Mr. Pratte, in a text Ideas entitled “The tectonic plates of politics have moved”, published in The duty of Friday, June 10, 2022, you are referring to a definition of the word “dream” that appears in the dictionary Robert. According to this reference, the meaning of “dream” refers us to the word “illusion” or even to “a project too beautiful to be realized one day”. You presume that this is the type of definition that would henceforth apply to the “project” of Quebec sovereignty or independence.
I would like to add a few nuances to your remarks on the notion of the verb “to dream”, because I too believe I know the meaning of this word, just like a large number of Quebecers. If I trust the Little Larousse in my possession (1984), the definition of the word “dream” includes several aspects, among others: to meditate on or dream about plans for the future, to desire ardently, to wish, to dream of being. I would like to recall a quote from René Lévesque: “It’s the dream that makes us move forward, but we don’t move forward by dreaming. »
Thus, Mr. Pratte, I believe that “dreaming of independence” is not “illusory” if we take the trouble to work on it and believe in it.
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