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From YouTube: International Francophonie Day
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Legislative Assembly of Alberta
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Mr
Pierre
aslenly,
the
president
of
the
c,
a
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f,
a
Mr
Dan
Cardinal,
the
vice
president
of
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta
The
Honorable,
Nate
glubish,
the
minister
of
information
and
Technology
The
Honorable,
the
MLA
for
Saint
Albert,
Marie,
Renault
and
I'd
also
like
to
recognize
Christian
De
La,
Luna,
The,
Talented
musician,
who
led
our
procession
this
morning.
He
will
be
we'll
be
hearing
some
more
from
him.
I
invite
you
to
welcome
them
here
to
the
legislature.
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French
is
one
of
the
five
most
popular
languages
in
the
world.
It's
used
by
over
340
million
people
on
five
different
continents,
and
it
was
the
first
European
language
to
be
spoken
in
this
province,
making
it
an
important
part
of
Alberta's
modern
culture
mosaic
now.
Unfortunately,
my
French
is
not
as
good
as
it
ought
to
be
so
I've
enlisted
some
of
my
friends
and
members
of
the
assembly
in
the
form
of
Minister
glubish
and
Ms
Renault,
to
represent
members
of
the
assembly
this
afternoon.
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The
francophone
story
in
the
west
began
in
the
early
days
of
the
fair
fur
trade.
This
was
a
pivotal
point
in
our
history
and
French
was
the
primary
language
of
trade
at
the
time
fast
forward
to
the
present
day
and
Alberta
has
the
third
largest
francophony
population
in
Canada
outside
of
Quebec,
and
it
is
the
first
language
of
nearly
80
000
albertans
within
our
borders,
and
it's
easy
to
see
the
incredible
impact
that
the
French
language
has
on
Alberta
from
Grand
Prairie.
To
get
to
Legal.
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Franco
albertans
have
always
been
part
of
our
heritage,
our
diversity
and
one
of
the
things
that
makes
Alberta
just
such
an
incredible
place
to
live
work
and
raise
a
family
over
the
past
hundred
years.
This
diversity
has
only
grown
contributing
to
a
more
vibrant
and
culturally
Rich
Alberta
as
a
testament
to
the
strength
and
vibrancy
and
clusivity
of
the
francophony
community,
just
north
of
the
legislature.
Just
a
few
steps
outside
of
the
door
La
print
francophone
or
the
francophony
imprint
stands.
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It
is
a
bronze
monument
that
Anya
honors
the
francophony
contributions
to
our
province,
which
combines
the
French
Fleur
de
with
the
Alberta
Wild
Rose.
It
also
features
the
thumb
prints
of
some
1166
albertans
from
12
francophony
regions
across
the
province
Additionally.
The
Legislative
Assembly
supports
Franco
albertans
through
the
membership
in
the
association
of
francophony
parliaments.
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We
here
in
Alberta,
have
much
to
be
proud
of
when
it
comes
to
the
diversity
and
the
strength
of
our
francophony
community
and
behalf
of
all
members
of
the
assembly.
It
is
our
great
pleasure
to
celebrate
with
you
today
it's
now
my
great
honor,
to
invite
to
bring
remarks
on
behalf
of
the
Premier
The
Honorable
Minister
Nate
glubish,
the
minister
of
technology
and
information,
the
MLA
for
Strathcona
Sherwood
Park,
to
bring
its
remarks.
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Mercy
Mercy
Madame
Renault.
Thank
you
so
much
for
your
remarks.
You
know
as
the
speaker
of
the
legislative
assembly
of
Alberta,
it's
been
my
great
honor
and
pleasure
to
find
ways
that
we
can
invite
young
people
into
our
assembly
and
not
just
here
to
observe
things,
but
also
to
be
active
participants
and
so
I'm
so
pleased
that
we
have
a
number
of
young
people
joining
us
today
to
participate
in
this
ceremony
and
it's
my
great
pleasure
to
be
able
to
invite
one
of
those
young
people
who
is
a
grade.
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A
Thank
you
so
much
Chris,
an
incredible
job.
You
know
one
of
the
absolutely
fantastic
things
about
the
the
francophone
Community
here
in
the
province
of
Alberta
is
the
way
that
the
community
brings
people
together
from
all
around
the
world
all
around
the
province
through
a
smattering
of
different
backgrounds
and
cultures.
All
celebrating
the
things
that
we
have
in
common
and
one
of
the
people
who
Champions
bringing
people
together
is
our
next
speaker
Pierre,
is
the
president
of
the
acfa
and
a
community
champion.
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They
will
lose
that
part
of
their
Heritage
and
the
opportunities
that
comes
with
it
and
they
will
be
considered
statistically
assimilated.
This
is
why
the
francophone
education
Continuum
from
Early
Childhood
through
to
post-secondary
education
and
Beyond,
is
so
important
for
our
community
locations.
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I
would
also
like
to
thank
Dan
Cardinal,
the
vice
president
of
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta,
for
joining
us
here
today.
I
am
honored
that
you
could
attend
this
ceremony
with
me
Dan.
The
ecfa
has
noted
that
the
m
a
constitution
recognizes
French
as
one
of
the
four
official
languages
of
the
metis
Nation
about
Berta.
We
are
pleased
that
the
historical
link
between
the
metis
will
continue
into
the
future
and
I
want
to
read
iterate
that
Alberta's
francophone
is
deeply
committed
to
building
solidarity
and
strengthening
its
ties
with
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta
francophone.
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Pierre,
thank
you
so
much
and
thank
you
for
your
kind
remarks.
With
respect
to
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta,
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta
has
taken
incredible
steps
forward
over
the
last
number
of
years
and
it
always
brings
me
such
Joy
to
see
the
francophony
community
working
so
closely
with
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta,
and
so
that's
why
I'm
so
pleased
and
honored
to
have
the
vice
president
of
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta,
Mr
Dan
Cardinal,
to
bring
his
remarks.
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It's
an
honor
for
me
to
say
that
our
metis
families
have
lived
on
this
land
for
hundreds
of
years
going
back
many
generations
long
before
Alberta
became
a
province
and
so
much
longer
before
Edmonton
became
the
community
or
dynamic
city.
It
is
today
Census
records
from
1795
show
the
great
majority
of
Fort
Edmonton's
population
were
metis.
Citizens
had
Fort
established
nearby
on
the
banks
of
North
Saskatchewan
River
more
than
300
years
ago,
and
on
land,
our
metis
ancestors
traveled
for
centuries.
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For
me,
your
welcome
acknowledges
the
historical
bonds
between
our
Nations,
especially
when
it
comes
to
language
language,
is
intrinsically
tied
to
and
woven
into
one's
culture
with
each
depending
upon
the
other
to
survive.
It's
it
is
said
that
to
understand
a
language
is
to
understand
its
culture,
for
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta.
Preserving
our
language
and
culture
is
a
Paramount
goal
that
we
share.
In
common
with
your
organization,
the
origin
of
the
metis
nation,
its
ethnogenesis,
reaches
back
to
the
early
1700s
to
the
time
of
the
fur
trade.
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An
economic
boom
that
led
to
Canada's
expansion,
West,
our
metis
citizens
are
descendants
of
French,
Canadian
refrigerators
and
Indigenous
people,
and
our
language
is
machev.
It's
a
mix
of
French,
English
and
Cree,
or
any
one
of
the
dominant
indigenous
languages
spoken
across
this
traditional
Homeland.
It's
a
challenging
language
because
we
mix
French
nouns
with
Cree
verbs
and
a
smattering
of
English.
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G
Thank
you
again
for
inviting
the
metis
nation
of
Alberta
to
help
launch
this
special
week.
Promoting
francophone
awareness.
I
wish
you
success
and
all
the
very
best
and
on
a
personal
note,
I
encourage
everyone
to
look
out
for
one
another,
take
care
of
your
families
and
be
kind.
Thank
you.
Mercy
examaga.
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The
next
portion
of
our
program
is
going
to
be
a
number
of
testimonials
and
I'm
so
excited
and
pleased
to
be
able
to
have
a
wide
variety
of
voices
joining
us
this
afternoon.
The
first
testimonial
will
be
provided
by
Louis
barnettao,
who
is
a
grade
11
student
at
a
Cole
JH
Picard,
who
was
in
the
French
immersion
program.
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Merci
beaucoup,
thank
you
so
much.
It
is
now
we
get
to
celebrate
some
musical
culture
together
and
I
understand.
Thanks
to
Pierre,
we
get
to
celebrate
some
some
food
later
together,
or
at
least
some
candy,
which
is
the
real
reason
why
I
came
the
music
and
the
candy,
and
it's
my
great
pleasure
to
Welcome
Back
Our
Choir
from
Nicole
Gabrielle
wall
to
perform
two
songs
led
by
their
teacher
Madame,
Garrow
Dali.
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Well,
thank
you
so
much
Christian.
That
was
incredible.
You
know,
there's
always
some
some
risk
that
comes
along
with
speaking
on
behalf
of
all
members
of
the
assembly,
but
I
feel
some
safety
in
saying,
if
you're
free
on
any
other
afternoon
feel
free
to
set
up
permission
granted
and
just
absolutely
incredible.
A
Filipino
immigrants,
members
of
our
First
Peoples
albertan,
born
francophones
individuals
from
all
around
the
world,
gathering
together
to
celebrate
the
things
that
we
have
in
common
and
all
too
often
there
are
things
that
we
don't
share
in
common,
that
we
allow
to
distract
us
or
pull
us
apart,
but
the
reality
is
that
there
are
so
many
great
things
that
bring
us
together
that
make
our
Province
one
of
the
greatest
freest,
most
prosperous
places
in
the
entire
world
and
I.
Think
it's
important
that
every
once
in
a
while.
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Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
Thank
you
for
the
wonderful
ways
that
you
contribute
to
our
province
and
thank
you
for
being
here
today
to
support
those
things
from
many
differences
that
we
each
have.
But
the
things
that
we
share
in
common
for
the
betterment
of
our
Province
may
God
bless
you
and
may
God
bless
Alberta.