g_bambino Posted July 3, 2008 Report Posted July 3, 2008 Here's a fun one! The Canadian embassy in Washington is apologizing after it sent out a Canada Day invitation which showed Samuel de Champlain, the founder of Quebec City, holding a plate of poutine. Jean-Paul Perreault, the president of Imperatif francais, a group that defends and promotes the French language, called the embassy's behaviour "contemptuous and unacceptable"... Perreault wants Prime Minister Stephen Harper to offer "sincere" apologies nationally and internationally because the invitation appeared on the Internet... Perreault also said Foreign Affairs Minister David Emerson and the ambassador in Washington should resign. Canadian embassy in Washington apologizes for controversial Canada Day inviteWhat in hell is so offensive about a Frenchman holding a plate of fries and gravy? Is Perreault so flabbergasted because this is the founder of Quebec holding a signature Quebec dish being used to promote a party at HM's Canadian embassy in Washington? Too much! Quote
M.Dancer Posted July 3, 2008 Report Posted July 3, 2008 Here's a fun one!Canadian embassy in Washington apologizes for controversial Canada Day invite What in hell is so offensive about a Frenchman holding a plate of fries and gravy? Is Perreault so flabbergasted because this is the founder of Quebec holding a signature Quebec dish being used to promote a party at HM's Canadian embassy in Washington? Too much! Gotta say, for a signature dish, I had never even heard of Poutine till years after I moved to Toronto....and I grew up in east end montreal. Good reason for that...it didn't become popular till the late 80s and wan't even a named order till the early 80s. Now tortiere....that's a Quebec dish Quote RIGHT of SOME, LEFT of OTHERS If it is a choice between them and us, I choose us
g_bambino Posted July 3, 2008 Author Report Posted July 3, 2008 Gotta say, for a signature dish, I had never even heard of Poutine till years after I moved to Toronto....and I grew up in east end montreal. Good reason for that...it didn't become popular till the late 80s and wan't even a named order till the early 80s.Now tortiere....that's a Quebec dish Well, okay, point taken. Still, it's pretty renowned as being a distinct Quebec concoction. Tortiere and poutine... mmm... now I'm getting hungry! Quote
guyser Posted July 3, 2008 Report Posted July 3, 2008 Now tortiere....that's a Quebec dish And if I ever get any, I will be sure to pass it along to you. Tortiere, just one of very few foods I really dont like. Jean Paul needs to have a large glass of alcool. (sp?) Quote
Wild Bill Posted July 3, 2008 Report Posted July 3, 2008 Here's a fun one!Canadian embassy in Washington apologizes for controversial Canada Day invite What in hell is so offensive about a Frenchman holding a plate of fries and gravy? Is Perreault so flabbergasted because this is the founder of Quebec holding a signature Quebec dish being used to promote a party at HM's Canadian embassy in Washington? Too much! Quite right! Why on earth should a Canadian embassy apologize to a EUROPEAN FRENCHMAN for promoting a distinctly canadien francais dish? What's it got to do with France anyway? Or do the French claim a monopoly on anything cultural to any people in the world that also speak French? Only the French...<shrug> Quote "A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul." -- George Bernard Shaw "There is no point in being difficult when, with a little extra effort, you can be completely impossible."
Leafless Posted July 3, 2008 Report Posted July 3, 2008 Gotta say, for a signature dish, I had never even heard of Poutine till years after I moved to Toronto....and I grew up in east end montreal. Good reason for that...it didn't become popular till the late 80s and wan't even a named order till the early 80s. Champlain holding a dish of poutine. How original this is representing the old and the new Quebec. Quebec as usual gets carried away with this respect thing all the time and I can't figure out why they take everything so seriously. Regardless poutine has been around since the late 50's. The dish originated in rural Quebec, Canada in the late 1950s and is now popular in many parts of the country. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine Quote
CANADIEN Posted July 6, 2008 Report Posted July 6, 2008 Here's a fun one!Canadian embassy in Washington apologizes for controversial Canada Day invite What in hell is so offensive about a Frenchman holding a plate of fries and gravy? Is Perreault so flabbergasted because this is the founder of Quebec holding a signature Quebec dish being used to promote a party at HM's Canadian embassy in Washington? Too much! The guy is a moron. I for one did not feel insulted one bit. Quote
CANADIEN Posted July 6, 2008 Report Posted July 6, 2008 Quite right! Why on earth should a Canadian embassy apologize to a EUROPEAN FRENCHMAN for promoting a distinctly canadien francais dish?What's it got to do with France anyway? Or do the French claim a monopoly on anything cultural to any people in the world that also speak French? Only the French...<shrug> Actually, Champlain was French. Perrault is Canadian (and he would even find that insulting ) and it as such (or as Quebecer) that he felt insulted. Little to do with the French. Quote
seabee Posted July 8, 2008 Report Posted July 8, 2008 Maybe for advertising tourism in Ottawa, use could be made of Michaële Jean acting as a waitress and offering the best meal obtainable in the federal capital, a hot dog. Quote
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