Sovereigntists never took good care of their image outside the French speaking world. Wait… there’s one word too many… allow me to rephrase. Sovereigntists never took care of their image outside the French speaking world. I always thought they needed to build bridges (click here for more on the topic)
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Chronicles of a Pure Laine: Québec nationalists reaching out
Sovereigntists never took good care of their image outside the French speaking world. Wait… there’s one word too many… allow me to rephrase. Sovereigntists never took care of their image outside the French speaking world. I always thought they n…
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Québec nationalists reaching out
Sovereigntists never took good care of their image outside the French speaking world. Wait… there’s one word too many… allow me to rephrase. Sovereigntists never took care of their image outside the French speaking world. I always thought they needed to build bridges (click here for more on the topic)
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: The Ununited States of Canada
Stephen Harper once said that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada (read about it here). The “united” part of that statement always felt awkward to me… more like wishful thinking than reality. Apparently, I’m not the only one. A week from today, Canal D [in French only]
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: The Ununited States of Canada
Stephen Harper once said that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada (read about it here). The "united" part of that statement always felt awkward to me… more like wishful thinking than reality. Apparently, I’m not the only one.
A week from today, Canal D [in French only] will present Les états-désunis du Canada [Google translation], a documentary that sheds a light on
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: The Ununited States of Canada
Stephen Harper once said that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada (read about it here). The “united” part of that statement always felt awkward to me… more like wishful thinking than reality. Apparently, I’m not the only one. A week from today, Canal D [in French only]
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Chronicles of a Hasidim
As it turns out, I’m not the only one who feels his community is misunderstood by observers. I recently stumbled on this blog held by a group of young Hasidim from Outremont who felt an urge for an honest and sincere dialog with its neighbors.We hope this dialog will increase
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Chronicles of a Hasidim
As it turns out, I’m not the only one who feels his community is misunderstood by observers. I recently stumbled on this blog held by a group of young Hasidim from Outremont who felt an urge for an honest and sincere dialog with its neighbors.We hope this dialog will increase
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Chronicles of a Hasidim
As it turns out, I’m not the only one who feels his community is misunderstood by observers. I recently stumbled on this blog held by a group of young Hasidim from Outremont who felt an urge for an honest and sincere dialog with its neighbors.We hope …
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Immigration and attitudes
Canada prides itself in being a country of immigrants. In recent years, immigration has become an important part of the Canadian identity. This trait is particularly prevalent in provinces other than Québec.The Globe and Mail is currently conducting an on-line survey to capture the attitude of Canadians toward immigration in
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Immigration and attitudes
Canada prides itself in being a country of immigrants. In recent years, immigration has become an important part of the Canadian identity. This trait is particularly prevalent in provinces other than Québec.The Globe and Mail is currently conducting…
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Immigration and attitudes
Canada prides itself in being a country of immigrants. In recent years, immigration has become an important part of the Canadian identity. This trait is particularly prevalent in provinces other than Québec.The Globe and Mail is currently conducting an on-line survey to capture the attitude of Canadians toward immigration in
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Katimavik: 1977-2012?
I’m a Katimavik alumnus. Initially one of the many opportunities I took advantage of to improve my second language, it had a profound impact on my personal life; the young adult that I was in 1984 didn’t know much about the world outside the family cocoon. It was also my
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Katimavik: 1977-2012?
I’m a Katimavik alumnus. Initially one of the many opportunities I took advantage of to improve my second language, it had a profound impact on my personal life; the young adult that I was in 1984 didn’t know much about the world outside the family cocoon. It was also my
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Katimavik: 1977-2012?
I’m a Katimavik alumnus. Initially one of the many opportunities I took advantage of to improve my second language, it had a profound impact on my personal life; the young adult that I was in 1984 didn’t know much about the world outside the family co…
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Playing the identity card
Some 100 years ago, French-speaking inhabitants of this country had very few models to look up to. Poor and undereducated, they followed the path drawn by the Church… raising as many children as possible with very little mean. Life was tough.In 1909, John Ambrose O’Brien entertainded the idea of creating
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Playing the identity card
Some 100 years ago, French-speaking inhabitants of this country had very few models to look up to. Poor and undereducated, they followed the path drawn by the Church… raising as many children as possible with very little mean. Life was tough.In 1909, John Ambrose O’Brien entertainded the idea of creating
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Playing the identity card
Some 100 years ago, French-speaking inhabitants of this country had very few models to look up to. Poor and undereducated, they followed the path drawn by the Church… raising as many children as possible with very little mean. Life was tough.In 190…
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Let the awakening begin?
Times are good for sovereigntists… sorry for repeating myself. A new survey found that 44.5 percent of Québécois would still support separating from Canada if the Constitution could not be changed enough to satisfy the majority of the province. W…
Continue readingChronicles of a Pure Laine: Let the awakening begin?
Times are good for sovereigntists… sorry for repeating myself. A new survey found that 44.5 percent of Québécois would still support separating from Canada if the Constitution could not be changed enough to satisfy the majority of the province. What’s wrong?Following Parizeau’s infamous speech in 1995, the PQ has been
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