Oliver concludes this eleven-part series with a visit to Fort Chambry, where French and British armies fought over new Canadian territories. How did this affect the present? Olivier leaves us to draw our own conclusions and assures us that he is fond of the Québécois as much as they are fond of him. He shares his final impressions of Quebec in a lovely song at the end.
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Caption 51 [fr]: J'ai aumoins pu saisir que j'étais à Montréal Caption 51 [en]: I could at least grasp that I was in Montreal
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 26 [fr]: C'est... c'est aumoins à leur crédit. Caption 26 [en]: It's... it's at least to their credit.
A group of high school friends from the Haute-Savoie town of Scionzier are trying to stop the destruction of a small farm building they discovered and restored. One of their efforts is the organization of a community yard sale for the town.
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Caption 20 [fr]: mais ils espèrent pouvoir acheter aumoins de nouvelles fenêtres, une porte aussi pour le mazot. Caption 20 [en]: but they hope to be able to at least buy new windows as well as a door for the farm building.