How does that work? Like customs will seize an item if it doesn't have french labeling?
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Québec will now require that only Québec music be played in government buildings and phone lines
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How does that work? Like customs will seize an item if it doesn't have french labeling?
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Had no idea those get praised for it, especially China out of all countries...
Because we are surrounded by anglophones and want to safekeep our culturage heritage and keep our language alive. People will say "but does it help really?" I say just look at your french colonized areas like louisana and new orleans where the language is on life support. We don't want to become that.
China is more by force ;)
But tbh in my list the best example would be Japan.
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If any culture needs silly mandates like this to be "preserved", then it's pretty much dead already.
Pointless nationalist bullshit, that's all this type of legislation is. let the people play whatever music they want. Some people are really crazy insecure.
Be glad you don't work in Europe then, winey wittle baby. There, most things need to be translated into FIVE languages. I can't bear to imagine how miserable your life would be. 🙄
Did you miss the part where this only affects government buildings and music on hold? How did you go from that to people not being able to play the music they want?
Some of y'all are being ridiculous.
All these are tied to ideas of colonialism, racism and white nationalism. The historical dogwhistles "Old stock Canadians" and "Pure Laine" are even pretty similar. I never said anything about white nationalism being unique to Quebec.
Considering the current right-wing CAQ party got in using a Republican-style "fear of the other"-type campaign....
I agree. It's about a nebulous idea of quebec culture being used as a wedge issue or tool to spread those ideals. And it's been incredibly successful at it, both historically and currently. Where else in Canada are government workers not allowed to wear a turban or hijab?
I think this law is kind of dumb and I don't even like Quebec music in general, and of course indigenous language music should be more represented, but there's some really obnoxious ignorance in this thread. It's honestly a bit aggravating to read.
Anglos had all the power until the Quiet Revolution
Kiiiinda glossing over the part where the English tried to assimilate the French and how the French Canadians were treated as second class citizens until pretty much the 1960's here brehs
lol
Anglos had all the power until the Quiet Revolution
I'm sorry our existence is an inconvenience to you.
Yeah but it seems they have a 90-10 quota for French-English songs, and some of the new stuff I'm hearing from Quebec are bilingual (not that they'd play those in the government buildings though lol)
I do every day. The only place I'd rather not do work is in Germany or France. The labour laws are so hard to deal with compared to the USBe glad you don't work in Europe then, winey wittle baby. There, most things need to be translated into FIVE languages. I can't bear to imagine how miserable your life would be. 🙄
I've never gotten the impression any Anglo Canadians have any idea what that is or what Quebec was like before it happened. This thread doesn't change that opinion.
J'ai jamais compris pourquoi les Québécois ont autant la haine de tout ce qui est anglosaxon, au point de tout traduire même si ça n'a pas de sens de le faire.
Tu dis n'importe quoi. T'es français, non? Kessé que tu connais à notre situation et notre histoire?
That's why I asked if there was a historical of cultural context I was missing. Sounds like there was.
Quebec's language laws are so strict they can't even use the acronym KFC.
Read some history books?
This thread is fucking embarrassing.
Poor SAQ and SAAQ employees... I hope they like L'Amérique pleure.
And it's not a "law". It's the government deciding what its gonna play in its buildings. They're not forcing anyone else to play specific music. (yet) Normally they would just change the playlist and it wouldn't even be news, but it's the CAQ so of course they wrap it up with a nice blue patriotism bow.
And it's not a "law". It's the government deciding what its gonna play in its buildings. They're not forcing anyone else to play specific music. (yet) Normally they would just change the playlist and it wouldn't even be news, but it's the CAQ so of course they wrap it up with a nice blue patriotism bow.
I think also that Canadian Radio stations/TV stations have to air a certain amount of Canadian tv shows or musicians? I could be way off base with that.
Quebec's language laws are so strict they can't even use the acronym KFC.
The horror!
Franchement....
This government building music thing is pretty minor compared to all the other recent stuff:
C'était pas une critique mais une véritable question. J'ai parlé à plusieurs Québécois et aucun ne m'a jamais donné la même réponse, c'est pour ça que je suis confus.
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Do they also translate superhero names?Quebec's language laws are so strict they can't even use the acronym KFC.
And if we did, why would you care? Why don't you call it Doragon Bōru Zetto?
Goddamn this thread is embarrassing.
Because before the Quite Revolution, French Canadians were straight up second class citizens in their own province.
This is the most minimal shit and is absolutely fine. Dunno why people are losing their minds about it, especially those outside of the province. A lot of the rest of Canada should be forced into having more French in general, anyways.
Apologies. My point about the thread remains when I can't discern sarcasm or being tongue in cheek, from people being serious. Also TQS DBZ was the shit.
I say that as someone that moved to Ontario, and married a franco ontarienne, we still are in every province except Quebec!
Québec threads on ERA are always so strange to me. You would think that of all places, people on here would have a more favourable view towards a minority that has historically been discriminated against not all that long ago. Whether that law is actually a good idea or not, I at least understand the intent. Not everyone has to adhere to American cultural imperialism.
I guess if there ever was a thread about South Tyrol on here, people would be bewildered why anyone wouldn't just enjoy la dolce vita and speak Italian all day long (except of course those that would ask "They don't?" and "What's a South Tyrol?").
As for the topic, I could recommend a bit of really good Québécois music, but I doubt anyone would be interested in playing that in government buildings 😉
I guess if there ever was a thread about South Tyrol on here, people would be bewildered why anyone wouldn't just enjoy la dolce vita and speak Italian all day long (except of course those that would ask "They don't?" and "What's a South Tyrol?").
As for the topic, I could recommend a bit of really good Québécois music, but I doubt anyone would be interested in playing that in government buildings 😉
Quebec's language laws are so strict they can't even use the acronym KFC.
That's false. The company willingly decided to change its name in the province and is one of the handful that did, along with Staples that became Bureau en gros.
Quebec's language laws are so strict they can't even use the acronym KFC.
They are not forced to do it, just take a look at Best buy, it never renamed itself to "Meilleur achat" (and that's probably for the best)