Quebec's current relationship with France is complex. French politicians tend to tread carefully regarding Quebec's sovereignty. For many years France adopted a policy of "neither indifference nor interference," a more neutral stance somewhere between a hands-off policy (which could be seen as complete abandonment) and an overly intrusive relationship. Sarkozy moved away from that policy, but his successor Hollande revived it.
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Caption 15 [fr]: Et puis ensuite les Français, ils ont des intérêts. Qu'est-ce que vous voulez? Caption 15 [en]: And then also the French have an interest. What do you expect?
In part 6 of Le Québec parle aux Français, the interviewees compare and contrast the immigrant situation in France and Quebec. France, being a smaller country, creates additional pressure for immigrants, while in Quebec, immigrants do rather well. Later, Olivier treats us to a little song he wrote himself.
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Caption 46 [en]: That interests me too, here! -I've been traveling for a year Caption 46 [fr]: Ça m'intéresse moi aussi, là! -Je suis en train de faire un voyage d'une année