The day after Canada Day, Carifête took place in Montreal, actually Carifiesta (nobody says it in French), which is Quebec’s “unofficial language”: English.
” Are you happy to be here? Yes ! The animators sat on their tractor trailers during the parade down St-Catherine Street, still shouting in English.
Did I feel safe in this big crowd?
Steadfast, sturdy characters wearing “safety” shirts were watching over me.
Quebec is forgotten
During Garifesta, the white and red flag of Canada flew everywhere.
The Jamaican flag was also very familiar.
The stars and stripes of our southern neighbors were very present. Don’t ask why!
Guess which flag is missing?
It’s from Quebec. I have never seen. But who cares that everything is in English, the American flag is there, and there is no fleur-de-lis?
What kind of message does the newbie who attends this “Trudeaufête” get?
He understands that in Quebec we can ignore Quebec.
Not surprisingly, the (albeit mild) nationalist measures of the François Legault government were very popular among Quebecers.
Ignore the nation
On the same day as Carifiesta, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed Duty He would ignore Legault’s immigration demands even though he won overwhelming majority support on October 3.
Trudeau will try to ensure that little Quebec’s timid efforts aren’t ignored by its home territory, which welcomes large numbers of people.
This wise government, which manages passports and airports so well, tries to demonize the arrogance of those who ignore or refuse Quebec’s minimum demands.
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