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- O Canada: the story of Canada's national anthem. This is a tale of a song at the crossroads of 360 years of Quebecois history and a wave of 20th Century multiculturalism, and what happens when they collide under a hail of rocks and bottles.
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French subtitles by: Marika Lapointe
The beautiful studio recording of 'Gens du pays' by Gilles Vigneault and Gaston Rochon (Quebec's unofficial NATIONAL anthem): • National Anthem: Quebe...
Sir Adolphe Basile Routhier was knighted twice! By the Pope and the King of England.
Your video is well made, very informative and quite interesting to watch. I loved it and it is a very balanced view of a touchy subject. As a francophone, I found your approach about the facts (without english or french favouritism) refreshing. Too often people paint themselves in a corner and tell history through one point of view. Stories get dumbed down and our education suffers as a result. When topics have a french or seperatist tendency, some anglo-canadians will simply overlook some facts. Again....I don't want to rub anyone the wrong way, i'm just pleased to see our history presented like you did! Well done to you, and I can't wait to see more of this well researched and informed product. I do hope you will one day do a podcast. That would be great. I'm an instant fan!! Merci beaucoup!
Thanks so much! It means a lot to hear that. We felt the same way in researching it as Anglo-Canadians-there's no need to do anything more than stick to the facts. There was so much more we wished we could have included but-as we may have mentioned elsewhere-it could have been a feature-length documentary. As for a podcast, that's been on the table from the get-go, we just need to reach a few goals and keep the motor running to get there!
Well said and well written, I agree wholeheartedly.
i agree. great stuff
Good for you
The last scene, where René Levesque is asking people to sing, was also one of his greatest moment as a statesman.
The ambiance inside the Centre Paul Sauvé was electric, people were angry, he was afraid it might turn into a riot.
So he made them sing about love together.
I think just about everyone across the country liked Rene Levesque, even those who detested his politics.
@@hilariousname6826 I agree. Lévesque was a brilliant man who stood for his beliefs and always strought to achieve them democratically and peacefully, may he rest in peace
the greatest to ever do it, a real man of the people
This is one thing that makes me proud of Quebec: even when something so visceral and passionate and polarizing as the referendum on sovereignty came and went, there were no riots or violence, just joy on the winning side and sadness on the losing side.
In a city that burns everything to the ground when the Habs win or lose in the playoffs, that is a remarkably (and commendably) civil reaction.
Bravo! Je suis vraiment impressionné de voir un traitement aussi objectif pour un sujet aussi québécois de la part d'un anglophone. Merci.
c est lhistoire du canada aussi!
@martinemjt clairement pas compris le commentaire avec ta réponse....
Exactement
I bet that they wont mention how the english conservative burnt the montreal library where we lost most of our history. They cut water hoses and held firefighters back. It is such an underrated event that has been suppressed by english conservatism propaganda that still goes on to this day in news outlets such as The Gazette of Montreal. Donks everywhere. Extremism is the issue.
I went to French highschool in Ontario and my history professor was born and raised in Montreal. I remember him being very emotional teaching us about “La crise d’Octobre”
Thank you, as a 51 year old Canadian I feel completely embarrassed for not knowing this, really, thank you. (nice job btw)
Quigsworth: It's not jut you IT's our educational system that doesn't teach any real history of Canada. when I went to school we learned about all states & barley touch our Provinces. even now my daughter is not taught any of the history, she is tought how our political system works but no real history
And then, Quebecers took "Gens du Pays", applied it for birthday and replaced that phrase with the name of whoever was being celebrated. And it's now the birthday song de rigueur in the whole province.
In fact, it's the other way around. More or less. Gilles Vigneault wrote the song as an alternative to "Happy Birthday". However, it was first sung during the St-Jean-Baptiste Day show in 1975. The artists participating in the show (all staged of course) started singing "Happy Birthday Quebec." Then Vigneault says that they should sing a song in French and he proposes that song. They even start singing it to some artists. When you listen to the verses, you can see they are all about the passing of time and the presence of loved ones. It fits very well with a birthday song. So, let's say that it was known both as a patriotic and a birthday song from the get go. Here's the show: th-cam.com/video/TllOr5dh6fU/w-d-xo.html
@@Xerxes2005 Yeah, I think the video here is not really accurate when it claims 'Gens du Pays' was originally a 'separatist' song, it became somewhat of an anthem, but was never meant to replace the O'Canada.
@@rejeangagne4524 « Mon pays » from Vigneault was probably more of a serious attempt to write a national anthem but didn’t have quite the same cultural impact
THANK YOU!!!
As a Quebecer I've rarely seen this story told objectively in English before you came along and just gave the facts. This was perfect!!
Québec's cultural appropriation by Canada is usually downplayed or ignored. Here you just stuck to the facts, allowing the viewer to make that conclusion himself.
Which gives me the idea for a much more light-hearted yet important video idea: Poutine. The History of poutine.
How it was once used as an insult to refer to french-canadians... Up to it's cultural appropriation as Canada's unofficial national dish.
How is it cultural appropriation if Quebec is a part of Canada?
@@PaulDurdle same country, different culture, not hard to understand.
@@PaulDurdle Typical colonialist reply. I don't blame you, people like you just don't understand the concept of different cultures, ethnicities and nations. Be it the nation of Quebec (as officially recognized now) or the first nations. You wish we were all homogenous and the same but we're not.
There's a popular saying that summarizes it well:
Canada is all about multiculturalism.... That is, unless you speak french.
"bUt ThIs Is CaNaDa" is just a willfully ignorant reply.
And yes, poutine is a sensitive subject because of the decades of using poutine to denigrate us, before suddenly flipping sides and claiming it as your own.
@@jeremiefaucher-goulet3365 See, when I defend Quebec and French Canadian culture to the many that shit on it, people like you are making it harder. Absolute unnecessary asshole-like reply. I completed French Immersion in school, my favourite hockey team (that I watch on RDS) is Montréal, as is my favourite and most visited city. When I’m there and speak French, locals basically tell me to fuck off. And then Québécois wonder why the rest of the country often has no time for that attitude. It is increasingly hard to defend.
I see Canada as indigenous, British, and French. Too few people forget that the French and British both were a major part of the beginnings of this country, and obviously the indigenous before them. So I’m not appropriating anything when I say that something from French Canada is Canadian. It’s right in the fucking title.
Poivre, Pepsi,pea soup & may west looong before poutine.
I live in Missouri, United States, and always wanted to learn more about Canada, as a few visits doesn't accomplish that end. Thank you for producing this channel.
Thanks so much!
We’d be very happy to have you here, buddy! Make sure to visit both coasts of the country 🍻
I’ve only recently discovered your Canadiana series. I am as well as discovering as an 80 year old Canadian how little I actually know about my own country. Very much appreciate the time and effort you’ve invested in these videos and therefore am pleased to also invest a little in support. Keep up the great work.
Thanks so much for checking us out and the support, we hope you enjoy!
It's sad how little your generation learnt about Canada as a whole and how indoctrinated you were.
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Great video, I like that you stay objective, and aren't taking side. One thing bother me.
To made it clearer, you should have said that the name "Canada" was first the name of the province of Québec in Nouvelle-France. Moreover, you should have put up front that at first, since 1608 or so, the "Canadiens" were the french settlers of that region of Nouvelle-France, and their descendants, all through the conquest and after; and that British only started to call themselves "Canadians" long after the 1867 confederation, the "Canadiens" became then Canadiens français, French Canadians.
That Québécois people only started to sees themselves as Québécois in the 1960's, and where before that considering themselves French Canadians. This explaining why the Ô Canada as a French Canadian national anthem.
Indeed, and up until that time, the anglophone would call themselves the 'english' (vs the 'canadians'), as many where of English descent, and even then, most flags other than Quebec's flag wore the union jack symbols as part of their flag. It's always surprising to realise that 'Canada's' construction is so recent, the national anthem, the flags, and so on, were adopted very recently, and still the rest-of-canada thinks the french have been the ones 'stealing' in the country.
@@rejeangagne4524we don't think that at all. We are as proud of Quebec as Quebec is of itself. It's the Frenchies creating this divide and perpetuating this narrative of us vs them. The rest of the Confederation would just like Quebec to be a team player and remove the stick they crammed up it's ass
Harfangbleu, en réalité, la grande majorité des Canadiens se disaient Canadiens et non Canadiens-Français et ce même bien après 1960. Ce sont les Anglos qui nous ont collé ce nom de French Canadian.
Also, the FLQ had no leader; they were all cells operating independently. It would have also been nice to mention how the Referendum was lost through collusion of the Canadian government with waves of new immigrants, granted status in exchange for their vote, not refusal by the people. This is very well documented.
That’s not entirely accurate. Canada was used as a term defining First People’s land , north along the St. Lawrence, by Cartier in the 16th century. Then it was used as a term describing First People themselves during the 17th century. In 1664 it was used exclusively as that meaning. It was later, by 1734, that it’s usage as the term for French settlers living in what is now Quebec was more prevalent. For a short time, until 1791, part of Quebec was the Province of Canada.
Damn reddit, i start the night looking at dog pictures and end it with the history of our neighbors song
Mr Bunch, it is refreshing to see history the history of our great land told in an unbiased approach ... neither pro French or pro English ... just told as it is (or was as the case may be). All of the video's I have seen so far are superbly done. Keep up the good work and thank you ... this Canadian is very proud of my ENTIRE country, Thank you
Where was this when I was in grade 7 history?! Brilliant!
Thanks! That sentiment is part of the reason we started the series!
British/Anglophone Canada doesn't want you to know...
Very well done! Objectively recounting history as it should be.
This is what we call cultural appropriation.
The federal government has to make overtures to Quebec because of how many seats it has. The senior Trudeau’s intentions were basically political in nature. I understand now why Quebec has lots of complaints but also why the west has many complaints.
Anyway, love from Ottawa ✌🏼
@@FullOfMalarky now the ROC needs a video regarding how at Confederation they split the debt half half between High and Low Canada.... when Quebec actually had generated only 1/10 of that debt....
En effet, les «wokes» version des années 2020 n'en parle jamais. On voit que le «fils» Trudeau finance les même groupes qui modifie notre brillante histoire. Ce sont des sujet qui ne sont pas mentionné dans nos écoles non plus.
so, samplings been around longer than Hip Hop
Interestingly, there is a variation on the chorus of Gens du Pays that is often used as a happy birthday song
As an American, I'm relieved, and a bit speechless, to know that the U.S. was not the only nation in North America that had many issues and suffered violence. I didn't know it got this bad years ago. The lessons of history compared to present day are an eye-opener. Thanks for making this video.
Mexico and every other Latin American country down to Panama: “Allow us to introduce ourselves…”
@@ilovemuslimfood666 Well no, because we don't share the same language. I'm talking about the U.S. and Canada together.
@@ilovemuslimfood666 what the hell is Muslim food??
Great video! I love the production quality, and the story is surprisingly compelling!
Thanks a lot for this video! I've just moved to Québec City and was eager to learn more about it's history. I'll certainly follow the channel closely. Quality content!
We had a great time shooting in Quebec City. It's going to come up again in our first big batch of episodes!
Simply outstanding! Your videos are a love letter to Canada.
Vous auriez pu parler du rôle de la GRC dans l’histoire des bombes.
Ils auraient pu dire aussi pourquoi et qui a mit le feu au parlement qui était à Montréal en ce temps la
Really good video, very accurate, objective and researched! Appreciated it a lot, cheers from Québec.
Thanks for the kind words, it was a rabbit hole of a story to research!
@@Canadianaweird because this story is pretty common knowledge in Quebec, but thank you for taking the time to share history!
Tremendous work! Here from Reddit, very excited to see more!
Excellent video! I hope many english speaking canadians will watch it and learn a bit about our (and their) history! Cheers and thank you for the great content! Merci 🍻🍻
Is Trudeau a traitor...?
Does history repeat itself, eh!?
I'm just going to echo what's all ready been said in this comment thread. Your channel has just recently popped up in my TH-cam, and as a Canadian I'm embarrassed to admit I know more about the last 2000 years of European history than I do about the last 200 years of Canadian history. Your channel is helping to correct that!
Cheers
It does well to see quality information about Canada on youtube contrast to quebec bashing. Good job with you work!
ou avez vous vue des documentaires qui insulte le Québec je suis curieux .
@@gotigilles1 Quebec bashing is something you see rather frequently all all media in particular in some newspaper from Ontario, but as for YT, there's an infamous youtuber from Vancouver that has a lot of success (I won't say his name he doesn't need publicity) whos adamant about Quebec bashing and how terrible we are as people in the country.
That guy's a clown.@@rejeangagne4524
The substance and the form of this video are flawless.
We sang Oh Canada in Public School in Ontario in the early 1970's we also sang God Save the Queen and said the Lord's Prayer in Public School every morning . Hard to believe it was 1980 when it became our national anthem .
Weird. I grew up in BC in the 70s and never even knew the song "God Save the Queen". I can't imagine anyone singing that in Canada, unless they were born in the UK. One year I had a religious teacher and we said the Lord's Prayer. One year out of all my elementary and secondary school. I remember a couple of students would leave the class during that part as they weren't Christian.
@@alukuhito the truth it was at Silverthorn Public School in Mississauga Ontario Canada . 1971 -1977 .
@@alexschonski3637 Interesting. I guess they don't do that anymore.
Now, that is downright bizarre to me - in school in Ontario in the '60s, we had one or both of O, Canada and God Save the Queen every morning (and the Lord's Prayer). In the 1980s when I was teaching in Nova Scotia and then Manitoba - same thing. I believe when I left teaching in the 2000s, in Alberta, we still had one anthem or the other every morning. IIRC. I can't imagine how anyone could have grown up anywhere in Canada without having learned God Save the Queen inside out. But then, I've never spent much time in BC; must be different there.@@alukuhito
I can't believe anyone would be singing God Save the Queen/King in Canada at school in the 80s. It seems hillarious considering that there are many Canadians who don't believe in having a monarchy.@@hilariousname6826
This is such a good channel! Your editing and storytelling skills are amazing! ✨
Thank you for the kind words Helena!
Gens du Pays is sung instead of happy birthday here too... "mon cher , c'est à ton tour, de te laisser parler d'amour"...
Congratulations for these very well done videos and for the time invested in research about Canadian history, please keep the excellent work! I congratulate all of your team, looking forward to immigrate to Canada this channel has become a great source of information to understand and love such a great country. Thank you.
Great video. Informative and very well produced!
This is a very interesting video to watch. I am currently doing a Heritage project on the history of O Canada, and this video helped me a lot. Well done!
As a 25 years old who is profoundly for Québec independence this video makes me sad.......
How long before we (both Quebec and English Canada) and were both swallowed up by the USA? Neither France nor the UK could help. I prefer the never-ending dental appointment that Lucien Bouchard spoke of.
You have always had the option to leave when you have a majority vote to do so. Our problem is when you cant do that legally, you always resort to violence and anarchy to get your way. That is not the Canadian way. Our provinces did not unite by force nor will we be divided by force. Quebec is not unique in that, there have been rebellions and many separtist votes in other provinces during our history as well. Quebec's problem is it is a negative input province. It gets more from the federal government than it contributes so it cannot compete economically as an independent country in North America without substantially lowering the standard of living of its population. As recently as the 70's, it was assumed by most Quebecoise that an 'independent' Quebec had to form an alliance with a stronger trading partner like France to survive but stood a chance of becoming a French colony once again. This was seen as even more distasteful than remaining in Canada.
@@johnkidd1226what the hell are you going on about? A negative input province? OF COURSE cANADA WAS united by force… Quebec never consented to being part of Canada. It doesn’t mean we voted for No to separation that we voted that the status quo was okay… Also the referendum were in the 80s and 95 so you obviously dont even know what the hell you are talking about…
@@ericsimard4449 and not to mention La nuit des longs couteaux where every provinces with the Federal stabbed Quebec in the back, by signing the constitution rapatriation... Quebec never did sign this... we are not part of Canada per se... we were conquered in 1759 then stabbed and double crossed over and over
@@johnkidd1226"Our provinces did not unite by force."
Yes because we obviously seperated from France to become part of the British Empire democratically.
Fucking foreign invaders eh. I wish China would inavde this god forsaken federation and show the other provinces what it feels like to do politics with asshats who dont even speak your language.
If our independance dosent go as planed we will probably just apply to become a State in the USA. We would enjoy allot more freedom than we currently do as a province and the americain federation is 10 times stronger.
Stumbled on this channel, glad I did. You have a new subscriber.
Long live Free Québec
I first found out about your channel on r/history and now I'm hooked!
We are still in shock it got posted there, thanks for checking us out!
5:13 there's an error in the title of the song. You wrote "Voix tu la neige qui brille". But "Voix" means "voice", "vois" with an s would be the appropriate term as as it means "see".
I was pleased to be able to find something on Canada, when I was searching the history for a little town/village called Port Burwell, Ontario Canada. If anyone ever finds something from there (100 yrs old or older), please put on TH-cam if you can. Much appreciated!
Génial. Merci for the enjoyable history of canada. Really hope you will do more in the future.
Great video, as a English who cared nothing for Quebec before I started working there, I feel jaded on the history and culture I was not exposed to(mostly in school) I still can’t speak French but have not felt any negativity for my inability to speak while there.
Canada was built on cultural appropriation from Québec.
Another interesting subject in the same line of thought : the use of the word "Canadien" as a descriptor of national identity. I think a lot of people would be interested, and shocked, by that story.
That word was already used by the French settlers to refer to themselves before the English conquest. They were the actual first Canadiens. After the conquest that word became the only they had to refer to themselves. On the other hand the British kept their British identity for a very long time, until the beginning of the 20th century. It's only when their identity moved from British to Canadian that the francophones started using the term Canadien - Français (French Canadian), as a way to distinguish themselves. The Québécois identity is even more modern, from the révolution tranquille (60's). It started with the movement for Québec's separation (abandoning francophones outside Québec in the process).
As a side note, my own grandmother, born in 1914, would claim that she was canadienne, but that the anglophones weren't: for her they were "anglais".
it’s quite interesting to see such a dynamic be simply ignored from the world.
Excellent! It's fantastic to learn about our country. Looking forward to more episodes.
We sang Oh Canada and God Save the Queen everyday in school in the 50's and 60's. In 1962 a film crew came into our classroom (Montreal) and made a movie of us singing Oh Canada. Wondered if anyone has ever seen that film?
I went to French immersion from K-6 and I was never taught the French version lol
These are absolutely fantastic!
An absorbing video. Thee is so much about Canada to learn. Thanks for sharing.
Go for a soda should be our anthem
le québec au québécois
Eres tu is a Spanish popular song in 1973 which is Represented Spain in the Eurovision song contest on that time
Reddit sent me. Nice work!
Vive le Québec libre ⚜️
Liked and subscribed. This video and channel deserve more views and subs.
Amazing video, amazing quality. I have trouble believeing this is your first video. I suscribed and i will def share it.
Appreciate it! We hope we can get better with each episode.
It’s «Vois-tu la neige qui brille » and not “Voix tu la neige qui brille”.
“Voix” translates to “voice” in french and «vois» is the conjugated verb “to see”, voire.
Subscribed! Can't wait for more!
Many things I didn't know as a Canadian.... Idk if things were just not taught in school, or if I didn't care at the time & just forgot some of these details.
But I find this all fascinating.
Never knew the people of Quebec sing basically a completely different anthem & many more things!
Your content is very well produced & you gained a subscriber!
Québécois rarely sing the canadian anthem.. Most people don’t know the lyrics and the ones that do are either anglophones or they know because of hockey. Most québécois don’t even consider themselves canadian… We sing “Gens du pays” instead!
A English speaking Canadian once told me that the french version was a perverted translation of the anthem. I told him that the original version was written in french but he did not believe me. Sometimes, I wonder if he did the research to discover the truth... probably not.
This is a really great video man you just got a new subscriber
Thanks for subscribing! And thanks for checking us out!
Very few Canadians seem to know their history or care about it based on the comments read here, and even fewer Canadians seem to be asking the question why Quebecers (49.6% in the last referendum in 1995 ) want to leave Canada? How many Canadians know why the Parliament of Canada which was previously in Montreal was burned down and by whom?
An amazing documentary styled video. This is very helpful for me writing an essay on the history of the national anthem!
Good luck with your essay! There's a whole heck of a lot to the story we had to cut for time. One day we'll follow up with a video focused more on the development of the English lyrics but that's another great thread to follow if it helps your studies.
@@Canadiana I completely understand. Working more on this essay, I hadn't realized English lyrics of this song had been dating back almost 80 years until it became the official anthem. It would be interesting to know why Weir's original lyrics were changed before O Canada became official.
@@societyproductions Absolutely, we vaguely touch on that in the blog post we link at the end of the video. One of the more curious alterations to Weir's lyrics, in the period from the 1960s to 1980, is the change from “O Canada, glorious and free” to “God keep our land, glorious and free.” The injection of religious (specifically Christian) sentiment was a choice, orchestrated by the government committee, unlike the Quebecois version where it naturally comes from the original lyricist Routhier. Weir had altered his original lyrics a number of times, landing on a version that was basically void of religious lyrics-it was pretty secular song-and it wasn't until the government stepped in that we see the addition. So why did they feel the need to make this change? Was it because the Quebecois version had such a strong religious thread? That's doubtful because they ignored everything else about the French lyrics. Did the public want the government to include a reference to God? The secular version was popular for over 50 years and hadn't been altered. In any case, it's an intriguing subject, one that has left the Canadian public in a perpetual state of debate over the English lyrics-along with Weir's reference to WWI soldiers through "in all our sons command."
And that's just one thread to follow surrounding the English lyrics, there's so much more (including the government basically strong-arming the rights from Weir's heirs), so you can see why we had to cut it-bringing it up in the episode it would have taken us down a long tangential rabbit hole. We seriously need to do a follow-up video to this episode to dive into it properly.
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fantastic video. can't wait for more!
Also here from Reddit. Great video!
Love from India buddy your videos are very informative and interesting to watch
"Voix tu la neige qui brille"? Non. It's --> "Vois-tu la neige qui brille". Ah!, les deux solitudes...
Also from Reddit. Awesome video, keep up the good work!
Well done! Thank you!
Love your channel thank you very much !
Very well done - thank you
No talk of the RCMP bombings in Montreal? Color me surprised. Also when the lyrics were written they were talking about french canadians and was reapropriated by the anlgos later.
Great video!
Great video
Subscribed instantly
I not Canadian, but the video made me super interested.
That's great! Thanks for watching!
I'm subscribed, love your channel, am an expat Canuck living in America's South. I have just one suggestion or word of advice: Please tuck in your shirt! Your look would be very much improved with that one minor change! ;)
No offense, and keep up the good work!
Rebellion of 1837-38 in Quebec was lead by Nelson's brothers, anglophones. It was not a fight of French against English, it was a fight for democracy against the British empire, and the empire won (but they then write history in a way it's more convenient for them).
Yes, Louis Joseph Papineau at his best...but the British would end it with the hanging
That's how rebellions usually end.@@AlainMcInnis
HUMMMMMM louis Joseph papineau’s rebellion was much greater then the Nelson’s brother. You obviously have no idea what the hell you are talking about, all the big battles happened in Quebec by French Canadians… and English Canada was happy to force their taxes on us… also the hangings, the burnings and various other persecutions of whoever was associated to patriotes (such as lords, republicans, farmers and several others) you lack compassion and understanding of our colonization
@@ericsimard4449tout ce que je dis c'est que c'est réducteur de voir la rébellion des patriotes comme un conflit entre anglais et français: ce n'était pas le cas. Oui au Bas Canada il y avait surtout des francophones et oui le rapport Durham est la preuve du racisme institutionnel imposé par les britanniques. C'était un conflit pour la liberté politique et t'inquiète je suis très au fait de notre colonisation. Un jour peut-être qu'on s'émancipera
@@ericsimard4449je crois que tout est à prendre avec nuance. Les affrontements étaient pour récupérer le pouvoir exécutif. Bien sûr, ceux que ça dérangeaient le plus é tait les français. Les affrontements se sont fait en sol francophone. Les anglais étaient impliqués, mais beaucoup moins. Pour les frères Nelson, Wolfred était avec Papineau à st-denis, set-ours et set-charles. Il était un anglophone vivant en milieu francophone.
Le frère de Nelson a été plus une nuisance. Il a dit à Papineau de se sauver et a fait croire , plus tard, au Francophones que Papineau était de retour et demandait une nouvelle rébellion. Plusieurs l’ont écouté et se sont bêtement allés se faire tuer.
Bref, vous avez raison les deux et connaissez très bien l’histoire.
this is fantastic
Absolutely gorgeous video. Beautifully produced and animated. Closing the video with a separatist folk song while never really including any version of the actual English or French versions of O Canada could be seen as a letdown and missed opportunity. A bilingual version could have closed the episode. Regardless very compelling and well told. I enjoyed the narrator and motion graphics.
This is really fascinating, first I was always under the impression that Canada always had a peaceful past. I wasn't aware of the violence that occurred with the French separatists and the Canadian government. From the video clips of the riots, that looks like it could have occurred in the U.S. . Very good video, well done...
One day we will free ourselves from the foreign invaders in Ottawa. And only then will we build positive relationships whit our English brethren.
We call ourselves sovereignists or independtists. We want independence, our goal is not to divide like what the word « separatists » implies.
O Canada belongs to us Canadiens. The Anglos have taken our land, our name, our symbols but whatever is stolen always belongs to the original owner.
Thank you
Merci beaucoup ✌🇨🇦
About the FLQ terrorism: this is true. However, a bit of extra context would be helpful. The FLQ was inspired by the liberation movements happening around the world at the time, especially the decolonisation and independence of former British and French colonies, which often involved the use of violence. Not justifying, just explaining. The FLQ was also inspired by communist ideals and some members were exiled in Cuba after the October crisis. This being said, the Parti québécois was originally a coalition of centre right and centre left political groups and the FLQ ideas were quite marginal.
The War Measures Act was also quite traumatic for people in Quebec and hundreds of innocent people, including artists and union leaders who supported Quebec's independence in a peaceful way were imprisoned without motives.
Personnaly, my dad, who was 17 at the time, told me a soldier aimed his rifle at him while walking on the street, just for fun. Not something to be expected in Canada either...
YOUR VIDEOS ARE AWSOME
Wait is sec... I NEVER LEARN THAT IN SCHOOL!
That was a turbulent time.
Well-done, Adam!
best editing ever
Excellent video 😇
I learned more about my countries history in this video, specifically on French Canadian history, then 12+ years of school.
That's fucked!
I'm French-Canadian but I don't really blame the other provinces for skipping some parts of history. A lot of countries have a national identity that's a polite fiction to smooth over headaches.
What do you mean before O Canada, Canada didn't have a national anthem? It was The Maple Leaf Forever written by Alexander Muir! Or that's what I was always taught...
Great job! Why I didn't learn that in history classes in the 80's? (I'm from Quebec)...
Well, the fact that the Canadian anthem is originally a song from Quebec with a different meaning in french than in english is a rather well know fact that most people who lived in the 70s and 80s should know, even if we don't know or remember the fine details.
Ohhh que WOW !!! What a documentary ... Réalisé avec brio !!!! Par un anglophone en toute neutralité ... Délicieux à écouter et réécouter
interesting. Thanks for this.
“The Maple Leaf Forever” 🇬🇧
That's what my dad used to sing at school instead of Oh Canada.
Thanks!
I haven't asked ancestor named Jean Baptiste (Kleber).... This gets just pretty interesting. Thank you!
Terrific story!
If this is not indicative of Canada trying to stump on Quebec I don't know what is.