Why do so many people have the surname Lesveque in Québec ?
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Great Gran Pere Lesveque was very prolific.  Married 6 times, 36 children 216 grand children, 7766 great grandchildren.
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i think your F%^$%$King crazy for asking this, the province of quebec is less then 10 mins from Canada'a national  memorial service on Rememberance day!!!
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It's our own fault.  The French lost all legitimate claim to Canada in 1759 in the French Indian War.  England allowed them to keep their culture, language, government etc. rather then telling them that this is now a English controlled region under the Crown and if you don't do things our way you can leave.  We here in Canada ever since that time have allowed the French to complain and get what they want.  It got even worse under the Trudeau Liberal government in the 1970's...  Canada is and ENGLISH country under the Commonwealth of Great Britain, not France.  The sooner the French in this country come to that realization, the better off they will be.  Quebec can now be a nation within a nation but Quebec doesn't have any more autonomy over any other province.  The "Nation" of Quebec is just a name, nothing more.\n\nAnd to all the French in this country.. My Canada doesn't include Quebec.  It's not yours, the land belongs to the Government of Canada.
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it was a flower on the coat of arms of the french king.  permier duplessis made it hte national flag of the province of quebec.
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Some Quebecers believe in Independance from Canada. French Quebecers were second class people in there own province till about 1975. Best jobs and opportunities when to English people in Quebec. This has changed enough so that now that most educated youth in the province realized that being bilingual is the best advantage for both the English and French there.Independance issue in Quebec is used more as a tool to pry more Fed money from Canada. Educated people who come to visit Quebec see people that are polite and curtious and interesting. Unless they have names like RustyOwls.
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I was fortunate to have been educated in Quebec and am perfectly trilingual. \n\nFor me, it was a wonderful opportunity to learn the language and culture while growing up.\n\nPerhaps for new immigrants to the province and for tourists, it does Suck!
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Canada is a multicultural country, but it has two official languages: English and French. Where French is indeed the official language of Québec, it is spoken in other provinces as well. In particular, New-Brunswick (where French is a co-official language with English) and Ontario both have large francophone populations, as do parts of Manitoba and Saskatchewan. (See Source #1 below.)\n\nAs for those inhabitants of France who, as Samuel O points out, question whether Canadian French is actually French: have they ever travelled inside their own country? The French you hear in Paris is quite different from the French you hear in Provence or in Brittany. There are many different French dialects and regionalities in France, as there are elsewhere in Europe, in Canada and in Africa. Language is not static, it is constantly evolving. The way French evolved in Québec, to mention only that one province, is bound to be different from the way it evolved in various regions of France. Having said that, there is in Canada as well as in France and other French-speaking countries a standard or formal level of French which, notwithstanding differences, can easily be understood by francophones in general.\n\nIf you read French, I would refer you to an interesting article which states among other things (the translation is mine): "To put to rest the question of communication problems between the Canadians and the French, it can be said that difficulties are non-existent when the persons involved in conversation use the variety of language deemed correct in their own country. In other words, in spite of numerous differences, communication is ensured when all interlocutors master a slightly broader variety than that of their family or their corner of the planet, even if each of them retains a large part of his country's accent." (See Source #2 for the French article.)
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You have no obligation to learn English of French I assume but wouldn't it make sense to make an effort? \n\nCanada has two official languages. It is not a bilingual country where population evenly speaks both languages. French is spoken in Quebec. Large pockets of english speakers exist in Montreal. Immigrants who only speak english usually live in those areas but why don't they go live elsewhere in CAnada if they are not interested in Quebec's culture?\n\nQuebec has a very different culture than the rest of Canada. It's French-speaking populion grew up with different cultural refences than English-Canadian or Americans. (Even though it truly offends English Canadians to be compared to Americans). Making an effort to understand it really pays off. Wouldn't it be better not to be confined to small neighborhoods on montreal?
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Cameron, Veron, Calcasieu, Beaurgard, Vermillion, Allen, Acadia, and Evangeline....just curious, but why?
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I'm from Quebec, Canada! Our province is very bilingual : French comes 1st, but there is a lot of English speakers, too!\n\nI'm of French Canadian/Irish descent --- [Cork in da house, Marionette LOL]\n\nI do speak English sometimes [mostly at work, my parents barely know how to say "hi" LOL] but as it is not my 1st language I got this little hint of a French accent no matter what I do ;) \n\nBut I gotta say the French Canadian accent is VERY different from the accent people have in France... It's funny because WE can understand (and imitate!) them, but THEY don't get most of our local expressions...\n\nOnce I was chatting with this girl from Guatemala and when I told her I was French Canadian, she asked me if the Eiffel Towel was anywhere near my house... I was like "uh, no dear."
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It's not CANADA,but it might be CALGARY,cuz here in QUEBEC,we have no problems with that, When we do , they are usually from the states......
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if u mean all Canada ..its the english ..but in soem part as Quebec most thye speak french .
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It's pure semantics, while Quebec is not a nation within a united Canada it is not legally a nation.  Not even legally a nation within Canada.   What this effectively accomplished was giving Quebec a fancy title and a new distinction.\n\n\nEven as such I am offended that the government would bestow a higher status on some of it's citizen than others.   Creating a division in the country will only serve to offend most Canadians while pacifying a few.  \n\nI think we should all be a little upset that out government recognizes some it it's citizens as more unique or important than other.\n\nI have nothing against french Canadians,  they are a unique culture, just as the first nations, just as some east coast communities. Canada is full of varying cultures.   \n\nI also wonder how this applies to the french Canadian communities outside of Quebec.   There are many scattered throughout Canada, should they be granted nation status as well?\nShould they secede from their current province and join Quebec?\n\nHow will this be handled within Quebec's large anglophone community.   Is their status being diminished because they are not members of the french community?  Many have ancestry dating back to the inception of Quebec and Canada.  \n\nNot to mention First Nations persons.  Will they have diminished recognition withing Quebec regardless of them being unquestionably the first inhabitants of the land.  Also with them having a drastically unique and beautiful culture, will this make it difficult for them to carry on tradition and have recognition through the "nation" of Quebec?.    Is there room to celebrate other cultures within a Franco centric Quebec?\n\nI am a little troubled by how ill though out this bill was and what little time the government gave the Canadian population for voice their opinion on such an important matter.   Today I am one annoyed Canadian.
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The correct way........Ill i noy..........The "S" is silent.\n\nIllinois (pronounced "ill-i-NOY")\n\nIts name was given by the state's French explorers after the indigenous Illiniwek people, a consortium of Algonquian tribes that thrived in the area. The word Illiniwek means simply the "men," i.e. "people."
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What do you need to know about Quebec? Do you mean the province of Quebec or Quebec City?
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Quebec is the only Canadian province where French is the predominant language. I don't think many Quebecois (or "Quebeckers"?) feel they have very strong ties to the rest of Canada, so there are those who'd like the province to be a sovereign nation.\n\nThe link below provides some background, though actual *Canadians* might be able to enlighten us further:
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The word Eskimo is not an Eskimo word. It means "eaters of raw meat" and was used by the Algonquin Indians of eastern Canada for these hardy neighbors who wore animal-skin clothing and were adept hunters. The name became commonly employed by European explorers and now is generally used, even by Eskimo. Their own term for themselves is Inuit (the Yupik variant is Yuit), which means the "real people."\n\nThey are the native inhabitants of the seacoasts of the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions of North America and the northeastern tip of Siberia. Their habitation area extends over four countries: the United States, Canada, the USSR, and Greenland. \n\nWherever they live--Alaska, Canada, Greenland, Siberia--the Eskimo are now much involved in the modern world. Not only have they wholeheartedly adopted much of its technology, but they also use imported food, clothing, and house forms; similarly, their educational, recreational, economic, religious, and governmental institutions have been heavily influenced by the dominant European, Canadian, American, and Soviet cultures. Traditional practices and beliefs have not so thoroughly changed that most Eskimo can be termed assimilated or acculturated, especially in matters relating to social organization and child rearing. Significant changes have begun to occur in all areas of their way of life as a result of sustained contact with the outside world.