go back far enough and you get a clearer picture of why. the french arrived on the shores of quebec city in the early 16th century and succumbed to the military might of grabtd in the mid-18th. thus began a gradual but steady persecution of all things french. the quebecois have struggled mightily to hang on to their french language and heritage the issue of seceding entirely is annish ithat persists, to some extend, today. journalist patrick meets me at sur surmaison, to understand what many fooem feel is at stake. so i was going to talk about the whole history of french quebecois, but you have to get to the pressing matter of the day pasta-gate. what do you want to know about pasta-gate. for those not up on current quebec politics, pasta-gate refers to an incident where local authorities notified an italian restaurant that they
don t get me wrong. my last name is boudin, and i m normally sympathetic to the language laws. you don t think it s preposterous? i don t think think it is it s stupid, i agree with you completely this province 40 years ago was in some respects an english city, so we needed language laws for signage and stuff. signage, for instance, must by law be principally in french. french first in all things. but ever bureaucracy produces stupidity, and it will not assistant. the anglicans treated the french like second-class for much of the history. i get it. i would want my own thing and when i got it, i would want to make sure there s no back sliding. when the first sovereignist
in the mid-18th. thus began a gradual but steady persecution of all things french. the quebecois have struggled mightily, the issue of seceding entirely that persists to some extent today. journalist patrick la gasse meets me at sur mason. to understand what many feel is at stake. so i was going to talk about the whole history of french quebecois, but you have to get to the pressing matter of the day pasta-gate. what do you want to know? for those not up on current quebec politics, pasta-gate refers to an incident where local authorities notified an italian restaurant that they were in violation of french laws, because they used the word pasta which is italian. this is okay. stop apologizing, okay?
of quebec city in the early 16th century but succumbed to the military might of great britain in the mid 18th. thus began a gradual but steady persecution of all things french. the quebecois have struggled mightily to hang onto their french heritage and language, the issue of seceding entirely that persists even to some extent today. journalist patrick meets me at this restaurant to understand what many feel is at stake. so i was going to talk about the whole history of french quebecois, but you have to get to the pressing matter of the day pasta-gate. what do you want to know? for those not up on current quebec politics, pasta-gate refers to an incident where local authorities notified an italian restaurant that they were in violation of french laws, because they used the word
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