Living In Montreal Changed How I See Canada
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Growing up in Western Canada, I didn't know much about Montreal or Quebec. But after spending two years in Montreal I now have a new perspective, not only on this city but on my own country as well. Make sure you watch to the end to find out what I learned!
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#Montreal #Quebec #Canada
When I was a kid in the 60s and the 70s, we couldn’t be served in French in Montreal’s large department stores unless you were lucky enough to find a French-speaking sales associate. French-speaking quebecers were truly second-class citizens in their own province.
Correct, The Bay wouldn't serve you if you only spoke French and Hydro-Quebec wouldn't hire you as well ! ...LoL
ton degré d'ignorance me dépasse si t'es si choqué que ca va donc travailler ailleurs comme si y'avait pas deja assez de compagnies anglaise icit
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@@etow8034 Reversed situation i guess !
@@davidlefranc6240 Well the situation is actually worse for younger Quebecers. Their parent's and grandparent's time they were fully bilingual if they wanted to work, but today their kids are only unilingual won't be able to find work outside the province !
@@etow8034 You are completely off your socks the young people especialy the french ones are much more bilingual than ever ! And i can't even imagine what would happen to this economy if all the french Canadian would say screw that we are back into Quebec ! There's alot of work in France Germany Belgium and in alot of other language countrys !
Like some other allophones here who came to Montreal speaking better English than French, my perspective has changed drastically as time went by and I explored more and more of Quebec culture and learned French and started to associate myself with Quebec much more than with Canada. In parallel to that, I have observed Toronto's rapid descent into Americana as it has absorbed US values: sprawling, car-driven, bland urban development; rapid growth of crime rates; glorification and proliferation of gun culture and gun violence; hustle culture and profiteering at the expense of others as the new norm; disintegration of the social fabric; various ethnic groups barely interacting with each other on anything apart from financial and economic matters; replacement of human connection with networking 24/7; rampant mental health issues. And at the same time, I have been discovering the peculiar mixture of Nordic and Latin traits that, according to studies, French Quebecers share: emotionality, urge for human connection, outgoingness, love for children, a natural sense for boundaries and work-life balance on the one hand and a sense of community and social obligation on the other - and could not stop thinking that this was the perfect antidote to what Americans have become and English Canadians are very quickly becoming under the economic pressure of the States: unidimensional, uncultured workaholics numbing themselves down with soulless, recycled Netflix shows, always promoting their "personal brand", quickly forgetting what they were some 15 years ago. My biggest fear now, as I observe English take over Quebec slowly but surely, is to see Quebecers lose their culture and identity and adopt the same defunct and deeply conflicted "global" (US-exported, beautified and, well, shallow) view of the world. In a way, it's like seeing relatives marry each other and produce offspring with increasingly similar DNA and increasingly problematic health issues. I speak French everywhere I go and with everyone I talk to, I make an active effort to become as fluent in it as in some other languages I speak. English is the Amazon of this world, taking down businesses that are better than it purely through its sheer size and economic pressure smaller business cannot withhold, something Adam Smith, the father of capitalism, specifically warned against: as soon as any entity becomes larger than a medium size enterprise it needs to be broken down, otherwise it will start wiping out competition, including much better competition, due to the pure effect of scale, doing enormous harm to society and creating inequalities. And this is what many speakers of French feel subconsciously: this has never been a matter of language per se, but a matter of culture and identity, of not losing one's essence and uniqueness in the face of faceless globalization, which just happens to be represented by English today (could very well become Chinese in the next 50 years for all we know).
WOW!!!
Boring Canada should learn the Quebec way of life. Quebecers are way more happier people then the rest of Canada.
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LOL.
I feel like we should what we can to preserve the French Canadian culture and French language in Canada. It’s Canadian culture.
@@sammospencer8641 Just like in case of any empire, the only way to preserve is to liberate. There can be no preservation in a situation of massive power imbalance (with the US unknowingly playing on the side of English Canada). There are sometimes super rare exceptions like Wales. But even Wales had to practically lose its culture and identity to reach a stage where they miraculously revived their language
You absolutely nailed it! Je suis franco-québécoise, j'habite maintenant Montréal, mais ai vécu la majorité de ma vie dans le reste du Québec. Au départ, la différence est déjà marquante entre Montréal et le reste du Québec, mais oui ça m'inquiète énormément de voir où nous nous en allons de façon générale. Il est difficile d'attaquer un sujet si complexe et surtout, si émotif pour autant de gens (francos comme anglos). Devrons-nous attendre à la limite de se faire avaler par la culture américaine avant de se réveiller ou pouvons-nous enfin, dès maintenant, mettre le sujet sur la table et l'attaquer en faveur de toutes nos cultures différentes (franco, anglo et autochtones) tout en faisant en sorte que les allophones peuvent se sentir accueillis ici? Il s'agit d'une grande question et d'un encore plus grand défi.
If independance could be seen as a failure on Levesque's part, I think his most important legacy is the nationalisation of hydroelectricity in the 60's. Even today, Quebec's power electricity bills are the lowest in North America, and to me, to create a nation, you got to think of technical stuff like this.
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@@AnyVideo999 Isn't it owned by Hydro-Quebec though?
@@AnyVideo999 To say what exactly? That they did not have the money or expertise to build Churchill Falls, asked Hydro Quebec to front the cash and build it for them, and then tried to weasel out of the contract they willingly signed? I think NFL should hit the mute button before embarassing itself further.
@@Chrystair And care to take a guess as to whom was the Minister of Natural Resources in Lesage's government that was responsible for overseeing the nationalization of electricity file? It was Rene Levesque. You can even find videos of Levesque making presentations on TV at the time, trying to convince QC's population to move forward with that project: th-cam.com/video/jKmwGQ4-zKQ/w-d-xo.html
@@Chrystair Oui mais non. Si on regarde concrètement les faits, la nationalisation de 1944 ne s'appliquait strictement qu'à la Montreal Light Heat and Power, et couvrait donc moins de 1 % du territoire.
La vraie nationalisation qui a couverte pratiquement tout le territoire a eu lieu en 1962. Pas pour rien que 'Maîtres chez nous' est attribuable au gouv Lesage, et plus particulièrement à Lévesque.
I’m a French-Canadian that grew up outside of Quebec and also spent time within the Anglo-Quebecer communities. I’ve spent so much time in the middle of these debates. People have a hard time realizing not everything is black or white and that both sides have good points. Much like the old buildings in the video I thing it is possible to preserve the past but also be accommodating and open to the new. Culture and languages should be protected but they should also be able to grow and change.
One of the things I love about MtL is how so many people speak 2.5 languages
Example:
-native tongue + english + little bit french
-native tongue + french + little bit english
-english + french + little bit of other (whether that be a 1st gen immigrant parent’s language or something learned in school)
- all your combos of bilinguals and trilingual
You are babbling ... an embarrassment to Canada .. allowing N@ZI local Pass ports ... Papers please ...I SAID PAPERS ... bunch of whinny neo-N@zi Liberals
@@danielarcadia7243 Oh poppycock! He makes total sense. You just don't like the message!
@Alicia That has to be amazing. I'm Brazilian and I speak English, French, and Spanish. This about multilingual places just fascines me.
im australian and spent the last few years in Mtl (first place i've been in canada), and that's what i love about it too, all the languages and culture, not one or the other, but such an organically wonderful mix. in vancouver now and it's just not the same, can't wait to go back. can ...*almost* speak french now 😅
I like your final thoughts. The best thing about this city is the cool mixing of cultures. It gives the town a laid back feel and just about everyone is sexy as fuck. Tourists love people watching when they're in town and I hear this from all of them: men, women, old and young they all love this city and it's inhabitants.
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Cette vidéo est tellement appréciée ! Merci beaucoup de faire voir au monde que tout le Canada, surtout le Québec, ne sera jamais envahi par l'américanisation. Mais tout comme nous percevons toujours notre famille canadienne comme notre plus proche allié franco/européen. Vous êtes le modèle pour nous tous. ✌️💙
As a Montrealer, born and raised, I appreciate this video so much. I'm proud of my French, Anglo & Italian roots. It is an upbringing that could have only happened in Montreal. That uniqueness should be embraced. Its one of the many reasons Montreal is such a beautiful city. Keep up the great work!
j'aime bien ce multiculturalisme canadien, québecois et montréalais. Je suis venu ici depuis décembre et je pense pas habiter d'autre coin du Canada. Merci Dan, Merci Montréal!
Why would you be proud? Your family roots are not your personal achievement. You just happen to be born into this. I am also born in Montreal, from a mixed parentage. I count myself lucky and I feel grateful for this everyday, but proud? No. Lucky? Yes.
proud of what? Ethnicity is nothing to be proud of it just is
@@antonboludo8886 If u want to be proud of your multicultural upbringing u can. That’s what nationalism is about. The term was invented for people who are proud of their nation or nations they feel they belong to.
@@Jazzy-nh4xs Yes, it is based on emotions, not personal achievement.
For English Canadians who want to understand better the Quebecois' historical claims, I usually the history of similar peoples like the Scots or the Irish. All three peoples had a distinctive language, religion, and culture than the English and were forced to integrate the English crown. There were some efforts made by the English to assimilate them and to eradicate their language and their culture. In all three cases, there was some discrimination based on language, religion or cultural group. In the late 60's and the 70's, there was a rise of nationalist movements in these three regions with some groups more violent or extremist than others. René Lévesque was part of the nationalist current. Like the independent movement in Scotland, René Lévesque's ideas still resonate with some Québécois to this day. Irish, Scots and Québécois all wanted, still today or at some point in their history, the same things from the dominant group (the English or the English Canadians): the recognition of their language, their religion, and their culture, and to regain some political and econimic autonomy regarding decisions impacting them directly.
Now, regarding what should be the Quebec identity. It's a hot debate, especially among Quebecois. I have my own opinions but I know many Québécois don't share my point of view. The good thing about Québécois is they will keep debating until they reach a consensus. Might take a long time, though.
Side note: You filmed a good chunk of your video in front of the office building of my former job. If I even go back to this building and I see a footprint in the concrete, I'll know it will be yours.
Anne, History lesson. History taught in Quebec French elementary schools was/is not the same history taught in Quebec English elementary schools. Quebec government decides the story young minds are told. Efforts were never made by the English to assimilate the French people of Quebec or to eradicate their culture. When the English conquered the French, the people were left to keep their culture, their religion and their language. Interesting how time can change the story.
Yea unless you read the Durham report which explicitly states how English has to bring Canadians (read Québécois) out of their misery with a civilized assimilation program starting with the act of Union of 1840!
@@hexhex7220 that's the biggest lie about Quebec I read this year. My gf did the two systems as her father comes from English Saskatchewan and her mother from French Quebec. Indeed, history is taught differently, but everyone agrees that the British tried to assimilate the Québécois many times, from 1759 to 1867.
@@antoinegirard9838 not "everyone" evidently agrees.. lol... however, everyone agrees what quebec is up to... ha ha ha
@@hexhex7220 History lesson! Never thought why they were not able to keep their culure , religion and language by the Brits. Because the Brits needed th french Canadians as a barrier ( cultural, religious, language barrier) to prevent Canada to become part of the U.S!
Thanks for taking the time to make this video! As an ontarien who moved to Montreal recently, it’s really interesting to read about the history that was never taught.
Ask me if you want
You should read about the burning down of the Canadian parliament in Montreal , the Capital in 1849 by a group of extremists anglophones ... The quiet revolution in Quebec in th 60 ' french canadians were treated as second class citizens and only english speaking could get a good job.
Parents immigrated to Montreal from Europe. I travelled the world and I love it here. Do we have problems? Who doesn't, but the mix of cultures and le joie de vivre is like nowhere else in North America. not even close. Its all about the people.
Je veux habite au Montreal, mon rêve est de vivre à Montréal
Je pratique français tous los jours. J’aime Montreal, J’aime Canada, 😍🇨🇦🇨🇦
Je suis Mexicain, je parle à peu français !! 🇲🇽
Seras bienvenido
Bienvenue
Yes sir !!!! Vamos a montréal !!
J'espere que tu réussira ton rêve !
Bienvenu. Merci de tes efforts et ta curiosité. C'est flatteur.
Emmène ta couleur et tes saveurs.
Mais ne TOUCHE PAS à la poutine.
Félicitatons! On a hâte de t'avoir parmis nous!!
Greetings,
My wife (who is an Anglo from Alberta) and I were just talking about how Montréal is great regarding the diversity of Cultures; we went to the Dépanneur and had a chat in Mandarin with the owner, continued our walk and talked French with our next door neighbours. The Skennen'ko:wen ne Tiohtià:ke was signed in 1701 (The Great Peace of Montréal), it was said that "WE" shall live peacefully, and that we express our gratitude for all of us willing to live in Peace, so that we may continue to gather here as One. Yes, I was alive in the 60s and 70s, but rather than whining about those "maudites anglaises qui parlent pas français, stie" I went to Dupuis & Frères...
Many thanks for your entertaining work, and I am very happy to hear that no converse was injured during the filming of this video.
I've lived in Australia for the last 30 years, but I grew up in Saskatchewan in the 70s. Rene Levesque was always in the news at the time, so I heard quite a lot about him then....but it definitely wasn't taught in schools at all. There was always a lot of fear and resentment towards Quebec when I was growing up, all from people who had never been anywhere near it. It's probably why they don't teach anything about...Don't want to be giving anyone ideas. Also, I loved the rant at the end...and the shoes. The shoes are cool. :)
im australian and i came to live in Mtl with absolutely no knowledge of Quebec's past. it's now my favourite place in the world! the politics are a little awkward sometimes - it seems like they may not even realize that this uniquely eclectic mix that they have right now is their greatest asset. hope that doesn't change. :)
@@justathumb I so agree that their eclectic mix is their greatest asset. That's usually the case anywhere that is lucky enough to have one, though unfortunately some people don't see it that way. It's great to hear that you love it there. As a Canadian, it always makes me happy to hear that people have moved there and love it, if they can survive the winters! If I ever move back to Canada, I would choose Montreal as well... :)
@@lisab2856 i love Montréal . But have health problems during winter . I wish i could live in Australia . Do a canadian citizen have the right to live and work in Australia ? Thank you .
@@lavieenrose1852 I came over to Australia as a backpacker 30 years ago and married an Australian, which why I'm here. Unfortunately Australia and Canada don't have an agreement where you can live and work freely in each other's countries. They are talking about possibly bringing one in though...which would be great! Australia and New Zealand have an agreement like that. There used to be an advantage in coming from a Commonwealth country to be able to stay in Australia, but I'm not sure if there is any more. Your best bet would be to check out the Australian government website for information if you're interested at all. Also, at the moment Australia is so locked down because of Covid that there are even 10s of thousands of Australians trying to get back into the country and can't! So it might be a while before things become more open...
@@lisab2856 Thank you for your kind answer . I think that i am going to see if i can have a solution in the USA .
I love how your mind is opened. If each and every Canadian (french and anglo), and specially new Canadian would be a mind as open as yours, things would certainly be better. Do we have a nice country ? Absolutely. Could it be better ? Absolutely. INteresting to have watched your videos. Great work.
Fun fact about the Cathedral (in front of the SunLife Building): It is a replica of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, roughly half the length, half the width and half the height.
René Lévesque was born in the Gaspé region, Quebec . From well educated professionals parents . René Levesque started law school but was hired as a journalist for the USA army during second world war.He was based in France ... René Lévesque was one of the most intelligent person , with a broad knowledge of the world during his journalism period in world war II . The last referedum was in 1995 , 28 years ago . Quebec as a disctinct society has always been ahead of its time and open to the world . The economy is stong in aerospace, engineering ( public transport, constructions, software ), finance, pharmaceutical, arts, technology, medecine, leader in artificial intelligence, special effects movies, hollywood movies, international organisations ( Civil aviation, climate change ( NORAD) , biodiversity etc) .Montreal has the largest urban park in Canada .
Très belle vidéo, bravo. Et quels beaux souliers! Good work.
I love your videos. Free Thinkers .I'm from Venezuela moved to Montreal 21 year ago. I love walk around Montreal, learning about history and this city is so beautiful. Canada is a great Country. Free Country. Diversity is health and Wealth. Peace and Love
Vive le Québec libre!
Can I connect with you if you don't mind?
Hi Dan! I've loved your videos about Montréal, please continue doing it. Because of you, now I want to live there.
I wish more people would go through life with an open-minded and candid outlook like you. The issue of Canada and Québec is as multi-layered as it can be. I am myself a result of that paradox. Multi-lingual, multi-cultural, yet with an undying desire to protect our identity. The difference with my generation and those following is that we understand and we want our identity to include and embrace all who find beauty in the multi-cultural soup we all live in.
L’objectif ultime depuis lord Duram est d’assimilées les québécois pour n’être plus rien ,ça na jamais changé, pour devenir des anglophones et que la culture québécoise ne sois plus qu’un lointain folklore.
It's refreshing to see some young TH-camr approaching meaningful subject with an open mind and intelligent attitude. Keep up the good work, I'll be following...
Nice. Very nice. Merci pour cette réflexion. Hate him or love him, René Lévesque was a real diplomat. Not a violent extremist leader full of hatred.
You are a good man Dan, I love the approach you take to your videos. Your message always has meaning. Please do a video of Quebec City.
That building in the very beginning is called "Grey Nuns" and it's an old nunnery. It has a lot of past including a couple fires and a disease outbreak. It is now Concordia university's dorms for 1st year students!
that's a pretty sweet harry potter level dorm!
HI NOT TO BE RUDE. but it's called a convent not a nunnery. thanks :)
I really appreciate that you came here with such an open minded spirit toward Québec. It's good to see you make your research. I don't think that all english language media and information actually explain well how Québec works and many are actually much more in "reaction" to it. Many youtubers fall into that trap. Good job.
Hey Dan, really appreciate you sharing your perspective on these issues. As a Québécois who is for independence, it's very refreshing and interesting to see an English Canadian from outside being exposed to these issues and thinking through them.
If I may add something to your final thoughts about multiculturalism, it's a moment in your video where we can truly see a difference between French and English Canadians. The thing is that we don't view multiculturalism as a good model, because it means creating several parallel societies or "communities" which not only dilute the importance of Québécois culture/society, which is already fragile being 8 million French speakers in a sea of 350+ million English speakers, but also divides people and make them live side by side, rather than together.
In Québec we believe that the best thing we can do for newcomers is to integrate them to our culture and society, so that not only they feel welcome to join us, but also that by learning more about the society they are going into, they can truly bring the best of their culture of origin and bring it into our society in a way that is compatible, which is not possible if they do not know the society they are joining.
Think about it, if you truly love diversity, would you rather have a world where every place has the same mix of every community in the world, everyone speaks English as the common language and ends up being all the same or would you rather have every country be its authentic self and continue its unique history. I think most of us in Québec see multiculturalism as the end of nations, and as a people who has fought centuries to protect their nation that was constantly under cultural attack, I don't think we will ever accept it as a model.
Absolument, d'accord avec toi. Les Canadiens sont persuadés que le multiculturalisme est la meilleure invention depuis le pain tranché ! Ils ne comprennent absolument rien ou du moins très sur notre façon de voir les choses au Québec ou ne la partage pas.
Cela me semble pourtant évident, pour qu'il y ait des cultures, des traditions, des visions différentes, il doit à la base y a voir des nations mère fortes qui gardent leurs cultures propre tout en intégrant des nouveaux venues de partout qui nous enrichissent de leurs propres traditions et cultures mais qui acceptent de se joindre à la trame existante du Québec. Ca me semble si évident mais si difficile à comprendre pour les Anglos saxons en général.
@@martinbelec1826 *Bien d'accord sur le principe de l'interculturalité plutôt que le multiculturalisme. Le multiculturalisme canadien, les Européens ont un mot pour l'illustrer : le communautarisme - qui signifie que les membres d'une communauté (ethnique ou religieuse notamment) se replient sur eux-mêmes, vivent entre eux, s'isolent au lieu de s'intégrer au sein du groupe plus large auquel ils appartiennent. On pourrait aussi associer ce comportement à de la « ghettoïsation ». Ce concept social est très marqué à Toronto. Au Québec, on privilégie l' « interculturalité » qui atteste l’importance de l’intégration sur la base des valeurs fondamentales de la société québécoise. Là où il subsiste une équivoque, c'est que la façon de penser de la plupart des Anglophones découle du comportement hégémonique de leurs ancêtres britanniques, soit assimiler plutôt que d'intégrer, alors que les Francophones du Québec ont développé une mentalité distincte par rapport aux anciens colonisateurs de France. Les Anglo-Canadiens sont beaucoup plus attachés à la monarchie britannique à un point tel que le chef d'État officiel n'est nul autre que la reine du Royaume-(dés)Uni et que même une des provinces canadiennes à prédominance anglophone n'a jamais su se départir de son appellation officielle de « Colombie-Britannique ». Par contraste, au Québec, à part la fleur de lys qui, naguère, symbolisait la royauté française, il ne subsiste que le Code Civil d'inspiration napoléonienne et la langue héritée des anciens marins français. Les colons de Nouvelle-France étaient très majoritairement des défricheurs contrairement aux loyalistes anglophones à l'attitude élitiste qui perdure encore de nos jours chez bon nombre d'entre eux.*
In theory , yes I agree. Except that in practice , it doesn't go that well, unless the immigrant already speaks perfect french. Quebec has a special kind of discrimination which is "Parle français ou décalliss" (speak French or get the f*** out ).
People expect immigrants to blend in by themselves, the help provided for integration being laughable at time.
I used to think that Quebec was super inclusive and welcoming, but I have tempered my opinion with the time.
Lots of people will be welcoming that's for sure, but there is still a chunk of the population that would like Quebec to be 100% Québécois (white and french).
Anyway, it was a good video !
The McDonald statue has been vandalized multiple time, and should probably just be replaced for anybody else deserving of a statue (being the first prime minister isn't important knowledge beside maybe for a trivia game or something )
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*[English version further down]*
*Ton argumentaire, Guillaume, tient la route jusqu’à un certain point. Là où ma perspective diverge de la tienne, c’est que les nouveaux arrivants qui s’installent au Québec et dont la langue maternelle ou l'une de leurs langues couramment parlées N'EST déjà PAS le français, priorisent la recherche de boulot, même mal rémunéré, pour subvenir aux besoins immédiats de leur famille.*
*Le gouvernement québécois leur offre gratuitement des cours d’apprentissage du français, dans certains cas, à leur lieu de travail, mais les incitatifs ne sont pas adéquats. Non seulement bénéficient-ils d’un filet de sécurité sociale dès leur installation au Québec, il faudrait les rémunérer à double taux horaire pour qu’ils suivent les cours d’immersion en français pour la plupart d’entre eux.*
*C’est ce qui distingue l’approche du gouvernement de la CAC (Coalition Avenir Québec) du Parti Québécois (PQ). À mon avis, c’est bougrement plus facile et logique d’intégrer à la société québécoise de nouveaux arrivants QUI PARLENT DÉJÀ LE FRANÇAIS avant d’obtenir un certificat d’acceptation du Québec plutôt qu’après.*
*Non seulement y a-t-il des dizaines de milliers de Francophones européens qui souhaitent s’installer au Québec mais aussi des gens d’origines diverses d'autres continents (d'Afrique notamment) qui maîtrisent déjà le français comme langue seconde. Ces gens-là sont très nombreux à détenir des diplômes qui ne sont pas forcément reconnus au Québec, étant alors contraints à parfaire une partie de leur formation académique.*
*Ironiquement, les corporations professionnelles au Québec sont la plupart d’entre elles membres de l’office des professions et sont très réfractaires à intégrer de nouveaux adhérents qui soient d’origines étrangères diverses et qui ont, pourtant, obtenu une diplomation appropriée ailleurs qu’au Québec. Ces corporations professionnelles se comportent comme des clubs privés qui contingentent intentionnellement le nombre de leurs adhérents. On n’a qu’à penser au Collège des médecins, mais il y a des dizaines d’autres ordres professionnels qui pratiquent ouvertement l’exclusion sélective sous des prétextes fallacieux ou selon des critères d’admissibilité inéquitables, contestant même la compétence de centaines, voire de milliers de postulants.*
*Le gouvernement québécois actuel met aussi des bâtons dans les roues à des candidats qui pratiquent des métiers qui ne font pas partie de la liste prioritaire des métiers en forte demande. Nombreux parmi ces travailleurs spécialisés sont ainsi exclus ou retardés dans leurs démarches en vue de l’obtention d’un certificat d’acceptation du Québec, à moins d’avoir eux-mêmes trouvé des employeurs d’ici prêts à les parrainer.*
*On pourrait faire tellement mieux administrativement à même un énorme bassin de nouveaux arrivants potentiels qui parlent déjà le français, la langue officielle et commune au Québec.*
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*Your argument, Guillaume, holds up to a certain point. Where my perspective differs from yours is that newcomers who settle in Québec and whose mother tongue or one of their fluent languages is already NOT French, prioritize finding a job, even a low-paying one, to support their families' immediate needs.*
*The Québec government offers them free French language training, in some cases, at their workplace, but the incentives are not adequate. Not only do they have a social safety net when they move to Québec, they would have to be paid double the hourly rate to attend French immersion classes for most of them.*
*This is what distinguishes the approach of the CAC (Coalition Avenir Québec) government from the Parti Québécois (PQ). In my opinion, it is much easier and more logical to integrate into Québec society newcomers WHO ALREADY SPEAK FRENCH before they obtain a Québec acceptance certificate than after.*
*Not only are there tens of thousands of European Francophones who wish to settle in Québec, but there are also people of various origins from other continents (notably Africa) who already speak French as a second language. Many of these people have diplomas that are not necessarily recognized in Québec, and are therefore forced to complete part of their academic education.*
*Ironically, most professional corporations in Québec are members of the Office des professions and are very reluctant to integrate new members from various foreign backgrounds who have, however, obtained an appropriate diploma elsewhere than in Québec. These professional corporations behave like private clubs that intentionally limit the number of their members. One needs only to think of the Collège des médecins, but there are dozens of other professional orders that openly practice selective exclusion under spurious pretexts or according to inequitable eligibility criteria, even challenging the competence of hundreds, even thousands of applicants.*
*The current Québec government is also putting obstacles in the way of applicants who practice trades that are not on the priority list of high-demand trades. Many of these skilled workers are thus excluded or delayed in their efforts to obtain a Québec acceptance certificate, unless they themselves have found local employers willing to sponsor them.*
*So much better could be done administratively with a huge pool of potential newcomers who already speak French, the official and common language of Québec.*
Très bonne vidéo, c'est un coin que je connais très bien et tu me l'as fait redécouvrir. Thanks for sharing my hometown with the rest of the world in such a respectful and open minded manner. Et vive René-Lévesque!
I'm a French Québecois who went to English school from pre-kindergarden to college. The reason was that my father was a French businessman who dealt with the medical field and noticed how much it was difficult having a very limited English vocabulary in those days. He figured he didn't want his son to have the same problem and wanted me to learn English. Today my English is indistinguishable to my French. I speak fluently in both and spell just as horribly in both. Today both my daughters are also bilingual and happy to be. It unlocked many job opportunities for them.
An interesting fact you didn't mention about Boulevard René-Levesque is that it used to be called Dorchester and in it's west end (Westmount) it kept it's old English name. Probably because Westmount is still an Anglo stronghold of Montreal and fought tooth and nail to keep the original name. I remember it was a huge controversy at the time on both sides of the fence.
Did you also send your daughters to Anglophone-only schools? Some how, I find that wrong. Bilingual schools (50 percent in French/50 percent in English) are the right way.
@@boink800 no both went to French Emerson elementary then IB highschool where many of the courses are given fully in French.
Place Frere André was called Beaver Hall Square. Frere André has nothing to do with the corner of Dorchester and Beaver Hall Hill. He is affiliated with St. Joseph's oratory. Changing the name to a Catholic name was a slap in the face to the Anglo community and only served as a reminder of French Quebec's enslavemnet by the Catholic church. A staue of William Dow should have been erected at this site.
Your videos are so interesting and inspiring - we are planning a 4 weeks trip to Quebec next year and can't wait to go!
This reminds me a lot of my country and the relationship between Catalonia and Spain.
That's completely different.
Catalonia (and Euskal Herria) are the richer and more industrialized parts of Spain.
Québec is generally poorer than the rest of Canada.
Of all the separatist movements in Europe, I'd much rather Canada be compared to Scotland than Catalonia. Spain's treatment of Catalonia is quite aggressive.
Awesome video and nice walk in downtown Montreal, Dan. Montreal and Mexico City are two most awesome international world-class cities in North America!
Totally agree with you on saving the old buildings. Actually I remember when so many were torn down in Montreal during the construction boom of the 60's and 70's. Probably 75% were torn down at that time - a real tragedy. At least efforts are made to save some today. They are treasures - just think of Europe without old buildings - it would be a disaster.
Did not know that. Thanks. It is a huge tragedy considering how beautiful the buildings in Old Montreal are
Levesque my hero! Am french for corse! 🤗💕
You know Rene-Levesque Street used to be "Dorchester Boulveard". Dorcherster is still called that way in Westmount.
I shook Levesque's hand once. He had come to Toronto to see Premier Bill Davis for whom I was working.
Cool!! What was you impression of him??
@@wilnerolivier7971 He was shorter than I pictured him. He seemed very energetic. Charismatic.
Nice video man. Keep it up! Thank you for showing us Montreal.
Wow, I'm glad you brought up René Lévesque in your video, he truly was one of the best politician Canada has ever had. I've watched this Scarborough college presentation many times and wow René Lévesque was so well informed, sympathetic, funny while brilliantly defending his quest for Québec indépendance despite being in a very hostile environnement.
Racist clown
@@DC-ee3vh thank you for proving him right about the "hostile environnement"
That was great! I'm from Quebec city and I agree with your video. Hopefully you visit Québec soon!
As a french canadian that is pro sovereignety of Quebec, it's not at all a matter of hating on Quebecers that speak english and other languages. Law 101 aims at protecting what culture and language we still have because of our history. The idea is to decide that in quebec, as a sovereign nation, well we speak french and you're welcome but just as everywhere you go in the world you learn the culture and language of the place as well as you can because that's how you adapt. I have many friends that speak mostly english and they can also be quebecers if they want to. Being a quebecer means being part of that province and wish to participate in it. To me telling english canadians that french canadians are against them is just simplifying the issue to an extreme extent because that is not the case.
Law 101 is unconstitutional. People can speak whatever language they want. Besides you lost the war against he English . Henceforth, all territories in Canada belong to the Queen including Quebec
LOL sure tell me a law that was voted (To protect the cultural integrity of a population) is unconstitutional and then...vaguely argue that by right of conquest the territories belong to the queen. You sound like you were born in the 1800's and got your brain damaged by scurvy. Like half of earth's was once possessed by imperialist powers, and luckily people can free themselves from these powers and autodetermine themselves, like by putting laws in place to protect their integrity.
@@cartninja6479 Language is a provincial jurisdiction btw, but, more importantly, people have the right to speak whatever language they want in Quebec. To imply otherwise is a ridiculous lie. They can't, however, study in the language of their choice (with exceptions). I don't like the necessity of bill 101 myself, but I understand why it exists and hate is not what drives it at all.
Beside, nobody here today on TH-cam lost the war. The French (country) lost the war. The people that lives-on continues to shape the world the way they want and hope (regardless of the queen). What most french-speakers wants is the same anybody wants: survive in all hey are and provide an opportunity for their children to do the same.
@@SirBeaumerdier law 101 is a fascist disgusting law created by people with hyper inflated egos. Who think they are greater than the United States .
All territories in Canada belong to the Queen. Count yourself lucky than the english were so nice to the french . Quebec should have been forcibly assimilated once they lost the war ...
@@cartninja6479 Just to remind you the 18th century is over.
Loving this new format with the historical approach 👌🏻 and that guy attacking the construction cone 😂 awesome content and great jokes! Thanks for this 🙏🏻
En temps que Franco-Canadien ayant toujours vu mon second pays par le prisme des visites dans la partie Québécoise de ma famille, je trouve très intéressante cette vidéo ! Je connais peu les débats qui ont court en ce moment donc ton point de vue assez objectif, plus observateur qu'acteur est agréable et m'aide dans ma réflexion naissante sur ce sujet ! Les images et la ballade dans la ville sont super agréable à regarder en t'écoutant parler.
J'irai un jour vivre au Canada pour expérimenter cette autre culture qui coule dans mes veines mais que je connais à peine !
The basilica Marie Reine du Monde facing Sun life is a replica of Saint Peter in Rome . A statement , to show the power of the Catholics church and the french Canadians in a previously very english speaking area.
Dan- I enjoyed your video. My brother and I visited Montreal just after the Olympics in 1976 and just before the separatist vote. My impression was how European Montreal seemed. More like Paris than Canada. Also, we heard only two languages back then- French and English. People seemed to switch easily between the languages especially when they heard our American English. I went back to Montreal about 2012. Wow, what I noticed right away was so many Asian immigrants. I do not remember seeing any Asians back in 1976. As Mr. Levesque's vote failed there is no way now it would be even conceivable to have a separate Quebec from the rest of Canada. Here is a compliment you get from most Americans. I love Canada. It is just like the USA except the people are nicer and the country is so much cleaner than the USA, I hope you consider it a compliment.
But for Parisians it is a french speaking North American city .
All of Canada has more non-white immigrants than we did in the 1970's because the father of the current PM, who was PM himself from 1968-1983, radically changed Canada's immigration system from one that was primarily European-based to the Third World.
I wouldn't say Montreal is a European city of North America, cause not all Europeans are open minded and hospitable, Scandinavians, Swiss, and other Northern Europeans are not that open and social, Montreal is just a French speaking North American city with their own Quebecois taste, in matter of fact, they are actually similar to Latin Americans because of similar mentality, love to enjoy life and friendliness
@@ericktwelve11 Just a ethnocentrict point of view . For
Sandinavians , the openess can be regarded as superficial . Like a peach , some outside and hard inside , like many Canadians.
mtl is more like paris than canada? lol mtl isn't just ville marie, mount royal, etc. the majority of mtl is northern america asf.
Your best video so far! It’s good to have you here in MTL!
Great video. I love Montreal. Can’t wait to go back!
Also, the NHL headquarters where in Sun Life building before Gary Betman moved it to New York
It was under John Ziegler. We all dislike Bettman but not everything can be blamed on him ;)
dude I had no idea, as an Australian living here I find it interesting to learn the history
This was wonderful, well thought out and executed with the right measure of passion. Thank you.
That's a great video and I appreciate your opinions about our city vs culture and Canadian history!
Every Canadian should read The Two Solitudes. I read it in high school and as an English-only speaking Canadian, I needed to learn the French speaking Canadians' point of view. I didn't want Quebec to separate because I felt Canada would be poorer/less than without Quebec. I still saw Quebec as having good reasons for wanting to separate I respected that position. Read the book I mentioned, please.
Thank you for your compassion :) As a French Quebecer I haven't read it yet tbh (it is on my list!) and I think every Canadian, or at least Quebecer, should read it along with the poem "Speak White" by Michèle Lalonde to help with their comprehension of these ongoing issues.
@@cassiopee26 That poem hits painfully close to home. I have personally been told to "Speak white" before. I'm a fluently bilingual franco-Québécoise and while travelling back home with some anglo-Montrealer friends during the 90s, we stopped off at a gas station just off the 401 (some small town close to Brockville, Ontario). All of us were fluently bilingual and used to code-switching between French and English, just expressing our ideas to each other in whatever language the thought came to us in. Some Ontarian redneck overheard us using French and literally told my friends and I to "Speak white".
My group was just stunned. The dumbass bigot actually had a darker complexion than every last one of us just to add to the absurdity of him going off on a group mostly anglophones who happened to have better linguistic skills than him. That stuck with me to this day. It was probably the single most concentrated moment of bigotry I've experienced in my life (and I'm openly both queer and trans so I've seen plenty of ugly prejudice).
love your vibe in this video thank for the history lesson too
Great video! Thank you for keeping it real.
I agree with your points and I appreciate the video as always. Thank you
I'm working inside of the Sun Life building, it's such an incredible historical site. I won't for much longer though because I'll soon work remotely from Saguenay. By the way, I think I saw you tonight in Orr coffee. I was like : "Hey, it's the guy vlogging about MTL on TH-cam!". We know how to find the best coffees. haha
René Lévesque is a great unifier and ambassador of the pride of Quebecers. Unfortunately people were too afraid to make the move and not enough conviction to be respected. Vive le Québec libre...
Although his politics were tough for the ROC I feel that he was very well respected, even loved by many Anglophone Canadians across the country. We all mourned his passing.
well francophones voted at 60%. Plus the immense racist no campaign
Such a great video! Thanks
Best video with a lot of wisdom and promoting a good mindset and better behaviour. Thanks :) love from the Philippines ❤️
As a Canadien how grew up in Quebec and just recently moved to Ontario there is one thing I noticed people in Quebec or more so Montreal have a lot more nolege on the rest of Canada then Canada has on them. You should see Quebec City that is really weir the goldmine off beautiful old arcetectuall design is.
It's the old Grey Nun's residence on Guy and Rene Lévesque, now Concordia residences.
Great message my friend!!
I love your videos about Montreal, they are inspiring and educating, and I’ve learned so much about my new home. Thank you 🙏
Awesome video, as usual. Great content, great message. I always enjoy watching your videos and especially your comments on our society. Keep it up! As a side comment, there actually was institutionalized racism against french speaking Québécois up until the 60s and 70s. It is a well known fact and a direct explanation as to why our economy in Quebec is mostly built around PMEs. Also, there was a slightly missed opportunity to talk about Hydro-Québec in your video, as its head office sits on René-Lévesque Boulevard, right by Chinatown. It is one of the greatest accomplishment of our nation, let alone René-Lévesque's. Your ending was still really great and on point!! If all Canadians were more aware of our own history (Canadian history as a whole), we would have a better understanding of the struggles, and we would also be better prepared to empathize with the anger and the defensiveness that usually arise when we discuss these sensitive topics. I know that I didn't see much of the First Nations' or Acadians' History when I was in school and we all know there is much to be learned there as well. I sincerely hope we can, as a society, be accountable for these past actions and make repairs so that we can move forward as a united Nation.
Unfortunately though he did no research before making the video. He knows very little about Montreal's history. He was unsure of the former Sun life building.
Agreed for the most part except for PMEs. Quebec biggest employer and by far is the public sector; all levels (federal municipal and provincial). Quebec has become an economy of 'fonctionnaires' for the most part.
Congratulations for learning about what we call "the two solitudes"....
What you were saying especially around after the 14min point was very well put, great video.
Great video. I live in Hochelaga, where you made a video recently, and I think your approach to our city and our people is really refreshing.
I live in Texas. I thought the whole world knew who René Lévesque was.
Did you notice where Boul. René-Levesque intersects with Boul. Robert Bourassa? One a symbol of separatism and one of federalism. A great representation of Montréal. ;-)
Well Bourassa was more nationalist than federalist.
Very nice informative video !
This is really encouraging, thanks.
Background on that street : it used to be called Dorchester Blv and was renamed René Lévesque..partly as a statement to reclaim the streets as our own. So, it's interesting that he chose that street. It has more meaning that he even realized. The Atateken street was previously named Amherst and was renamed in past years because of this idea of getting rid of this English colonial glorification (if you read about the guy, you can understand why).
Side note: Dorchester Boulevard kept his name in Westmount.
He chose Dorchester? This was done after his death as a tribute.
La raison pour laquelle la rue Amherst a été rebatisée Atateken à Montréal est que ce général - Jeffery Amherst - de l'armée britannique détestait les Premières nations du territoire conquis lors de la Guerre de Sept Ans. Perfide, il avait pour dessin de les éliminer en leur fournissant des linges inoculés du bacille de la tuberculose.
Atateken is also about sending an olive branch to First Nation communities (Amherst was really not fond of First Nations, to put it mildly).
The gated building that you weren't sure what it was is called Grey Nuns. It was a former nunnery, turned into student housing for Concordia. I lived there in 2018 and loved it!
So many fond memories in that place
Love the video and your perspective on our social evolution.
Very nice perspective. As an American who loves to visit Montreal on a semi-regular basis, I liked the content! Was nice to find this channel so I am also a new subscriber!
Interesting content. Thank you. Hope you visit beautiful Quebec city and make a video about it
I would say as a Quebecer (albeit English Quebecer), many many people here English and French see him as a very controversial figure too. It’s not like he was universally beloved here either. That being said, I totally agree with you about how a lot English Canada knows very little about this chapter of our history and does need to do a better job at understanding and discussing it. English Quebecers as well. I may viscerally disagree with Rene Levesque, but over time and research too I’ve grown to totally respect him and the way he carried himself and his debates with others. A lost art perhaps. All to say, great video!!
I don't share your opinion. René Lévesque is considered as one of the best prime minister in history of Québec. He is appreciated even by long time federalists, because he helped Québec modernise a lot and was responsable for a lot of great things, like the nationalisation of electricity.
I also disagree in saying he is a controversial figure. Lévesque is mostly remembered as one of the best prime minister we've ever had in our history, a true democrat, he volontered to go to WW2 with the US Army as a war reporter, he is the one who nationalized all private hydro utility to form Hydro Québec which has always provided us with the cheapest energy bills in NA. Lévesque is seen as a father of the Québécois nation, one that thought us to lift our heads up and be proud of ourselves instead of always feeling inferior to the English. Lévesque' PQ cabinet was the most scholared cabinet in Canadian history and they passed sone of the most progressive laws in North America which are still standing today and which sets Québec a part: we have amongst the most severe political financing laws in the world, no fault car insurance system, best consumer protection act in NA, he passed a law to protect agricultural land against speculation, he recognised in law gay rights, pregnant women rights, students rights, he was the first western gouvernement to accept Vietnamese boat people...and so much more.
Rene Levesque was never a prime minister, he was a provincial premier of Quebec.
@@terryomalley1974 In Quebec we call the provincial premier "Premier ministre (du Québec)", hence the mistranslation.
@@mf5779 Yhen what do you call the actual prime minister of Canada?
Love it so much...to keep the facade of the old building... In reality that's a wow effect... Whoever came with the idea is a breakthrough in Architecture😎😍💞
Thanks for the tour and your insight ! Montreal is indeed an impressive city !
John Lennon also recorded Give Peace a Chance at the Queen E. You see it in the video
I won't scour the comments and will take the risk of repeating what someone else might have already said, but a little architectural history:
You're absolutely right to say the stone or brick townhouses of Montreal are unique in the country, as are the 'triplexes,' the 3-storey apartment buildings that stand in rows over huge parts of the residential areas of the city. Montreal has an impressive stock of these Victorian & WW1-era homes; don't lament too much the conversion of the half-dozen fronting those condos because there are plenty more left over, and the property taxes the condos will generate are desperately needed for the improvement of our streetscapes. That people are unafraid, even eager, to buy downtown is great.
The cathedral you admired is a copy of St. Peter's in Rome, though the facade is not marble but the greystone typical of Montreal's older buildings, and the interior is without the spectacular decorations of St. Peter's, except for a replica of the famous Byzantine baldachino by Bernini.
The Sun Life Building was the largest in the British Empire when opened in 1931, when Montreal was the economic capital of Canada. And the office tower across Rene-Levesque from the Queen Elizabeth Hotel is Place Ville Marie, Montreal's first true skysrcaper, opened in 1962 and still mighty impressive. Soon followed by the Modernist classic, the CIBC Tower, faced in aluminum and dark-grey slate, seen in that solo shot across from the Sun Life.
Last, the view up toward Mount Royal: Yes, that's McGill University at the top of the street, but the castley-looking structure halfway up the Mountain is the Royal Victoria Hospital, now decomissioned and possibly to be ceded to McGill.
You're very likeable, Dan.
Makes me want to move back to Mtl every time
that i’m watching your videos
Thanks
Fabulous informative video. I studied Levesque in university. Very interesting individual historically. I also love the old buildings! Cheers!!
The problem with this rethoric is that english-canadians then proceed to ask Quebecois to stop claiming any “special treatment” as if ackowledging our demands as a nation was outrageously agaisnt canadian multiculturalism. We should give way to the “canadian way of things”, which is, in fact, a not-so-subtle form of assimilation/cultural genocide for those living it.
Canada is still acting as an english dominion. All that is not English is vowed to disappear. Welcome to Canada.
That’s why we need our own country. Vive le Québec libre !
Vive le Québec
Le mouvement de la souveraineté ne se fait pas contre le reste du canada mais pour le Québec
Mieux vaut un bon voisin qu'un mauvais coloc
*Bien dit, Jérémy !* 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
To me Alberta is the most beautiful place I lived in northern Idaho , over 20 years ago , and spent a lot of time north . I would give anything to live in Canada , I moved to Kentucky to help my daughter , she is doing great , but now I'm too old , thanks for these videos it brings happiness to this old girl . I gree up in Arizona and been to Mexico , great place too.
Your best video so far! Merci. 👍
Born in Mtl, left 23 years later for Northern Quebec. Each time I come back, still think it is one of the greatest city in the world. But always need to go back in the North after a few days in the big city. Just a little thing here: Quebecers are very open to diversity, but not in the way of multiculturalism, but in interculturalism. Don't know the diff? No prob, look it up and make your own idea about all of it. Love the job you did here!
I agree in the preservation of the French language, it's Quebec's identity.
Great video I can relate
Awesome new mtl videos man. Guess it's good for ur content moving there too
Wow awesome video 🤗
be a free thinking human being .. well said man
Rene Levesque Blvd is itself a rename. Until 1987 it was Dorchester Blvd. Think about it. In the financial heart of French Canada, you can stand on Rene Levesque Blvd and see English monuments, streets and buildings all around you and maybe get a feel for how the Quebecois feel alienated in their own country.
That is why the catholic church built a replica of St Peter of Rome in Downtown montreal
A thoroughly enjoyable video!
Another Video of Dan talking from the heart to heart about who we are and how we should treat others with respect, respect unites people and it's the strength of a country if we want to move forward, loved it, I also love to see the old crumbling buildings get renovated or upgraded rather than let them falling apart or infested by graffiti.
I'm French Canadian or even better, Québécoise and even though I'm fluent in English, I will fight tooth and nails to protect the French in Quebec. Protégeons la langue française!
I'm glad the old buildings are being preserved. They're definitely part of what makes Montreal unique. I just wish what was built on top tried to fit the Montreal style a bit better with brick, even if it's a fake cover just for the aesthetics
Love your videos from Montréal downtown
Interesting video. It was nice to see my city through the eyes of someone else.
That's pretty true diversity indeed does make make a strength and it's always nice to learn about new culture .
Also I'm surprised Lévesque haven't been in Canadian education and history classes as a French Canadian myself we obviously eared of him at school but you'd be surprised at least when I was back at high school how less the education system focus on modern Québec and mostly speaks about 1500 the 1600 and the 1700 instead of focusing on modern concerns which I think or as much important as when the first European arrived here back in 1534 .
But that just to say that you do awesome videos buddy 😉
The starkest difference between English and French Canada is Francophones have become attached to the land. Québec IS the old country. Anglophones have failed in this regard. They still yearn for a country somewhere else that they most likely have never visited. They identify themselves by the origins of their name, rather than the origins of their births. Francophones want to build a nation, Anglophones only wish to maintain a colony. The next referendum will succeed.
Thank you from France for have share your good things
Hey I am a French Canadian or Québécois. I really like the perspective you have about Montreal and our province. Thank you!
Il y a des canadiens(-français) jusqu’au Mexique, tu te rappels de Canadien Errant…🙄🙄🙄