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.
Yeah and ironically they also teach French in the rest of Canada and when they do, they teach them French from France, the Parisian French. Why don't they teach Québec French when Québec is supposed to be part of Canada and Québec French is an official language of Canada? When the Americans teach English in their schools, they don't teach the British English, they teach American English with American English grammar and pronunciation so why can't Canada teach Québec French in the rest of Canada?
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.
Il faudrait que vous compreniez que dans l'anglo-sphère canadienne à laquelle jadis vous apparteniez avant de vous expatrier en France, le fait français, le statut du français comme langue officielle du Québec, le Québec lui-même de par sa singularité, sont des irritants pour la plupart des Anglophones du pays. Les Québécois francophones sont très attachés à leur langue et leur culture, qu'ils défendent tant bien que mal depuis la conquête britannique de 1759 et du Traité de Paris de 1763, qui mit fin à la Guerre de Sept Ans (1756-1763) et par lequel la France céda à l'Angleterre la Nouvelle-France. Les autorités britanniques et le gouvernement fédéral depuis le Rapport Durham de 1839 et la fondation de la Confédération canadienne de 1867, ont tout fait et font encore pour assimiler les Canadiens-français, sans vraiment y parvenir. Dans le contexte actuel, l'immigration massive est la nouvelle offensive pour noyer la nation québécoise et l'assimiler. En quelques mois, en 2023, le Québec a reçu quelque 600 000 immigrants, toutes catégories confondues, nombre bien au-delà de sa capacité d'accueil, dont les seuils sont normalement fixés à 50 000 immigrants/année. Il y a péril en la demeure. Le Canada, s'il venait à perdre le Québec, subirait un préjudice économique d'abord, puisque en perdant 23 % de son PIB, serait déclassé des pays riches. Le Québec est la seconde économie du pays après l'Ontario, dont les 508 milliards en 2023, équivalent au PIB de l'Espagne, avec ses 48 millions d'habitants. Le Canada anglais et le gouvernement fédéral de Justin Trudeau, par leurs actions pernicieuses, poussent en quelque sorte le Québec vers la sortie, qui serait salvatrice pour lui, pour nous : son indépendance.
I don't agree with the heavy handed methods of the OLFQ and the laws behind it, just as I don't agree with the cruel tactics the Brits used against the Acadiens in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and against all the French communties in Ontario and Manitoba. And even worse to all the native nations accross Canada. We can also see places like Maine and Louisana which used to have french speaking communities dwindle to almost nothing under American imperialism.
@@noseboop4354 Although Quebec made French its official language, it has never banned English on its territory. On the contrary, the State funds the English-language education network from kindergarten to doctorate as well as the health network. 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.
When I went to France 3 years ago I was astonished by all the publicity in English even the American way they talk. They are loosing their identity. My friend from France came for a visit in Quebec she was so surprised to see that we where more french than them.
@@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.
@@zeeqayum4834 why not just all conform and disregard our own opinions for the sake of utilitarianism anglo boy, let the world be english speaking and uniform all at once in the name of practicality
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. 😂
Thank you, brother. We need this kind of understanding across the country. Our goal is not to discriminate but to preserve our language and culture. As Québec is a linguistic and cultural enclave within a continent of around 350 million english speakers, these measures are more than necessary.
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"?
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.
I was born and raised in la Bella province but I am English and the language issue is bad. If you live there and are English expect to get the run around from the government and most hospitals because French first and f**k the rest. I no longer live there.
@@francelaferriere6106 when was that that you worked in the hospital cause that is not the way it is now just moved to Ontario 2 years ago. I don't speak French and it was hard to get things understood.
@@brianarbenz1329 I am a descendant of a French family my mother's maiden name was Laframboise but due to my grandmother being from Scotland we lost the French. So don't shove 101 and language police down on me. My part of Quebec is very English. The Pontiac.
Anglo-Québec guy here, with deep roots in both Anglo and Franco communities. The FLQ was not “la révolution tranquille getting out of hand”. It was a small group of terrorists, and terrorist sympathizers. You would not confuse the anti-Vietnam-war movement with the Weatherman Underground, would you? I am sure you mean well, and you are learning the history yourself. . But to confuse either the Québec nationalist movement or the Québec separatist movement with this handful of terrorists is factually wrong, disturbing. Trust me, nationalists and separatists and federalists were united against the terrorists. Maîtres chez nous was the slogan of the Québec Liberal Party, leader Jean Lesage, which was elected in 2960. The fist of thunderbolts represents the nationalization of electricity production, a crucial step in the modernization of Québec.
I would like to add that the FLQ is what you get when you read a lot of NRA propaganda about the 2A. The gun nuts like to remind us that they gotta be able to overthrow the government when-in their minds-it is tyrannical. Note that these guys “just know” tyranny when they see it: they don’t like referenda or elections. FLQ, 3 per Centers, Proud Boys, Sons of Odin. A bunch of bikers with an understanding of polity they read on a cereal box.
Now, imagine going to France, and everyone spoke nothing but Italian, all the signs were written in Italian. That is what was happening, despite our roots being a French colony. It is not about the signs, it is about our culture and identity as a community dying. Despite all that, I never once voted for the Bloc. I am a proud Canadian, I am conservative, but surely you can understand a community willing to fight for their culture.
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.
Quebec does not seem to offer how create solutions on how to teach and celebrate québécois language and culture to the rest of Canada. To be successful, it's better to entice allies with honey than to create enemies by using vinegar. Just human dynamics.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
@@zeeqayum4834 Bro how pathetic can you be, you’ve been responding to EVERY comment north of Quebec bashing. Go get mental help seriously, this is truly pathetic.
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 !
@@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.
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.
Tu peux passer toutes les lois que tu veux, mais le français est voué à disparaître. Personne veut d'enfants dans ce monde de capitalisme corrompu, personne veut immigrer au Québec, même pas les chinois. Les seules qui arrivent c'est des demandeurs d'asile qui viennent de régimes encore plus f***** que la nôtre.
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.
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 🤯😂
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.
😡In Quebec 1980s, 2 uncles, & family, owned a funeral home for 100+ yrs. So long, the brick had "shadows behind the raised letters" of the home's name, that was only on southside. After Quebec's French only sign language laws, they were ordered to REMOVE THEIR ENGLISH NAME from the wall, 😡although it was there in english for 100+ yrs! They did so. (they were bilingual btw) Then gov't cane back DEMANDING that "the remaining shadow letters be SANDBLASTED off!" They had to comply! I swear this is 💯% true. Do you feel the chill too??
I can understand how it looks for an English speaking person. On the other side, when I first travel to Ottawa, I was shocked to be in contact on how a small bubble we are in North America. When you're less, technically, you're always wrong, even when you're right. For that reason, the visit of General De Gaulle was like a breath of fresh air to many of us. But even in the French and French Canadian world, the Vive le Québec libre was considered very controversial, still to this day. I have to say, they often omit to recall that Canada placed a huge pressure on France at the UN to have it free its colony Algeria before that, while they were having already their hands full with it. I think personnaly that the General wanted to return the politness to the Canadian government. You don't mess with France, it's really something else then French Canada. As for the FLQ, it was used as an excuse to adopt the Loi des mesures de guerre. This movement could have been handled by the RCMP alone. Quebecers were relarively friendly with the FLQ's cause, as long as they were making mostly noise. But when minister Laporte was killed, they completly lost ground. As for Prime Trudeau's law, it was rebranded and reenacted by his son, Justin, as the Loi des mesures d'urgence, the Urgency Measures Act. It was used again, against the truckers of the 2020 Freedom Convoy this time. Overall, yes, Quebec is doing too much to preserve its language. Our neighbour may not always realise that they're an impressive giant compared to us. Think Israel in the Middle East, for example. Cheers!
As an Anglophone, you are inherently biased against Francophones, only your ego stops you from seeing that. Also, I find this video to be quite condescending and poorly researched. Finally, the people of Québec can do whatever the f*ck they want to do in Québec! If Anglophones residing in Québec don't like it and don't want to go elsewhere, they can do what Franco-Albertans, Fransaskois, or Franco-Columbians (for example) do and learn the majority language of that province.
A lot disinformation in this video. The whole thing feels bigoted. Would you go into a First nation reserve or a Black American neighborhood and do something like this?
For all those who don't understand why Francophones want to preserve their language, ponder on this: In Wales, Welsh was not officially recognized as their official language before 2011. English was slowly eroding the language away, despite the fact that the Welsh language has been spoken since 550 or so. Scotland is trying hard to prevent Scots Gaelic from dying out.
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
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.
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.
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
@@CanadianFox1867 , exactly. All provinces should be bilingual-both English and French, not just New Brunswick I'm glad New Brunswick is a bilingual province. However, I'm so happy Quebec is trying to keep up their French language
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 !
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!
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.
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.
The rest of Canada (except maybe eastern Ontario and Atlantic Canada) does not even think twice about Quebec. It has diminished itself nationally and globally. Maybe this is the desired effect for the pur laine québécois nationalists? Yes, I know the travesties created for French Canadians in the 1970s and before; however, maybe it's time to heal and move ahead after so many decades? There are so many missed opportunities for Quebec not progressing forward and living in its past.
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.
We love you, Canadian brothers, but I truly believe that we need to be independent to thrive. This decision will ultimately rest with the people of Québec and the democracy we hold dear (fuck les trudeau)
I am a french canadian from Québec province and I hate the Office de la Langue Française. It's completly stupid, a lost of our money into a stupid language war. I think it's better to be a billingual province than a 1 language only. Because of that, my dad is perfect billingual and for many years I cannot understand english because of all the language barriere made my our stupid government and the boomers that are usually french only and still want an independance from Canada. I AM A PROUD BILLINGUAL CANADIAN FROM QUÉBEC !
@CanadianFox1867 effectivement, pour là ici on doit détruire la haine de l'anglais des gens bornés qui au final ne veulent pas apprendre la langue car c'est trop difficile pour eux, donc plus simple de se battre à faire parler tout le monde en français.
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.
What you don't say in this video is that the FLQ was only one group of 35 people who had the cause more at heart compared to everyone else. 35 individuals got fed up and took drastic actions that the whole of Eastern Canada condemned. It's not just a petty dispute of english posters on the wall like you put it. We were being assimilated slowly but surely and you can see this when you talk to young adults over here. The tongue has gotten so mixed up that we got trouble understanding one another sometimes. You could listen to some of our music to understand it; ruclips.net/video/uynsVw8GMwc/видео.html ruclips.net/video/mBA4h1i37DQ/видео.html It's only getting worst over time and if we don't fight back we won't be able to communicate with one another at all... and history knows too well what happens when communication ends... you get assimilated forcefully. It's not the future we desire.
It's a province that translated Kentucky Fried Chicken into French! LOL Kentucky Fried Chicken is not KFC in Québec. It's PFK which stands for Poulet Frit Kentucky. LOL It's amazing that they didn't translate Kentucky into French. I don't need to say more about its language laws. LOL
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.
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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.
Yeah and ironically they also teach French in the rest of Canada and when they do, they teach them French from France, the Parisian French. Why don't they teach Québec French when Québec is supposed to be part of Canada and Québec French is an official language of Canada? When the Americans teach English in their schools, they don't teach the British English, they teach American English with American English grammar and pronunciation so why can't Canada teach Québec French in the rest of Canada?
Remarkable how one simple walk over a bridge allows you to misunderstand and misrepresent so many topics at once.
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.
Il faudrait que vous compreniez que dans l'anglo-sphère canadienne à laquelle jadis vous apparteniez avant de vous expatrier en France, le fait français, le statut du français comme langue officielle du Québec, le Québec lui-même de par sa singularité, sont des irritants pour la plupart des Anglophones du pays. Les Québécois francophones sont très attachés à leur langue et leur culture, qu'ils défendent tant bien que mal depuis la conquête britannique de 1759 et du Traité de Paris de 1763, qui mit fin à la Guerre de Sept Ans (1756-1763) et par lequel la France céda à l'Angleterre la Nouvelle-France. Les autorités britanniques et le gouvernement fédéral depuis le Rapport Durham de 1839 et la fondation de la Confédération canadienne de 1867, ont tout fait et font encore pour assimiler les Canadiens-français, sans vraiment y parvenir. Dans le contexte actuel, l'immigration massive est la nouvelle offensive pour noyer la nation québécoise et l'assimiler. En quelques mois, en 2023, le Québec a reçu quelque 600 000 immigrants, toutes catégories confondues, nombre bien au-delà de sa capacité d'accueil, dont les seuils sont normalement fixés à 50 000 immigrants/année. Il y a péril en la demeure. Le Canada, s'il venait à perdre le Québec, subirait un préjudice économique d'abord, puisque en perdant 23 % de son PIB, serait déclassé des pays riches. Le Québec est la seconde économie du pays après l'Ontario, dont les 508 milliards en 2023, équivalent au PIB de l'Espagne, avec ses 48 millions d'habitants. Le Canada anglais et le gouvernement fédéral de Justin Trudeau, par leurs actions pernicieuses, poussent en quelque sorte le Québec vers la sortie, qui serait salvatrice pour lui, pour nous : son indépendance.
I don't agree with the heavy handed methods of the OLFQ and the laws behind it, just as I don't agree with the cruel tactics the Brits used against the Acadiens in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, and against all the French communties in Ontario and Manitoba. And even worse to all the native nations accross Canada. We can also see places like Maine and Louisana which used to have french speaking communities dwindle to almost nothing under American imperialism.
@@bawhitham Quebec is nationalistic.
@@noseboop4354 Although Quebec made French its official language, it has never banned English on its territory. On the contrary, the State funds the English-language education network from kindergarten to doctorate as well as the health network. 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.
When I went to France 3 years ago I was astonished by all the publicity in English even the American way they talk. They are loosing their identity. My friend from France came for a visit in Quebec she was so surprised to see that we where more french than them.
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.
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
@@zeeqayum4834 why not just all conform and disregard our own opinions for the sake of utilitarianism anglo boy, let the world be english speaking and uniform all at once in the name of practicality
How can you find streets signs aggressive? What is wrong with you.
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. 😂
Thank you, brother. We need this kind of understanding across the country. Our goal is not to discriminate but to preserve our language and culture. As Québec is a linguistic and cultural enclave within a continent of around 350 million english speakers, these measures are more than necessary.
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.
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 !
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.
I was born and raised in la Bella province but I am English and the language issue is bad. If you live there and are English expect to get the run around from the government and most hospitals because French first and f**k the rest. I no longer live there.
@@marilyndagg4366 I used to work at St. Mary's Hospital in Montreal and everyone there spoke English. I don't know what you're talking about.
@@francelaferriere6106 when was that that you worked in the hospital cause that is not the way it is now just moved to Ontario 2 years ago. I don't speak French and it was hard to get things understood.
@@brianarbenz1329 I am a descendant of a French family my mother's maiden name was Laframboise but due to my grandmother being from Scotland we lost the French. So don't shove 101 and language police down on me. My part of Quebec is very English. The Pontiac.
@@marilyndagg4366 I worked there from 2007 to 2010.
Anglo-Québec guy here, with deep roots in both Anglo and Franco communities. The FLQ was not “la révolution tranquille getting out of hand”. It was a small group of terrorists, and terrorist sympathizers. You would not confuse the anti-Vietnam-war movement with the Weatherman Underground, would you?
I am sure you mean well, and you are learning the history yourself. . But to confuse either the Québec nationalist movement or the Québec separatist movement with this handful of terrorists is factually wrong, disturbing. Trust me, nationalists and separatists and federalists were united against the terrorists.
Maîtres chez nous was the slogan of the Québec Liberal Party, leader Jean Lesage, which was elected in 2960. The fist of thunderbolts represents the nationalization of electricity production, a crucial step in the modernization of Québec.
I would like to add that the FLQ is what you get when you read a lot of NRA propaganda about the 2A. The gun nuts like to remind us that they gotta be able to overthrow the government when-in their minds-it is tyrannical. Note that these guys “just know” tyranny when they see it: they don’t like referenda or elections.
FLQ, 3 per Centers, Proud Boys, Sons of Odin. A bunch of bikers with an understanding of polity they read on a cereal box.
Other languages than english exist? I'm so offended
Now, imagine going to France, and everyone spoke nothing but Italian, all the signs were written in Italian. That is what was happening, despite our roots being a French colony. It is not about the signs, it is about our culture and identity as a community dying.
Despite all that, I never once voted for the Bloc. I am a proud Canadian, I am conservative, but surely you can understand a community willing to fight for their culture.
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.
Quebec does not seem to offer how create solutions on how to teach and celebrate québécois language and culture to the rest of Canada. To be successful, it's better to entice allies with honey than to create enemies by using vinegar. Just human dynamics.
@@wesleyredford-ry3pb He didn't. I don't think. Also if Ford banned French I be a lil bit irritated.
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.
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 !
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@@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.
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.
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.
@@zeeqayum4834 And you complain that we have laws to protect our French language? Precisely because WE DO learn English, as opposed to the opposite.
@@zeeqayum4834 Bro how pathetic can you be, you’ve been responding to EVERY comment north of Quebec bashing.
Go get mental help seriously, this is truly pathetic.
Very interesting. A 3:18 : restaurant "fermer", or "close" ? Apparently, the native language of the manager is not english nor french
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 !
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.
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.
Tu peux passer toutes les lois que tu veux, mais le français est voué à disparaître. Personne veut d'enfants dans ce monde de capitalisme corrompu, personne veut immigrer au Québec, même pas les chinois. Les seules qui arrivent c'est des demandeurs d'asile qui viennent de régimes encore plus f***** que la nôtre.
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
@@WheekWheekWheekWheek Un film que tu pourrais vouloir écouter : Bon Cop, Bad Cop. Une comédie bilingue.
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 🤯😂
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.
😡In Quebec 1980s, 2 uncles, & family, owned a funeral home for 100+ yrs. So long, the brick had "shadows behind the raised letters" of the home's name, that was only on southside. After Quebec's French only sign language laws, they were ordered to REMOVE THEIR ENGLISH NAME from the wall, 😡although it was there in english for 100+ yrs! They did so. (they were bilingual btw) Then gov't cane back DEMANDING that "the remaining shadow letters be SANDBLASTED off!" They had to comply! I swear this is 💯% true.
Do you feel the chill too??
I can understand how it looks for an English speaking person. On the other side, when I first travel to Ottawa, I was shocked to be in contact on how a small bubble we are in North America. When you're less, technically, you're always wrong, even when you're right. For that reason, the visit of General De Gaulle was like a breath of fresh air to many of us. But even in the French and French Canadian world, the Vive le Québec libre was considered very controversial, still to this day. I have to say, they often omit to recall that Canada placed a huge pressure on France at the UN to have it free its colony Algeria before that, while they were having already their hands full with it. I think personnaly that the General wanted to return the politness to the Canadian government. You don't mess with France, it's really something else then French Canada.
As for the FLQ, it was used as an excuse to adopt the Loi des mesures de guerre. This movement could have been handled by the RCMP alone. Quebecers were relarively friendly with the FLQ's cause, as long as they were making mostly noise. But when minister Laporte was killed, they completly lost ground. As for Prime Trudeau's law, it was rebranded and reenacted by his son, Justin, as the Loi des mesures d'urgence, the Urgency Measures Act. It was used again, against the truckers of the 2020 Freedom Convoy this time.
Overall, yes, Quebec is doing too much to preserve its language. Our neighbour may not always realise that they're an impressive giant compared to us. Think Israel in the Middle East, for example. Cheers!
As an Anglophone, you are inherently biased against Francophones, only your ego stops you from seeing that. Also, I find this video to be quite condescending and poorly researched. Finally, the people of Québec can do whatever the f*ck they want to do in Québec! If Anglophones residing in Québec don't like it and don't want to go elsewhere, they can do what Franco-Albertans, Fransaskois, or Franco-Columbians (for example) do and learn the majority language of that province.
Is this the first time you crossed that bridge in your life?
A lot disinformation in this video. The whole thing feels bigoted.
Would you go into a First nation reserve or a Black American neighborhood and do something like this?
For all those who don't understand why Francophones want to preserve their language, ponder on this:
In Wales, Welsh was not officially recognized as their official language before 2011. English was slowly eroding the language away, despite the fact that the Welsh language has been spoken since 550 or so.
Scotland is trying hard to prevent Scots Gaelic from dying out.
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.
8:52 Hey, That is Laval, Vimont, I pass there every day to get to work. That PFK/KFC was refreshed not so long ago.
"The store is close, thanks for the comprehension!"
Eh bien, au moins, ils ont essayé...
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
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
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.
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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.
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
@@CanadianFox1867 , exactly. All provinces should be bilingual-both English and French, not just New Brunswick I'm glad New Brunswick is a bilingual province. However, I'm so happy Quebec is trying to keep up their French language
English is French spoken poorly.
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.
"Just watch me." Words to live by.
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
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!
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.
And here we go.....in 5,4,3,2,1 Allons y!
You got the subscription in the split second after the beginning of the south park song. Cheers from Montréal suburb.
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.
The rest of Canada (except maybe eastern Ontario and Atlantic Canada) does not even think twice about Quebec. It has diminished itself nationally and globally. Maybe this is the desired effect for the pur laine québécois nationalists? Yes, I know the travesties created for French Canadians in the 1970s and before; however, maybe it's time to heal and move ahead after so many decades? There are so many missed opportunities for Quebec not progressing forward and living in its past.
Think many First Nation People would disagree with many of the Francophones of La Belle Province on whose language and culture is attacked more.
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.
They should go it alone if thats what they want.
Mmm. Borderline biased. There is a lot left out. A lot dating back waaay before FLQ.
It’s hard to remember what a jerk DeGaulle was. Saved France from Les Boches but after that he was nothing but trouble.
We love you, Canadian brothers, but I truly believe that we need to be independent to thrive. This decision will ultimately rest with the people of Québec and the democracy we hold dear (fuck les trudeau)
A good start, but there is alot more then you perseve
KFC changed their name to PFK in Québec to appeal to the québécois market, not because of language laws…
Ton singe a un gros côté angryphone moron, je me demande d’où ça vient…😁😘
Bon vidéo le gars, Québec vous accueille toujours
@@josefmonagas3548 Merci beaucoup!
eyyyy ottawa too lol
Quebec does NOT equal French Canada. Many French Canadians live in other parts of Canada; Quebec has ALWAYS had a strong English-language population.
I am a french canadian from Québec province and I hate the Office de la Langue Française. It's completly stupid, a lost of our money into a stupid language war. I think it's better to be a billingual province than a 1 language only. Because of that, my dad is perfect billingual and for many years I cannot understand english because of all the language barriere made my our stupid government and the boomers that are usually french only and still want an independance from Canada.
I AM A PROUD BILLINGUAL CANADIAN FROM QUÉBEC !
@CanadianFox1867 effectivement, pour là ici on doit détruire la haine de l'anglais des gens bornés qui au final ne veulent pas apprendre la langue car c'est trop difficile pour eux, donc plus simple de se battre à faire parler tout le monde en français.
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.
What you don't say in this video is that the FLQ was only one group of 35 people who had the cause more at heart compared to everyone else. 35 individuals got fed up and took drastic actions that the whole of Eastern Canada condemned. It's not just a petty dispute of english posters on the wall like you put it. We were being assimilated slowly but surely and you can see this when you talk to young adults over here. The tongue has gotten so mixed up that we got trouble understanding one another sometimes. You could listen to some of our music to understand it;
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It's only getting worst over time and if we don't fight back we won't be able to communicate with one another at all... and history knows too well what happens when communication ends... you get assimilated forcefully. It's not the future we desire.
If you’ve ever been to France, you would know that Quebec and France are nothing alike. The only thing between Quebec and France is French.
Vive le Québec libre !
You got it all wrong! 👎
This guy doesn't know anything about Quebec. Eating a poutine at KFC is criminal!!
Tu est handsome ! C'est quand qu'on se marie ?
It's a province that translated Kentucky Fried Chicken into French! LOL Kentucky Fried Chicken is not KFC in Québec. It's PFK which stands for Poulet Frit Kentucky. LOL It's amazing that they didn't translate Kentucky into French. I don't need to say more about its language laws. LOL
So hot
They only kill chickens in French
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...?
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.