He said the English ad was "unacceptable" and that the government recognizes that it was a mistake. "I’m optimistic this very aggressive and very expensive campaign will do what it needs to do in the end, but you’re right, today the launch is not what we hoped for," said Skeete, who is also parliamentary assistant to the premier for relations with English-speaking Quebecers. His parliamentary assistant, Christopher Skeete, said in an interview with CTV News on Tuesday that it was not the government's intention to exclude anglophones and that the English video will be re-recorded with the word "Quebecers." Voulez-vous dire que aux anglos qu'être québécois c'est honteux ? Fight Against Racism - Friends via Rene Gagne November 22, 2021ĮNGLISH AD WAS 'UNACCEPTABLE': PREMIER'S PARLIAMENTARY ASSISTANTĬharette acknowledged the anti-anglophone sentiment in the ads and said after consulting with his language advisers, the videos will be changed. Aren't anglophones Quebecers in their own right? Isn't the primary goal to bring everyone Pourquoi dans la version anglaise de ces pubs remplace-t-on le mot '' Québécois '' par '' Friends ''. Jennifer Maccarone, the Quebec Liberal party’s critic for diversity and inclusion, was also critical of the lack of “tact” from Minister Charette, saying on Twitter, “It’s sad that being a Quebecer cannot be translated into another language. It is truly a refusal to recognize our identity as an integral part of Quebec.” The QCGN said in a statement to CTV News Monday evening that, “The word Quebecer describes very well our belonging to this province, like French-speaking Quebecers.
The Quebec Community Groups Network (QCGN), an umbrella organization representing English community organizations, questioned why “Quebecers” wasn’t used in the video in the first place and wondered how the government thought the omission would go unnoticed.
This English version was removed from YouTube on Tuesday afternoon.īenoit Charette, the minister responsible for the fight against racism in Quebec, unveiled the new campaign Monday but was swiftly challenged on it.
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