Americanization and Canadian Culture Gaëtan Tremblay is a professor at the University in Quebec in Montreal. As a concerned Quebecois, He wrote an article which discusses the Americanization of Canada, in particular Quebec. Tremblay seems to have a strong stand point about the future of Quebec. Using statistical and literary evidence, primary and secondary sources, he attempts to support his argument that Quebec is a victim of American cultural colonization. Tremblay fears that Canadian culture
fact that in the early 90s, francophones were the majority of people in Quebec, but that in the late 90s, they started to become the minority, which obviously scared a lot of people. By looking into more research as to why the population of French-speakers was decreasing, mostly in Montreal, it was found that as Montreal is a big, multicultural city, there are a lot of immigrants coming in, and dominating over the francophones. But this doesn’t explain why francophones are being replaced so rapidly
October Crisis. The Mayor of Montreal; Jean Drapeau and the Premier of Québec; Robert Bourassa encouraged Parliament to invoke the War Measures Act. On October 16, 1970, the War Measures Act was implemented by Pierre Trudeau as requested by the Francophone authorities. When the nation was under attack, French Canadians looked to the Federal government for assistance. Parliament in Ottawa willingly complied and took appropriate measures to support Québec. It is clear that when in a desperate situation
the past 20 years, young anglophones outside Quebec has decreased to learn of French from 53.5 percent to 44 percent(2013, p.5). Some Canadians claim that the number francophone has steadily decreased. Again, most Canadians
admired strength. From 1989 on, several of their songs became widely popular around France. The first major star of French origin was Mc Solaar. He was considered ultimately open and positive, with strong literary talents. 3. Rap music in the Francophone ‘world’ originated from four different regions of the Earth, but specifically from Maghreb region—for those with African roots. Until the mid-1990s, Senegalese MCs copied original hits from both America and France, losing creative integrity and
to show the possibilities of two different, and interpretably distinct cultures coming together in harmony. The flow of this theme illustrates how, though for their own particular obligations, Anglophone individuals came to a very nationalist, Francophone town to learn French and fell in love with members of the “other” culture. The producer shows that there is a perception that the two cultures cannot coexist in Canada as there are too many differences between the two. An example
The resurgence of civil unrest in Quebec once again calling for Quebec sovereignty poses a serious threat to civilised and democratic society. Regardless the validity of the claim for Quebec’s sovereignty the acts of rioting, violence and vandalism are disgraceful reflection on the movement and the acts hurt the integrity and legitimacy of their claims. The General Directorate for Internal Security is concerned that the civil unrest will harm the reputation of French persons. The civil unrest and
same language; French-speaking people are more likely to trade or work with other French-speakers, instead of English-speakers. In relation to social status, however, Breton has found that there exists no gap in this area between Anglophones and Francophones, since “men with a non-official mother tongue who have learned French earn almost the same as English unlinguals” (Breton
An Act to amend the Charter of the French language. In this bill included a proposed clause “forbidding francophone students from attending English CEGEPs, Quebec’s network of junior colleges” (Patriquin). It also included removing ‘bilingual statuses’ of many municipalities whose Anglophone population had dropped below 50% (Patriquin). These proposed changes were met by many angry Francophones, who argued that even though their pride in being the only French-speaking society in North America, in
That’s why some francophone are supporting Bill 101 to support the French language. Despite the value of English in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, or the rest of Canada, English in the Canadian province of Quebec is a minority language. In Québec
protect resources and industrial interest, as well as expanding immigration to the West of Canada. However, this period of success was also met with many disadvantages as well. The policy put forth for western immigration was discriminatory to francophone Canadians, causing massive emigration to the United States. In addition, the only areas to benefit from the National Policy were the heartland areas from Windsor to Montreal, causing regional innequality in Western Canada and the maritime provinces
repeat that I write neither in French nor in Creole. I write in Maryse Conde,”1 (“Liaison dangereuse,” 2007) is a statement that could not be less accurate for the Guadeloupean writer. Writing in French is especially problematic for post-colonialist Francophone authors; using the language of the colonizer while attempting to dismantle cultural and linguistic hierarchy seems to be an act of futility. To be sure, Conde, the author of Crossing the Mangrove, apparently writes in the French language but she
Canadian Nationalism Many people across the globe argue that nationalism within Canada is simply not feasible. It is said that we as a people, differ so greatly with our diverse cultures, religions, and backgrounds that we cannot come together and exist together as a strong, united nation. In his book, Lament for a Nation, George Grant tells the reader that “…as Canadians we attempted a ridiculous task in trying to build a conservative nation in the age of progress, on a continent we share with
French-Canadians’ economic groups. Therefore, foreign companies and English-Canadians owned much more power and rights than the French-Canadians; francophones have no choice but to work for Anglophone and foreign companies. Nevertheless, French-Canadians still obtained much lower wages compared to English-speaking workers. These unfair treatments to francophones led to unsatisfied of the contemporary government. Besides supporting the English-speaking and foreign economy, in Duplessis era, positive interference
nationalism. Quebec was founded in 1608, originally called New France, by the French (McRoberts 1991, 412). However in 1759 New France came under power of the British (McRoberts 1991, 412). British rule did not lead to assimilation therefore the Francophone language and culture was preserved despite the initial intention of British authorities that it should. (McRoberts 1991, 413). In 1837, Quebec was merged with the predominately English-speaking colony of Britain, Upper Canada (McRoberts 1991, 413)
harsh winter climate (Grunert). But no other group had as much influence as the French. The Quebecois identity incorporates cultural aspects like values, norms, and customs that are derived from its French heritage. “90% of the Quebec population is Francophone and research suggests that the Quebecois identity is strongly associated with the defense of the French language and of the Quebecois cultural heritage” (Arias-Valenzuela, 2016, p. 4). Because the Quebecois identity thrives on cultural features
The first connection I noticed is that the Afghans in The Kite Runner treat the kite fighting competition similarly to how Canadians treat hockey. In the book series, Brady Brady, and notably in Brady Brady and the Big Mistake playing hockey is Brady’s favourite part about winter. He sleeps, breathes, and dreams hockey. Anytime in the winter that he is free he likes to get together with his friends, and play shinny on his backyard rink. Likewise, in The Kite Runner, Hassan, and Amir spend the icy
Bourassa, opposed conscription and felt that they were fighting an English war, and therefore felt no obligation to fight. The vast majority of those who enlisted during the age of voluntary recruitment were Anglophones; in contrast, very few Francophones volunteered to fight. On 17 May 1917, Prime Minister Robert Borden announced that military service was to become compulsory among men of fighting age of all classes. French-Canadians protested; however, despite their best efforts, the Military
Between 1760 and Confederation, settlement in Lower and Upper Canada expanded into the Canadian Shield. In Lower Canada, the Saguenay River, St. Maurice Valley, and the area north of Montreal were the primary areas of settlement. In Upper Canada, settlement was attempted in the Ottawa-Huron Tract, which extended eastward from Lake Huron into the Ottawa Valley. The Canadian Shield presented a challenge to settlement until population growth pushed the boundaries. In the early nineteenth century, the
export, foreign investors, market within the country, currency, Bank`s fund, and employment opportunities. Furthermore, separation of Quebec violates Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom. Separation of Quebec violates rights of Anglophone and francophone people and creates problems for their education. Also, separation of Quebec negatively affects mobility rights of Canadian citizens. By having unified government it is possible for Quebec government to have local control whenever feasible. There