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Gisèle Quenneville, Linda Godin and Daniel Lessard meet exceptional francophones from throughout Canada and beyond. Discover politicians, artists, entrepreneurs and scientists whose extraordinary stories are worth telling.

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Annette Campagne - Singer-Songwriter - vidéo
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Music has always been central to Annette Campagne´s family. Her Saskatchewan hometown of Willow Bunch was like a tiny Francophone island in an English-speaking ocean; through song, the family´s seven kids found a way to keep their language. In 1988, fo...
Annette Campagne - Singer-Songwriter - vidéo
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Catherine Cano: CEO at Public Affairs TV Channel CPAC - vidéo
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In 2012, the Women´s Executive Network named Catherine Cano one of the 100 most powerful women in Canada. She was Head of the Réseau de l´information (RDI), developed CBC shows, worked as Deputy News Director at Al Jazeera, and acted as Executive Dire...
Catherine Cano: CEO at Public Affairs TV Channel CPAC - vidéo
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Marc Labrèche: Actor - vidéo
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Even though actor Marc Labrèche makes many people laugh, he doesn´t see himself as a comedian. His unique, thought-provoking way of handling the absurd with dexterity and finesse has earned him appearances on television, on the stage and on the big scr...
Marc Labrèche: Actor - vidéo
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Antonine Maillet: Writer - vidéo
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Award-winning Acadian author Antonine Maillet is just as iconic as her most famous character, La Sagouine, protagonist of the book by the same name. Another one of Maillet´s novels, Pélagie, not only earned her the distinction of being the only Canadi...
Antonine Maillet: Writer - vidéo
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Marlène Thélusma Rémy: Haitian Community Activist - vidéo
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Marlène Thélusma Rémy once had to make the heart-wrenching decision to leave her home country of Haiti to protect her family from political repression. Now living in exile in Canada, she still fights for her people, be they in Toronto or Haiti. She ...
Marlène Thélusma Rémy: Haitian Community Activist - vidéo
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Monica Heller: Linguistic Anthropologist - vidéo
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Linguistic anthropologist Monica Heller pores over different vocabularies, dialects and accents to better understand how they impact people´s social and economic lives. For over 30 years, she has been a member of faculty at the University of Toronto, ...
Monica Heller: Linguistic Anthropologist - vidéo
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Sylvain Baruchel: Pediatric Oncologist - vidéo
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Pediatric oncologist Sylvain Baruchel is part of a team of specialists at Toronto´s SickKids hospital. Children and their families come to SickKids from all parts to receive care from some of the world´s best doctors, nurses and researchers. Caring fo...
Sylvain Baruchel: Pediatric Oncologist - vidéo
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Josée Bourgoin and Michel Dubé: Saskatchewan Bison Ranchers - vidéo
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More than bison ranchers, Michel Dubé and Josée Bourgoin are advocates for local products from the Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, area. Michel, a Fransaskois, and Josée, an Acadian, have chosen to call the Saskatchewan Plains their home. They raise bi...
Josée Bourgoin and Michel Dubé: Saskatchewan Bison Ranchers - vidéo
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Denis Rouleau: Fransaskois Theatre Director - vidéo
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Even though Saskatoon is far from being Canada´s Francophone theatre capital, it gets about six French-language plays a year, in all styles--traditional and creative, professional and amateur. Denis Rouleau, a Quebecer, is the artistic director for S...
Denis Rouleau: Fransaskois Theatre Director - vidéo
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Dr. Anne Leis: Community Health and Epidemiology, U of S - vidéo
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Anne Leis is a speech language pathologist, a doctor in health psychology, and a professor and director at the University of Saskatchewan´s Department of Community Health and Epidemiology. She moved from France to Saskatchewan in 1990 and has been dee...
Dr. Anne Leis: Community Health and Epidemiology, U of S - vidéo
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Mathias Oulé: Microbiologist - vidéo
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Microbiologist Mathias Oulé is a veritable hunter of germs! Having studied in math, chemistry, geology and genetics, he finally settled on the field of microbiology. His personal history is not much different. A native of the Ivory Coast, he first s...
Mathias Oulé: Microbiologist - vidéo
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Richard Chartier: Chief Justice, Manitoba Court of Appeal - vidéo
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It is a Francophone who sits at the head of the highest court in Manitoba. Richard Chartier, currently the Chief Justice of the Manitoba Court of Appeal, had a rather peculiar rise to the top--this embodiment of the Establishment was once a young milit...
Richard Chartier: Chief Justice, Manitoba Court of Appeal - vidéo
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Léo Robert: Franco-Manitoban Activist - vidéo
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Of all the presidents who have sat at the helm of the Société franco-manitobaine (SFM), Léo Robert has undoubtedly had the most visible term. He is the one people will remember the most, and he is probably the one who has won over the most Franco-Man...
Léo Robert: Franco-Manitoban Activist - vidéo
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Marie Turgeon: Actress - vidéo
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Marie Turgeon is a woman of many personalities: she plays Lucie Gauthier in Au secours de Béatrice, Marie Pichette in Subito Texto, and Sandra in Rumeurs, her most memorable role. A truly versatile actress, be it on television, on the stage or on the...
Marie Turgeon: Actress - vidéo
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Louise Arbour: Former SCC Justice - vidéo
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Former Justice Louise Arbour is without a doubt the world´s best known Canadian jurist. She was the first woman to be appointed to the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and her career culminated with her nomination to the Supreme Court of Canada. This fi...
Louise Arbour: Former SCC Justice - vidéo
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Paul Martin: Former PM of Canada - vidéo
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Since he retired from politics, former Canadian PM Paul Martin has been keeping quite busy travelling around the world and meeting some of its greatest inhabitants. He is fascinated by Africa, aboriginal peoples, international development, and he is ...
Paul Martin: Former PM of Canada - vidéo
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Françoise Baylis: Bioethicist - vidéo
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From her office at Dalhousie University in Halifax, bioethicist Françoise Baylis weighs the pros and cons of so-called medical advances to determine whether one person´s health benefits infringe upon the rights of another. These are the kinds of issue...
Françoise Baylis: Bioethicist - vidéo
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Clara Dugas: Storyteller - vidéo
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Clara Dugas learned the craft of storytelling from her mother, who would often tell her about the good old days. But she really cut her storytelling teeth while working as a teacher. Every day, she would regale her students with a new story. Storytel...
Clara Dugas: Storyteller - vidéo
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Ronald Bourgeois: Singer-Songwriter - vidéo
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Ronald Bourgeois sings about the things he knows best: his land, the ocean, the wind. His songs talk about Acadia, his family, his loved ones. He has penned over 300 songs, whether for his own musical career or for other artists. His music is a mixture...
Ronald Bourgeois: Singer-Songwriter - vidéo
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Clint Bruce: Centre Acadien Director - vidéo
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Clint Bruce is a professor at Nova Scotia´s Université Sainte-Anne, where he is also the head of the Centre acadien. He is, however, not Acadian. In fact, he is an Anglophone from Louisiana who fell in love with French when he was just a teenager. H...
Clint Bruce: Centre Acadien Director - vidéo
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Allister Surette - vidéo
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Allister Surette is the president of the only French university in Nova Scotia: Sainte-Anne University. Sainte-Anne University is also the first university of the Maritimes, ahead of Moncton University. An Acadian teacher from Nova Scotia, Allister Sur...
Allister Surette - vidéo
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Paul Demers: Singer-Songwriter - vidéo
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Paul Demers is a seasoned singer-songwriter from Ontario who has quite the collection of prizes and accolades. His song Notre place has become the Franco-Ontarian anthem; you can hear it sung at schools and gatherings all over French Ontario. Paul Dem...
Paul Demers: Singer-Songwriter - vidéo
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Félix Saint-Denis - vidéo
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Félix St-Denis is the man behind the megaproduction "L'écho d´un peuple". An ambitious project, never beforeseen in French Ontario. A huge show, outdoors, in Eastern Ontario. It involved building sets, making costumes and composing a soundtrack, all t...
Félix Saint-Denis - vidéo
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Diane Pacom: Sociologist - vidéo
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Sociologist Diane Pacom has been studying young people for over thirty years¿their music, their clothes, their behaviour, who they are, what they like, and what they don´t like. And working on the University of Ottawa campus, she has a privileged posit...
Diane Pacom: Sociologist - vidéo
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