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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 11

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Olivier termine la série Le Québec parle aux Français par une visite au Fort Chambry où l'armée britannique et française se sont battues. L'histoire reste dans le passé. Que pense les Québécois des Français? Olivier ne se prononce pas mais nous assure qu'il aime les Québécois et vice-versa. Il partage ses impressions parfois amusantes du Canada dans sa jolie chanson en conclusion.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 10

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

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 11 [fr]: À savoir, euh... si vous choisissez votre liberté, nous serons à vos côtés.
Caption 11 [en]: Namely, uh... if you choose your freedom, we will stand by your side.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 9

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

Quebec may never answer the vexing question: Should Quebec remain part of Canada or not? While opinions are divided, Quebecois don't necessarily show the same passion as the French when debating hot issues.

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Caption 51 [fr]: avec le... le type d'économie que nous propose l'association avec le reste du Canada,
Caption 51 [en]: with the... the type of economy that association with the rest of Canada proposes to us,

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 8

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

Canada, France

In part 8 of Le Québec parle aux Français, Olivier discusses the cost of maintaining a high standard of living. Is France living beyond its means? Heavy taxation and full employment would go some way toward balancing the national budget and covering the cost of welfare programs.

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Caption 63 [fr]: Mais en plus, par le respect qu'on a vis-à-vis des personnes qui travaillent avec nous
Caption 63 [en]: But in addition, out of the respect that we have for people who have worked for us

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 7

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

In part seven of this series on Quebec, Olivier focuses on something that is dear to the hearts of many Québécois: the majestic Saint Lawrence River. He also explores their relationship with money and the way they conduct business. Olivier asks whether it's easier to do business in Quebec or in France. Quebec, it seems, offers more opportunities for companies, with fewer regulations and restrictions, while France remains a very productive country despite the thirty-five-hour workweek.

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Caption 13 [fr]: S'il fallait que le Saint-Laurent nous parle...
Caption 13 [en]: If the Saint Lawrence should speak to us...

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 6

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

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 23 [fr]: être quelque chose qui nous plaît et qui va dans le sens de... de la société... être heureux!
Caption 23 [en]: to be something that pleases us and that goes along with... with society... to be happy!

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 5

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

French Canada is a cultural mosaic that is still exploring its identity. Some French Canadians feel more American than French, while others feel more of an allegiance to their French roots. Somehow, a Quebecois nation is emerging out of all this, but not without some growing pains.

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Caption 17 [fr]: Euh... les Québécois disent non, nous sommes une citoyenneté, nous sommes une nationalité,
Caption 17 [en]: Uh... the Québécois are saying no, we are a citizenship, we are a nationality,

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 4

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada, France

One might think that the push to remove anglicisms from the French language would be stronger in France, but the larger movement to "purify" French is actually happening in Quebec. Many Québécois worry that the French language is endangered in Canada, and the Quebec government has taken measures to preserve it by inventing new words instead of borrowing from English. That's why an email is still un email in France, but un courriel in Quebec.

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Caption 4 [fr]: Si nous on a besoin de la France, et dans nos veines coule du sang français...
Caption 4 [en]: If we need France, and in our veins French blood flows...

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 3

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.

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Caption 1 [fr]: À cette heure faut rajouter aussi, euh... une langue tribale que l'on cultive entre nous.
Caption 1 [en]: At this time we also need to add, uh... a tribal language that we cultivate among us.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 2

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the second episode of Le Québec parle aux Français, we learn more about the complex relationship between the French and the Quebecois throughout history. We also learn about the evolution of the French language in Quebec—according to a former Prime Minister of Quebec, the province even "spoke French before France"!

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Caption 50 [fr]: Oui, ils nous le disent, vous avez un accent comme s'ils en avaient pas.
Caption 50 [en]: Yes, they tell us, "you have an accent," as if they didn't have one.

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Le Québec parle - aux Français - Part 1

Difficulty: Advanced

Canada

In the first episode of this documentary on Quebec, a young Frenchman shares his impressions on Canada. As the interviewees in the film demonstrate, the Quebecois have conflicting attitudes toward the French—some see them as "snobs," while others see them as just "polite."

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Caption 11 [fr]: Et puis, j'étais un petit peu stressé à l'idée de... savoir: qu'est-ce qu'ils pensent de nous?
Caption 11 [en]: And then, I was a little bit stressed at the idea of... finding out, what do they think of us?

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Le Journal - Le bac

Difficulty: Adv-Intermediate

France

Students taking the baccalaureate exam must complete an essay, choosing amongst several possible philosophical and political themes. France 2 talks with some students about the experience, and asks some prominent politicians what they might have written if presented with the same task.

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Caption 40 [fr]: Alors nous avons fait plancher les principaux intéressés à l'Assemblée Nationale.
Caption 40 [en]: So we interviewed the main players in the Chamber of Deputies.

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