Category: Culture

AQI on “La Route des 20” about Speaking French

24Jun

AQI’s President Jennifer Drouin explained the importance of anglophones speaking French in order to understand Québec’s history and culture in an interview for Radio-Canada’s “La Route des 20.” Notably, Drouin read excerpts from Michèle Lalonde’s poem “Speak White.” The interview with Gabrielle Côté and Patrick Masbourian aired on June 24th, 2017 for the Fête nationale. Bonne…

The anglo-franco cultural divide is “just distinctly weird and not so good”

05Oct

There was an interesting article by Brendan Kelly in the Montréal Gazette on the anglo-franco cultural divide “that’s just distinctly weird and not so good”. Kelly points out that “it is a little bizarre that my community hasn’t the slightest idea about what’s going on in the culture around them.” AQI’s mission statement includes the…