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Originally Posted by Rico Rommheim
I absolutely LOVE the NFB. What a gem we have.
I finally got around to watching this one after years of hesitation. As the son of an Albertan father and a francophone Montreal mother this one was particularly interesting to watch, I found myself torn between two worlds. The world of Anglo-Montreal is unique, under-appreciated and greatly mis-understood both locally and nationally. This document doesn't hit all the right chords for me but does get the right tone. If you care about Canada and what it means to be a Canadian, this is a must-watch. One thing is certain though: victimhood is the basis of any creation of identity and nationhood, and this true in both the franco and anglo worlds of this incredible city we both share in peace.
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The NFB is a tremendous treasure trove and one of the most Canadian institutions we have. So Canadaian, there's
even a Scottish electronic band named after it.
I'm glad you finally watched it. I guess the film is also quite meaningful to me, because my dad's family left Montreal in the mid 60's, before the height of the FLQ crisis. I love Montreal, and think it remains Canada's most amazing city, but it's still sad to see how much Anglos have felt "pushed out" of the city over the years.
As for the bolded:
absolutely. I wonder what
could have been for both Montreal
and Nouveau-Brunswick, had the Anglos just treated Francophones with more respect and dignity. Perhaps official bilingualism would be more regional in New Brunswick, and far less of a boogeyman among the Anglophone majority... and perhaps Montreal would be an
officially bilingual city by now...
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