Francophone Quotes

We are Quebecois.

I was born in Saint Boniface, which is a small city right next to Winnipeg, nominally French speaking.

Paris is a wonderful city. I can't say I belong to an especially anglophone community.

I'm not a French singer.

I am critical of the parochial understanding of the Francophone movement and feel that it is used as a justification for not learning the language of the “other”. Those who respect the “other” are those who know them, and those who reject the language of the “other” are at a disadvantage. Learning the language of the “other” does not contradict our rejection of the dominance of their language, which is quite valid in my opinion.

You can be an American or an Englishman or Canadian and be a Parisian. It's a very admirable culture, and people want to identify with it.

Recognizing Quebec as being different, recognizing our history, recognizing our identity, has never meant a weakening of Quebec and has never been a threat to national unity.

My father's really fluent in French, but I can't speak at all. I actually took it twice in school already and failed both times!

I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.