A few weeks ago, just before the ADISQ gala, there were interviews with artists who were nominated for a Félix, and one of our most brilliant and eloquent artists answered the question about whether ‘she was nominated for several awards:’ i ‘ENJOY the moment ! “
Surprise! Astonishment and disappointment!
Several questions arise following this example, which is far from being the only one that can be cited. The day before, the guest on the very good show Live from the universe spoke several times about “move Necessary to innovate in the world of television. I have just quoted two francophones who earn their living with French and who, moreover, surely say that they love the language. I could add several more examples to this list.
Just last night, a young author and actor spoke of ” small talk ” and ” screen capture »Without showing the slightest embarrassment.
Why this idolatry of the English language! Do we become more believable by using English words? Is the French language a sub-language to express certain concepts and that you have to resort to English at all costs to be fashionable?
You can’t watch a public TV show where you give voice to artists or people from various backgrounds without being fed words or expressions in English. By dint of being fed this way, it is our language that will die.
The government of Quebec wants to strengthen Bill 101 with the new Bill 96 and its timid measures which will not be able to counter the effect of anglicization. Is this the solution?
Not so long ago, the speech delivered only in English by the president of Air Canada aroused general disapproval, but Christian Dufour, political scientist, rightly pointed out that no Francophone on the spot protested or even left the room in protest. It says a lot about our individual desire to defend our language.
How can we blame newcomers for choosing English, when they see that even Francophones do not care more about their language than that? There it is, our challenge!