself
@@danp8619 But if you want to talk with small local businesses, you'd sure better know at least some Italian. Sure, the younger generations probably learned one, if not two foreign languages at school, but if they never got to practice it, they may not remember much. Why is it so hard to learn some French to do business in Quebec?
@@ehjo4904 I think a chimpanzee would know that expression without any knowledge of history tbh. But congratulations on completely missing the point I was making.....smh.
@@stereonacht2247 learning french isn't the issue. It's outlawing other languages that is wrong.
Next video: Arriving in Alberta and being amazed that signs, menus and shops are unilingually in English. Also being amazed that the terms used are not the same as in England.
Because everyone speaks English including French speaking Canadians with few exceptions. Dont compare the two haha
@zeeqayum4834 No, they don't. English classes only start in Grade 4 in the French school system, and the French Québécois in rural areas do not have opportunities to practice the English they learn. Just as an Albertan kid doesn't have the chance to practice the French they learn in school. BTW, I'm completely neutral, but I do believe in fairness. My parents came here decades ago and I work in three languages: French, English and German. I also have conversational level Spanish.
@@monah5532 the amount of Canadians who can’t speak any English at all is minuscule. There is a reason for that. Yet the majority of Canadians don’t know more than 3 words in French. They aren’t remotely comparable.
I like how Ottawa and Gatineau could just be a cross-provincial city
No, neither side would want that. The Ottawa River is the border for many historical, and practical linguistic reasons.
I have to thank you sincerely for your unbiased portrayal of Québec reality. It is something our cousins in english Canada seem mostly unable to do.
All that we want is to be respected. I dont care about the signs on the stores and im not a separatist. All we want is to feel respected. A lot of immigrants are very respectful and try to speak french even if it can be hard.
Very interesting... You chew the Quiet Revolution, the FLQ and even the visit of General de Gaulle. However, we rarely hear about the KKK’s actions against francophones. How many members were there? 70,000.... You think that’s history? There was a recruitment campaign in 2017 on the campuses in Fredericton, NB
and Roosevelt’s letter to Mackenzie King in which he wanted to set up a system and politics for assimilating francophones.
Étant donné que vous apprenez le français, je vous invite à voir le film La guerre de Saint-Léonard peut-être qu'il vous fera réaliser la nécessité d'avoir adopté la loi 101.
J'allais commenter pour recommander le même film! Je suis arrivé au cinéma sans savoir quoi regarder et finalement on a regardé ça sans savoir à quoi s'attendre et c'était bien.
J'aurais aimé voir aussi la période un peu après pour mieux voir le lien entre les 2 événements.
Merci pour la recommandation. Je veux regarder plus de films français.
@@Entuaka Les conflits scolaires sont dans une mouvance sociale de la Révolution tranquille pendant que la Crise d'octobre est davantage une action politique. Il n'y pas de lien direct entre les deux événements sinon la situation sociale dans son ensemble.
Cependant, le conflit scolaire de Saint-Léonard est le début des démarches qui mèneront à l'adoption des loi 63, puis de la loi 22 et de la loi 101 et finalement de la loi 96. Il existe plusieurs films au sujet de la crise d'octobre: Les ordres, Bingo, La Maison du pêcheur,
Corbo, Octobre, Les Rose * (documentaire), Les événements d'octobre 1970, La liberté en colère et plusieurs autres disponibles sur le site de l'ONF.
Il y a un documentaire Les enfants de la loi 101, de Aloiso qui fait le lien entre le résultat des lois linguistiques et la scolarisation.
@@jacquesnadon1865 Merci pour les recommandations
Québec is and will always be French, people who don't like it are welcome to leave ... it's for them to adapt and not us as we're at home here.
There are a ton of other jurisdictions in North America which might be more appropriate for them.
Y’all should migrate back to France and integrate English into the land.
@@macaronienshiis they’ll go back to France when the rest will go back to England. Canada will be left for Indians… the ones from India
@@macaronienshiis Except that we were here before the English settlers. English ones preferred to go south, but when France lost its was against England, the latter was happy to increase its territory, even though it had little interest in that area before. Colder, harsher... But with the French settlers making things at least somewhat "civilized", I guess it made it easier. So English officers stole all the best lands for themselves, threw out or hung those who complained, and expected everyone to just bow to their rule. Hah. Quebecers had survived this long not cause it was easy, but cause we are strong headed. And through cooperation with First Nations. of course. We are very able to cooperate, when it comes from a mutual-respect position.
In other words: blame your own ancestors if you don't like Quebec speaking French. And blame your own behaviour if Quebecers flip you the bird.
Hm. Perhaps, if I had written this in French, I would have added some clever insults you would never have understood...
@@macaronienshiis
You look so proud to show everyone just how ignorant you are.
@@macaronienshiis Bro failed to deport us after winning the 1759 war. Big L.
"The store is close, thanks for the comprehension!"
Eh bien, au moins, ils ont essayé...
Funny you use a Canadian Flag to represents Ottawa, Ontario to go to another Canadian Province Québec (Québec Flags) where my Ontarian flag or the Ottawa Flag !
I thought about it, but I figured that most people, especially non-Canadians, wouldn't recognize it. The Ottawa flag has a pretty good design tho
They should go it alone if thats what they want.
I live in France. Every day when I walk through my city, I see English words printed on signs, block after block. The difference here is that nearly 70 million people speak French, and neighbouring countries like Suisse, Monaco, Belgium, are also bi- or trilingual. English is not the threat to native speakers that it is in Canada As an English speaking expat Canadian, who remembers the crisis of Quebec in 1970, I did believe then, and strongly strongly believe that a separation of Québec would be a tragic loss for Canada and Canadian identity. I'm very pleased that modern Québecois are less nationalistic, but I understand why this push to retain the language is so important to those whose heritage is an equal and founding part of the country of Canada.
I’ve been learning French this year and if I get the amazing opportunity to go to Quebec and anyone dares speak to me in English, I’m going to give them the evil eye 🤯😂
I often have been to Ottawa and like to cross this bridge actually. Now about Ottawa our nation's capital is a shame -except for some improvements like the area called Glebe - overall it has remained the same in the last 30 years and the French language has NOT progressed in terms of visibility even though most anglophones in downtown Ottawa speak excellent French. The city still has this small town feel a sharp contrast with London, Paris or Washington. As for legistlation well the USA the only reason why English is number one on the planet has legislation promoting English in 40 states. That seems normal to me that if you go to Paris you hear and read French, London English and Mexico city, Spanish and Toronto... English. I am glad you envoyed your trip there but next time make it to Montreal or Quebec city a lot to discover.
And here we go.....in 5,4,3,2,1 Allons y!
Great video. Habs fans can annoy me, lol (Sens) but love Quebec very much. I read a couple good books about the referendums but this makes me want to try and find something about the October crisis.
Canada Should Be Entrirely French, NOT Other Languages!
Canada should have both English and French speaking in all provinces instead of just English. And Canada should just let preschools taking French and English together
need to go to Colonel Sanders house 1337 Melton Drive, Missisauga. if you like Kentucky Fried Chicken stuff
@@aroundtoronto. 😱 that’s a good idea!
@@WheekWheekWheekWheek nothing there is just a house google colonel sanders house in mississauga
quebec is not what is used to be. you are a few decades late. quebec used to be a huge french majority but now theres alot immigration and tons of people who speak english or other languages in quebec. its very sad because french people are losing their language and culture and many people coming from immigration dont care about it and keep their own country culture and language and they mostly learn english intead of french. i remember when i was a kid in the seventies and eighties , it was rare to see someone not talking french and not being caucasian. its not at all what it used to be today in 2024. since justin trudeau is the pm in canada , it got worse. his father also helped cause this situation back then. we can see that this is also happening in english canada and in many parts of the world. multiculturalism took over because of the immigration politics of our governments.
English is French spoken poorly.
Intéressante vidéo. Dommage que tu utilises des adjectifs exagérés pour amplifier ton propos. Dans ta prochaine vidéo, parle nous du 3e référendum en route avec le PQ de PSPP!
You give the story write by anglais canadien. It’s quite different that the true story. The betray of canadien government and the betray of the 9 other provinces is the most important part of the story
KFC changed their name to PFK in Québec to appeal to the québécois market, not because of language laws…
A good start, but there is alot more then you perseve
It’s hard to remember what a jerk DeGaulle was. Saved France from Les Boches but after that he was nothing but trouble.
They only kill chickens in French
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In the case of PFK... Kentucky Fried Chicken... in Quebec and northern New Brunswick, there have been several versions of the name of this fast food chain: Scott’s Villa du poulet then La villa du Poulet - Kentucky Fried Chicken in the 70s to become Poulet Frit à la Kentucky which is more quickly called PFK, long before Bill 101.
Is it the laws that changed the name or simply that, in terms of marketing, the company wanted to change them out of respect for the specificity of Quebec. No doubt that the leaders thought it was better at the marketing level.
@@jacquesnadon1865 Yes it is the laws that changed the name of KFC to PFK. KFC existed in Quebec as KFC until it was forced to change its name in 1977 by the French Language Charter. In 2012, Quebec lifted that law but KFC decided to remain PFK regardless. KFC goes under the name KFC pretty much everywhere else in the world, even France. I don’t think that making more things in Quebec French is a bad thing. I think it’s interesting, that’s all.
@@WheekWheekWheekWheek This is incorrect, they changed it by choice. fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Fried_Chicken#Au_Canada
@@WheekWheekWheekWheek I’m over 60. When Bill 101 was passed, I was 15-16. I remember the name of the restaurant: “Scott’s Chicken la villa du poulet” then “La villa du poulet” until the change of name to “Poulet frit à la Kentucky” ... bon en s’en léchez les doigts.
Never seen or heard the name Kentucky Fried Chicken before going to work in other provinces.
Bon vidéo le gars, Québec vous accueille toujours
@@josefmonagas3548 Merci beaucoup!
Mmm. Borderline biased. There is a lot left out. A lot dating back waaay before FLQ.
No one in Québec:
English speaking people: Waaaa - everything is in French. This is crazy. I expect everything to be in MY language.
Sérieux ouai, c'est grave. Je vois pas comment quelqu'un ne peut pas être content et dépayser d'aller dans un endroit oû tout est écrit dans une autre langue...
@@skywarser1610 Désolé, mais si un Chinois, un Japonais, un Russe....n'importe qui...voyage aux Québec, est-ce qu'il se plaint que l'affichage n'est pas dans sa langue? Bien sûr que non. Donc pourquoi les anglophones sont-ils tellement choqués que l'affichage ne soit pas en anglais lorsqu'ils se rendent dans une région où la majorité de la population ne parle pas l'anglais? Qu'ils sortent l'application de traduction comme tous les autres.
one day i was driving down the highway i saw a sign qubec left so i turned around and went back home
So you never don't travel to countries that places whose first language is not english? You would never go to Mexico, Cuba, Germany, Italie...?
Tu est handsome ! C'est quand qu'on se marie ?
You got it all wrong! 👎
The French people in the comments are snowflakes hella funny
And saying that makes you what? Starts with an R
Defend your heritage, get shit on. Answer back, get shit on. Damned if you do, damned if you don't I guess?
You too would be annoyed if you regularly had to deal with ignorants misrepresenting your culture.
I was thinking the same about english people freaking out because people speak french in Quebec. lol
@@danielbeaulieu5674 does that happen often? It’s universally known to be gay af(French)
@@mustardboy5267 Bro is unilangual, that's a huge gay factor.
We're in 2024, you cross the bridge, go in Quebec, and talk about Gen De Gaulle the FLQ as is these things happed last week. Get over it buddy. Things have changed a lot. Especially with the internet.