The French in Pyeongchang: the government of Québec insulted by the attitude of Hockey Canada

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“It is surreal that in 2018 a canadian organization to do this kind of directive”, has pestered Marie Montpetit, the minister responsible for the Protection and Promotion of the French language.

Nicolas Lachance

Wednesday, February 21, 2018 10:20

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Wednesday, February 21, 2018 10:29

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The government of Quebec is insulting and surreal attitude of Hockey Canada, which has asked the advertiser to the arena Gangneung to angliciser the names of the francophones of the canadian team during the games in Pyeongchang.

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“It is surreal that in 2018 a canadian organization to do this kind of directive. It is a lack of respect for the commentators and the players francophone”, has pestered Marie Montpetit, the minister responsible for the Protection and Promotion of the French language.

During the second battle, the Quebecers, and descriptor TVA Sports Sébastien Goulet, who is the pa announcer of the meetings in the auditorium of Gangneung, has been asked to angliciser the family names of Marc-Andre Gragnani, Derek Roy and Rene Bourque, and, at the request of Hockey Canada.

Lack of respect

The opposition parties in Quebec are also insulted by the behavior of Hockey Canada.

“It’s insulting, it’s a lack of respect, all the more that French is a language of olympism,” said the head concerning the language of the Parti québécois, Pascal Bérubé.

He demands more respect on the part of Hockey Canada, hoping that this situation will be “corrected very quickly”.

“Respect for the francophones in this country and that we pronounce correctly the name of our olympic athletes,” urged Mr. Bérubé. “The canadian team should realize that it has of the quebec athletes, athletes, francophone, proud of their roots and proud of their membership and they should be respected. And, this is not the first time that in the framework of the olympic Games we should do this type of reminder”.

Past century

Same sound of bell to the CAQ, while the mna Sébastien Schneeberger was mentioned that it was an “insult”total.

“I find it very deplorable (…) The headquarters is in Lausanne in Switzerland, and it speaks French. Hockey Canada, it is a request of the past century”,-he said.