Juno News - February 09, 2022


Quebecers are rallying behind the freedom convoy


Episode Stats

Length

4 minutes

Words per Minute

159.3727

Word Count

647

Sentence Count

70

Hate Speech Sentences

2


Summary

In this episode, Elie Cartain-Nantel talks to French-Canadians in support of the "Convoy for Freedom" protest in downtown Ottawa. They talk about the recent curfews and lockdowns, and why they are fighting for their freedom.


Transcript

00:00:00.000 Hi, I'm Elie Cartain-Nantel here for True North in downtown Ottawa.
00:00:04.740 It's the second weekend of Convoy for Freedom protests.
00:00:08.500 And what I've noticed over the time I've been here is an incredibly large presence of Quebecers.
00:00:13.700 Now, those who have been following what's going on in Quebec,
00:00:16.400 they've had some of the harshest COVID-19 restrictions anywhere in the world,
00:00:20.600 including recently for the Omicron wave,
00:00:23.320 where they were subjected to a harsh police-enforced curfews
00:00:26.420 and lockdowns of restaurants and bars.
00:00:29.540 In fact, some businesses remain closed in the province right now
00:00:34.100 and don't even have a reopening date.
00:00:36.580 So I caught up with some French Canadians that are here today
00:00:39.060 to ask them why they were here and get their thoughts on some of the restrictions
00:00:42.960 that the Premier François Legault has imposed on them.
00:00:46.080 Nancy, where are you from?
00:00:47.440 Canis Atake.
00:00:48.780 And why did you decide to come here today?
00:00:51.440 For freedom, especially for our children,
00:00:53.560 to show them that we have to be free and to live among everyone and to be happy.
00:00:57.780 Well, it's good to hear that.
00:01:00.500 In your reserve, are the world, they are tannis?
00:01:04.400 Are the mandates and measures?
00:01:06.200 Is it a feeling that is felt by the majority?
00:01:09.800 I can't speak for them, really.
00:01:12.440 Except that we are holding on and we are going for the freedom,
00:01:15.080 the freedom of women also,
00:01:16.340 and the liberty of being well and to be happy as we want to live.
00:01:20.960 Sur the traditional media,
00:01:22.960 they say that it's a violent rassemblement.
00:01:25.600 Have you ever seen violence here in the weekend?
00:01:27.960 Aucune violence.
00:01:29.240 Everyone is in trouble.
00:01:30.640 Everyone is in trouble.
00:01:31.060 Everyone is in trouble.
00:01:31.640 Everyone is in trouble.
00:01:32.060 Everyone is in trouble.
00:01:33.060 Everyone is in trouble.
00:01:33.840 Aucune violence.
00:01:34.680 It's pacific.
00:01:35.480 Everyone is in trouble.
00:01:36.960 Freedom, everyone.
00:01:38.660 Swinor.
00:01:39.120 You come from where?
00:01:40.100 From Manville.
00:01:40.920 From Manville.
00:01:41.500 Why did you do the voyage to come to Ottawa?
00:01:43.620 The freedom, my name.
00:01:45.180 The freedom.
00:01:47.100 Your crown is uniform.
00:01:48.740 Are you working for the syndicates?
00:01:49.900 Yes, I work for the syndicates.
00:01:51.440 I'm syndicates in my shop.
00:01:53.160 What is the most beautiful thing you've seen since you are here?
00:01:56.860 The rassemblement.
00:01:57.860 The world.
00:01:58.500 The world is in trouble.
00:01:59.320 Everyone is in trouble.
00:02:00.240 The black, the black, the orange, all the race.
00:02:03.060 The smiles on the mass.
00:02:05.780 Everything is free.
00:02:08.580 You have hope that we will have change.
00:02:10.960 Yes, we will go out of there.
00:02:12.580 Yes, we will go out of there.
00:02:13.340 Yes, we will go out of there.
00:02:14.240 I will go out of there.
00:02:14.940 The world, you come from where?
00:02:16.280 Quebec, Montréal plus.
00:02:18.280 Why did you decide to do the voyage to come to Ottawa?
00:02:21.320 We made the voyage because I'm vaccinated three times, three doses.
00:02:25.420 There's always no change.
00:02:27.100 I'm going to lie in full face.
00:02:28.900 I'm a little bit excited.
00:02:30.200 I work in the health network.
00:02:31.780 It's not with the vaccine, there's less people in the emergency room.
00:02:36.160 It's why I'm here.
00:02:38.120 For real, I think it's beautiful to see.
00:02:39.980 We have a smile on the face.
00:02:41.060 It's like when we don't have a mask.
00:02:42.500 It's because everyone smiles.
00:02:44.340 Everyone has a pleasure.
00:02:45.600 There's no problem.
00:02:46.900 We're doing the noise because we want to listen to it.
00:02:48.840 We want to listen to it.
00:02:51.440 It's why we're here.
00:02:52.940 Yes, you're right.
00:02:54.100 It's because nothing has changed.
00:02:55.900 In fact, we were in the
00:03:24.100 We don't talk about it.
00:03:25.340 Do you think the extreme extreme measures of Francois Legault
00:03:27.940 didn't have done well for the Quebec population?
00:03:30.260 There's no change in all over the COVID-19 pandemic.
00:03:32.860 The Quebec population started to be crazy, and me as well.
00:03:36.580 As you saw, great, passionate Quebecers
00:03:39.580 that are out today asking for their freedoms back.
00:03:42.740 They all have a unified agreement that freedom is essential.
00:03:46.820 They want their freedoms back.
00:03:48.460 So for True Norse, Amélie Quentin-Nantel.
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