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I can name a bunch of people who would be swarmed by a crowd of admirers at point A on this map but who could walk around basically unnoticed at point B:
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Quebec and the rest of Canada are poles apart. Entertainers from Quebec - and in fact Francophone Canadians as a whole (e.g. Daniel Lavoie) - are more well-known in France and presumably the rest of the Francophone world than in English Canada. Sad in a way that English Canada pays them no attention.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, Quebec and the rest of Canada are poles apart. Entertainers from Quebec - and in fact Francophone Canadians as a whole (e.g. Daniel Lavoie) - are more well-known in France and presumably the rest of the Francophone world than in English Canada. Sad in a way that English Canada pays them no attention.
Which is really odd when you consider the national near-obsession with distinguishing Canada (especially culturally) from the United States. This really is low-hanging fruit that is uniquely Canadian and something indigenous to this country. And yet it is almost totally ignored.
Some years ago, the Juno Awards (portrayed as Canada's national music awards - but they are really "English" Canada's national music awards) gave a lifetime achievement award to Quebec songwriter Luc Plamondon. He is not just one of Quebec (and Canada's) greatest songwriters, he is one of the greatest in the French-speaking world. If you listen to the radio for a few hours in a francophone part of the world you are bound to hear a song he wrote.
He delivered an acceptance speech half in French, half in English. One of the things he said in English, with a little smile, was "I was particularly touched by the generous and enthusiastic reception from the audience, and the fact that you gave me standing ovation. Especially since 99% of you had probably never even heard of me before five minutes ago!"
I can name a bunch of people who would be swarmed by a crowd of admirers at point A on this map but who could walk around basically unnoticed at point B:
I can name a bunch of people who would be swarmed by a crowd of admirers at point A on this map but who could walk around basically unnoticed at point B:
Not that Jessica Pare really has a Vancouver accent, as an English Montrealer who recently moved to Vancouver I can attest that it's a Montreal English accent she speaks. She doesn't say about with the very strong Canadian raising Vancouverites do and she says her a's like Montrealer.
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