{"id":3819,"date":"2015-02-15T23:28:42","date_gmt":"2015-02-15T23:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/?p=3819"},"modified":"2020-05-16T21:43:46","modified_gmt":"2020-05-16T21:43:46","slug":"canadian-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/?p=3819","title":{"rendered":"Canucks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2ic3xNfEP_o\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is <strong>Jim Carrey \u2191 <\/strong>and how are you this evening? Alrightly then.\u00a0I grew up in Canada&#8230; Is there anybody here from Canada? Now I used to get really upset when I told people where I came from down in Los Angeles, because I always got the same response: <em>\u00abCANADA! Wow! Must have been cold!\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Now I just go along with them: \u00abYes, Ca-na-da, it was a frozen hostile wasteland, and there was much to be done if we were to survive the elements. After boring a hole through the ice, we find food; my good friend [&#8230;?] and I, we&#8217;re building an igloo to protect ourselves from polar bears and flying hockey pucks. Then we were drink a lot of beer, then when [&#8230;?] was ready, he were tell me the story of the great moose who said to the little squirrel: <em>\u00abHey rocky, you watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat&#8230;\u00bb<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uXu2tVtaSWg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Speak like a Canadian with <strong>Ronnie<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u21d0 \u00a0<\/strong> \u00a0\/ \u00a0 \u21d3\u00a0<strong>slang \u00a0. . .\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=mGkDKY54Pe4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-41156\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/balde.jpeg\" alt=\"balde\" width=\"227\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/balde.jpeg 227w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/balde-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canadaka.net\/content\/page\/124-canadian-slang--english-words\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-14180\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/canada.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"221\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/canada.gif 341w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/canada-300x224.gif 300w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/canada-150x112.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 296px) 100vw, 296px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<h6><\/h6>\n<p id=\"watch-headline-title\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zz440EuFK8Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe>\u21d0 The history of Canada in 10 minutes<\/p>\n<h5><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-32761\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Maple-tree.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"89\" height=\"71\" \/><\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Find the odd one out \u00a0\u2193<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/NonCanadians.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2445 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/non-Canadians.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"227\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/non-Canadians.jpg 227w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/non-Canadians-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a style=\"text-align: center;\" href=\"&lt;p\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9SksX3DzGko\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a style=\"text-align: center;\" href=\"&lt;p\"><strong>\u2207 \u00a0 cd lang \u00a0 \u21d3 &#8216;Barefoot&#8217;<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z-tNlj99DUE\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6 id=\"watch-headline-title\">\u2666 \u00a0Shania Twain \u00a0 \u21d3 \u00a0 &#8216;Don&#8217;t Be Stupid (You Know I Love You)&#8217;<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eVvjKA22MYs\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">You&#8217;re so complicated &#8211; you hang over my shoulder when I read my mail<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0I don&#8217;t appreciate it when I talk to other guys, you think they&#8217;re on my tail<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">I get so aggravated when I get off the phone\u00a0and I get the third degree<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;m really feelin&#8217; frustrated &#8211;\u00a0Why don&#8217;t you take a pill and put a little trust in me<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">And you&#8217;ll see &#8211;\u00a0Don&#8217;t freak out until you know the facts &#8211; Relax<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t be stupid-you know I love you<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t be ridiculous-you know I need you<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t be absurd-you know I want you<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t be impossible<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;m mad about you \u00a0(I&#8217;m mad about you)<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Can&#8217;t live without you \u00a0(can&#8217;t live without you)<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;m crazy &#8216;bout you \u00a0(I&#8217;m crazy &#8216;bout you)<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">So don&#8217;t be stupid &#8211; you know I love you<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Stop overreacting &#8211; You even get suspicious when I paint my nails<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s definitely distracting the way you dramatize every little small detail<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t freak out until you know the facts &#8211;\u00a0Relax-Max<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t be stupid-you know I love you<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t be ridiculous &#8211; you know I need you<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t be absurd-you know I want you<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\">Don&#8217;t be impossible<\/address>\n<address style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>I&#8217;m mad about you . . .<\/strong><\/address>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00f7<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2022\u2192\u00a0<span class=\"-KXLs\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/45941676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mountains in Motion: <strong>The Canadian Rockies<\/strong><\/a><strong>\u00a0<\/strong> \u21d0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00f7<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a4 \u00a0Quebec Politics: 20th Century \u00a0\u21d3 \u00a0 Referendums, Language Laws<\/h5>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a style=\"text-align: center;\" href=\"&lt;p\"><strong>\u2022\u00a0History of Quebec Politics<\/strong> Welcome to WatchMojo.com, and today we\u2019ll be learning more about language politics in the Canadian province of Quebec.<\/a><a style=\"text-align: center;\" href=\"&lt;p\"><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>New France and a New Nation<\/strong><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.watchmojo.com\/video\/id\/11284\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"thumb_big\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Quebec Politics: 20th Century - Referendums, Language Laws\" src=\"http:\/\/www.watchmojo.com\/uploads\/blipthumbs\/PH-Pol-Quebec-Politics-480i60_480x270.jpg\" alt=\"Quebec Politics: 20th Century - Referendums, Language Laws\" width=\"330\" height=\"190\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After centuries as New France, Quebec became a British colony following a bloody battle at the Plains of Abraham. In 1867, it was one of Canada\u2019s four founding provinces, and eventually French culture, language and religious freedom were protected by law, forming a distinct populace within the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Maurice Duplessis and \u201cLa Grande Noirceur\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, years of French nationalism came to a head in the twentieth century. In 1936, Maurice Duplessis\u2019 right-wing Union Nationale party took power, and promoted tradition and family values; however, critics labeled the period \u201cLa Grande Noirceur,\u201d or the Great Darkness, due to limits on education, technology and industry, as well as the power of the Roman Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Asbestos Strike<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Because of Duplessis\u2019 policies, Quebec\u2019s French population was primarily working-class, while the capitalist class was predominantly Anglophone. 1949\u2019s Asbestos Strike exemplified this, as French miners were striking for better conditions against English companies. Many saw this event as the dawn of a new modern Quebec.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Richard Riot<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another turning point came in March 1955 when Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard was suspended after hitting a linesman. Because Richard was French Canadian, and the NHL was Anglophone-run, the francophone public saw this as a language issue. The resulting riot in Montreal was one of the first instances the French population fought back.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Quiet Revolution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1959, both Duplessis and his successor died, so Jean Lesage\u2019s Liberals took power. Soon, the Quiet Revolution began: during that period, the province was modernized, the power of the Church was reduced, the financial standing of French Quebecers was improved and their identity as a unique culture was solidified.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Other Modernizations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New government organizations were created, as well, which served to finance these modernizations: the Caisse de d\u00e9p\u00f4t et placement du Qu\u00e9bec was established to manage the public pension plan, and the government-owned Hydro-Qu\u00e9bec took over the province\u2019s hydroelectricity from private companies.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>A Movement for Quebec Independence<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Revolution ended in 1966 when l\u2019Union Nationale regained power, but the changes continued. Soon, a movement in favor of Quebec independence surfaced, and was encouraged by a 1967 visit from French President Charles de Gaulle.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The next year, Quebecer Pierre Elliott Trudeau was elected Prime Minister of Canada as a Liberal. He fought for Canadian unity, and ensured the protection of linguistic minorities. Around the same time, Ren\u00e9 L\u00e9vesque founded the left-leaning Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, with the primary focus of achieving a sovereign Quebec.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>FLQ<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, a paramilitary group in favor of Quebec independence also surfaced in the late-\u201860s. The \u201cFront de lib\u00e9ration du Qu\u00e9bec,\u201d or FLQ, was seen by many as terrorists. Their violent actions peaked during 1970\u2019s October Crisis when they kidnapped two prominent Quebec politicians, and murdered one. Trudeau\u2019s government was widely supported for its use of extreme measures in stopping the FLQ.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>October Crisis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The October Crisis galvanized the belief that Quebec independence would be achieved through politics, and not violence. The Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois then won a decisive victory in 1976\u2019s provincial election.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Bill 101 and the Anglo Exodus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Within a year, the PQ enacted the controversial Charter of the French Language, which came to be known as Bill 101, to make French the province\u2019s official language. The office qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois de la langue fran\u00e7aise was mandated with upholding the bill, and soon became known to critics as \u201clanguage police\u201d as they often levied fines against businesses which did not adhere to language rules. Because of this and other restrictions to minority languages, many corporate head offices relocated from Montreal to Toronto, and a huge portion of Quebec\u2019s Anglophone population left, as well.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2022\u00a01980 Referendum<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In 1980, Premier L\u00e9vesque and the PQ held a referendum on sovereignty. Almost 60 percent of electors voted to stay in Canada. Even so, when Prime Minister Trudeau patriated a new Canadian Constitution in 1982, Quebec refused to sign.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>Meech Lake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Soon, Brian Mulroney and the Progressive Conservatives were leading Canada. With 1987\u2019s Meech Lake Accord, Mulroney attempted to keep the country together by granting Quebec allowances; however, western provinces rejected this special treatment, and the accord failed. The sovereignty movement became even stronger.<\/p>\n<p><strong><strong>\u2022\u00a0<\/strong>1995 Referendum to Present<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In 1995, Jacques Parizeau\u2019s PQ government held another referendum on Quebec sovereignty, which failed to pass by less than one percent. Since then, the issue of separation has remained relatively dormant. However, as the province continues to flip between Liberal and Parti Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois governments, that National Question remains a campaign issue even today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00f7\u00a0 \u00f7\u00a0 \u00f7<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2207\u00a0 Cirque du Soleil . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cirquedusoleil.com\/en\/shows\/ovo\/default.aspx?splash=http:\/\/www.cirquedusoleil.com\/en\/shows\/ovo\/media\/official-video.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>\u2022\u2192<\/strong><\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tgTEynEyEdg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worlds Away 3D<\/a><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=tgTEynEyEdg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cirquedusoleil.com\/en\/shows\/ovo\/default.aspx?splash=http:\/\/www.cirquedusoleil.com\/en\/shows\/ovo\/media\/official-video.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u21d0<\/a>[trailer from the legendary James Cameron, directed by Andrew Adamson]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-24584 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.eoisabi.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/attawapiskat.jpeg\" alt=\"attawapiskat\" width=\"283\" height=\"275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/attawapiskat.jpeg 283w, https:\/\/englishroam.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/attawapiskat-150x145.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">\u25ca \u00a0 \u00a0Sainkho Namtchylak \u00a0\u2193 \u00a0&#8216;Inuit Musical Tribute&#8217;<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fNAKH4KdRY0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6UIrgAFW3aQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h5 style=\"color: #252525; text-align: center;\">\u00a4 \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca\/en\/article\/margaret-laurence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Margaret Laurence<\/a>\u00a0\u21d4 &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca\/mshaw\/Where%20the%20world%20began2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Where The World Began<\/a>&#8216;\u00a0\u21d0<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Well, good evening ladies and gentlemen. My name is Jim Carrey \u2191 and how are you this evening? Alrightly then. I grew up in Canada&#8230; Is there anybody here from Canada? Now I used to get really upset when I told people where I came from down in Los Angeles, [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":4393,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[180],"tags":[200,235],"class_list":["post-3819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vid","tag-documentary","tag-canucks","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/28"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3819"}],"version-history":[{"count":113,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53534,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3819\/revisions\/53534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/englishroam.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}