In Just between you and me, journalist Dominic Tardif goes off the beaten track of the traditional interview, taking the time to take a deep dive into the journey and work of his guests. Reflections, anecdotes, confidences: these rich interviews are all opportunities to hear media and cultural personalities open their hearts and express their thoughts. This week: Janette Bertrand
Episode 4: Janette Bertrand
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Janette Bertrand with podcast host Dominic Tardif
At 98 years old, Janette Bertrand continues her lifelong fight against patriarchy. The warm rebel receives Dominic in her living room to talk (to talk) about her empathy towards the marginalized, the power of words, death and her desire to live intensely, until the end.
Three quotes from our interview
About his empathy
“I discovered by meeting others that I never judged and that in the public, they knew that I was not going to judge. I was just trying to understand. But understanding is not judging. And to understand is not to approve. It’s a beautiful gift that life has given me, not to judge, but maybe it’s because I didn’t want to be that myself. »
About the benefits of age
“The wonderful thing about living a long time is not that you become wise, but that you gain perspective. I always blamed my mother for not loving me, but she wasn’t capable of it, I understand that better and better today. However, you cannot say to yourself, when you are young, “I will understand later”. That’s laziness. »
About his friendship with Abenaki artist Alanis Obomsawin
“Alanis Obomsawin told me: “What you learned at school is wrong.” She was the one who taught me, who opened my mind, who told me: “You stole our land, you wanted to kill us and you didn’t succeed.” I was troubled. Troubled ! I went to my history books and that wasn’t what was written. It was the opposite. [Notre prise de conscience par rapport à notre rapport avec les peuples autochtones], this is a huge step forward. »