Francos, Anglos and Allos have different memories Guy Rex Rodgers September 16, 2023 3686 What We Choose To Remember I am releasing the subtitled version of my documentary film this month. What We Choose To Remember will become Ce qu’on choisit de se souvenir. Anglophones, Allophones and Francopho...
Manoir Hovey opens a luxury spa on the shores of Lake Massawippi A.J. Twist September 9, 2023 4144 In 2021, when I first snuck away to the Eastern Townships for a luxurious stay at the five-star Manoir Hovey, I immediately fell in love with the property and their Relais & Châteaux hospitality. At that ti...
The Wedding of a Fille du Roy – September 3, 2023 LiveEvents August 25, 2023 1042 Maison Saint-Gabriel presents the re-enactment of a 1673 wedding. An event that marks the 350th anniversary of the arrival of the last Filles du Roy in New France (1673-2023). You are warmly invited to the wed...
Super Anglo – mythical character still making language waves Guy Rex Rodgers August 11, 2023 1842 What We Choose To Remember Quebec’s summer festivals, street fairs and block parties create opportunities to speak with casual acquaintances and total strangers. A number of Francophones have asked me how Angl...
Dommage – nothing ‘Beau’ about Bill 96 Guy Rex Rodgers July 5, 2023 2103 What We Choose To Remember When I arrived in Quebec I was an undesirable immigrant, at least by the standards of Francois Legault’s CAQ government. I could not speak French and my mother tongue made me un maud...
François Legault’s Québec Guy Rex Rodgers June 6, 2023 1753 What We Choose To Remember Last October the Coalition Avenir Québec won a landslide electoral victory, crushing the Parti Québécois and the provincial Liberals. At the CAQ convention in May Premier Legault rec...
Maudite McGill – renewed criticism about funding for English-language universities Guy Rex Rodgers May 14, 2023 9452 What We Choose To Remember There is renewed grumbling in Quebec about English-language universities have ‘too much money’ and an unfair advantage over French-language universities In the wake of Bill 96, we ar...
Pilgrimage to Grosse Île and the Irish Memorial National Historic Site Michele Peterson April 19, 2023 1819 As whitecaps splash across the bow of our boat, I clutch the railing and peer through the spray hoping to glimpse my first sighting of Grosse Île through the mist. While many passengers on this day cruise are h...
Paved With Bad Intentions Guy Rex Rodgers April 11, 2023 1974 What We Choose To Remember Quebec is proud of its culture. The homegrown French-language star-system has made an asset of being a small linguistic island surrounded by an Anglo ocean. However culture in langua...
Compare François Legault to René Lévesque Guy Rex Rodgers March 23, 2023 1530 What We Choose To Remember Is Quebec on the verge of becoming Louisiana north? Is the English-language a threat to Quebec? Are people who speak English a problem? Are recent immigrants more of a problem than ‘...
