Wow! Méchante rétrospective de notre histoire qui semble être en perpétuelle perte de vitesse. Jamais l’exode vers nos voisins ne m’a été si clairement imagé, on nous présente toujours le petit québécois travaillant dans de mauvaises conditions et dans la pauvreté. Je n’avais jamais réalisé l’ampleur de ce mouvement alors que dans mon travail avec les américains, je rencontrais une multitude de noms et prénoms francophones, je trouvais ça bizarre aujourd’hui un peu moins. Merci
Amie, if you’re interested in learning more about Franco-Americans in your part of the world, David Vermette’s book quoted in my essay is a good starting point.
I am surprised that the content of these articles was mostly unknown to me, a 68 year old English speaking Canadian. I've always focused on the exodus of English speaking Montrealer's due to the language wars. Never occurred to me that the many of the best and brightest and entrepreneurial had for generations gone south (and some west). Buts a whole different perspective of the Quebec government's current rural French focus.
I second your thoughts. It never occurred to me until recently, when I read the story of a francophone businessman leaving Quebec and taking his flourishing business with him. Patrick’s article has shed more light on the subject than I was ever aware of.
I love the multilingual aspect in our province, I wish it was embraced by more on both sides but it’s a special province indeed ;) with a few too many “rules”!
While this story alone obviously does not represent or encompass the entire essence of what Québec has become today, I still believe my compatriots should at least acknowledge this trend in our history, even if it might be hurtful and difficult to look at.
Wow! Méchante rétrospective de notre histoire qui semble être en perpétuelle perte de vitesse. Jamais l’exode vers nos voisins ne m’a été si clairement imagé, on nous présente toujours le petit québécois travaillant dans de mauvaises conditions et dans la pauvreté. Je n’avais jamais réalisé l’ampleur de ce mouvement alors que dans mon travail avec les américains, je rencontrais une multitude de noms et prénoms francophones, je trouvais ça bizarre aujourd’hui un peu moins. Merci
This helps explain all my francophone neighbors in the 70s in rural Maine.
Amie, if you’re interested in learning more about Franco-Americans in your part of the world, David Vermette’s book quoted in my essay is a good starting point.
I am surprised that the content of these articles was mostly unknown to me, a 68 year old English speaking Canadian. I've always focused on the exodus of English speaking Montrealer's due to the language wars. Never occurred to me that the many of the best and brightest and entrepreneurial had for generations gone south (and some west). Buts a whole different perspective of the Quebec government's current rural French focus.
I second your thoughts. It never occurred to me until recently, when I read the story of a francophone businessman leaving Quebec and taking his flourishing business with him. Patrick’s article has shed more light on the subject than I was ever aware of.
I love the multilingual aspect in our province, I wish it was embraced by more on both sides but it’s a special province indeed ;) with a few too many “rules”!
While this story alone obviously does not represent or encompass the entire essence of what Québec has become today, I still believe my compatriots should at least acknowledge this trend in our history, even if it might be hurtful and difficult to look at.