French Canadian Issues
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From ![]() A Canadian StoryFrom: Montreal Standard Time |
This chapter is Mavis Gallant’s 1944 profile of Gabrielle Roy’s debut novel, Bonheur d’Occasion, and how it paints a vivid portrait of Montreal’s St. Henri District. | Mavis Gallant | 4 | 2024 | $0.40 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! A model society (1976–1980)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier traces how René Lévesque’s Parti Québécois (1976–1980) envisioned an inclusive "model society" in Quebec, rooted in the … | Francine Pelletier | 13 | 2025 | $1.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! French Canadian or Anglo?From: At Any Cost |
In this chapter, Bouthillier discusses Pierre Trudeau’s navigation of his dual French-Canadian and English-Scottish identities. | Guy Bouthillier | 19 | 2026 | $1.90 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Québec and Me: It’s ComplicatedFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene traces the fraught relationship between Québec and Francophone minorities in Manitoba, spanning from the 1981 ACCT meeting in Libreville to the 1986 Versailles Summit … | Roger Turene | 7 | 2025 | $0.70 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Revenge of the crucifix (2000–2007)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier traces Quebec’s political transformation from 2000 to 2007, centred on the reasonable accommodation crisis of 2006. | Francine Pelletier | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The betrayal (2007–2012)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier traces the Parti Québécois’s shift from civic nationalism to ethnic identity politics between 2007 and 2012. | Francine Pelletier | 12 | 2025 | $1.20 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! The clarion call of race (1971–1975)From: Dream Interrupted |
In this introduction, Pelletier traces her identity crisis as a Francophone woman in the early 1970s, set against Quebec’s political awakening. | Francine Pelletier | 10 | 2025 | $1.00 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! Threat and Opportunity: The Bilodeau CaseFrom: Bit Player on Big Stages |
In this chapter, Turene discusses the Bilodeau case, spanning 1980 to 1983, tracing how a speeding ticket in Ste. Agathe, Manitoba, exposed the province’s failure to honour its bilingual … | Roger Turene | 14 | 2025 | $1.40 Add |
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From ![]() Un homme et son péchéFrom: Montreal Standard Time |
This chapter is Mavis Gallant’s 1945 profile of the Quebec radio serial Un Homme et Son Péché, and how it captivated a million daily listeners with its portrayal of a miser and … | Mavis Gallant | 3 | 2024 | $0.30 Add |
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From ![]() NEW! What next?From: Dream Interrupted |
In this chapter, Pelletier traces Quebec’s identity transformation from 1975 to the present, revealing the widening gap between traditional Francophone survival politics and a younger, … | Francine Pelletier | 15 | 2025 | $1.50 Add |







