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16-year-old kid from Quebec does a pitch-perfect Elvis
Topic Started: Dec 13 2013, 12:55 PM (534 Views)
goldengal
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Close your eyes, and you would swear this is Elvis.

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David Thibault is only 16 years old, but the Quebec teen’s Elvis impression makes him sound like the King in his prime.

Thibault recently stopped by 102.1 CKOI’s studios to sing on the morning show Les Nonos de la Radio, and it’s fair to say he blew the hosts away with his soulful rendition of “Blue Christmas.” And with his pomade hair and sneering lip curl, he even looks the part.

Although it’s not clear how a teenager in 2013 got interested in Elvis to begin with, his cover has people all shook up. In only three days, video of Thibault’s “Blue Christmas” has racked up about three quarters of a million views on YouTube.


http://o.canada.com/entertainment/music/16-year-old-kid-from-quebec-does-a-pitch-perfect-elvis/

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Pat
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Dialtone
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He sure sounds like Elvis, but I'm amazed the Quebec language police allowed him to sing live in English, the radio station will probably be fined or shut down.
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Dec 13 2013, 02:17 PM
He sure sounds like Elvis, but I'm amazed the Quebec language police allowed him to sing live in English, the radio station will probably be fined or shut down.
Obviously you are joking. There are large American companies that operate in the middle of Montreal entirely in English. We even have the St. Patrick's day parade there.

I am wondering if you get a funny bone once you cross into Alberta. When my sister & husband came and drove through Quebec last year they were amazed that they could function entirely in English while there no matter where they went. Can't say the same for functioning in French in Alberta.
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Why would anyone want to function in French in Alberta ? We've got more Ukrainians, Chinese, Japanese, and Pakistanis than Frenchmen. Ever since the National Energy policy in the early 80s, French is a dirty word out here, but my grandson is excelling at learning it, and some people actually know who Justin Trudeau is . So, if I don't converse with you again, " avoir une grande nuit "
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Just wondered why the two official languages of the country are not respected, either by the French Quebecois, or the English Albertan.

Many other languages are hanging around the country BUT they are not the official languages of the country.


Have to say that we mainly have lots of Chinese here, then Arabs.
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There are large American companies that operate in the middle of Montreal entirely in English

Isn't that illegal? I'm sure I read that businesses with more than a few employees must operate in French. Isn't that why so many moved out of Montreal?

There are a lot of French immersion schools in Alberta and quite a few Francophone communities. We are trying to become more bilingual.
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Workplaces with more than a dozen employees MUST operate in Francais


Even if all employees are primarily English speaking? or Chinese ? or Arabic?
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Apparently not! I changed my post after failing to find that wording in bill 101. It is in bill 14 but that one was withdrawn a few days ago.
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Darcie
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Dec 13 2013, 03:15 PM
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There are large American companies that operate in the middle of Montreal entirely in English

Isn't that illegal? I'm sure I read that businesses with more than a few employees must operate in French. Isn't that why so many moved out of Montreal?

There are a lot of French immersion schools in Alberta and quite a few Francophone communities. We are trying to become more bilingual.
Sure is, the Quebec gov. gave them training dollars when they first came in 2007, the employees only sell to Americans so it is all perfectly legal.

If the French want a job there they have to speak, read, & write English well. The English do not have to speak French at all, and they work in English also.
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Reading these posts sure shows the misinformation and prejudice that is passed for fact. Sometimes I cannot believe my ears at the misinformation that people really believe. I listened in disbelief to a story that a lady whose English wasn't that good had been fed by someone at the local coffee shop. I sometimes wonder why some people don't get sued.
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Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians
I have a hard time with that too, I mean, look at the misinformation on here all the time, not to mention people who continually repeat Liberal attack ads truth and totally misinform people etc. etc. We have to learn to be more discerning. :beamMeUP:

However, here's some info for your perusal.

The language cops are after yogurt spoons now
http://globalnews.ca/news/660744/quebec-language-police-target-frozen-yogurt-spoons/

more restaurants
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-language-police-aim-at-more-montreal-restaurants-1.1332751
Several restaurants, including Joe Beef, a high-end establishment in Montreal's Little Burgundy neighbourhood, and Brasserie Holder, an eatery located in Montreal's Old Port, say they have been ordered to remove English or foreign words from menus and decor.

According to Maurice Holder, the owner of Brasserie Holder, the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) asked the restaurant to comply with the law, Bill 101, and get rid of several things around the kitchen.

Holder said his chef's grocery list, which was written on a blackboard when the language police dropped by the restaurant, said "salade, oeuf, sucre and steak."



Quebec’s War on English
http://blogs.montrealgazette.com/2012/10/10/anthropologie-web-site-shut-down-in-quebec/

Ne touchez pas à la loi 101 — Don’t touch Bill 101

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Darcie
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FG there are biggots and idiots on both sides of the fence eh?
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Dec 14 2013, 05:04 AM
FG there are biggots and idiots on both sides of the fence eh?
There sure is.


QUEBEC - The Quebec government has introduced a new initiative that encourages cabinet ministers to speak only French to their counterparts from other provinces and Ottawa.

The strategy is part of the Parti Quebecois' plan to push its sovereigntist agenda

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/04/03/quebec-language-guidelines-minister_n_3008734.html
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Guess everyone wants their own Trudashians
Darcie
Dec 14 2013, 05:04 AM
FG there are biggots and idiots on both sides of the fence eh?
Especially in Quebec and their odious language laws...

Now don't go postal on me eh :MapleLeaf:
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Dec 14 2013, 05:31 AM
Darcie
Dec 14 2013, 05:04 AM
FG there are biggots and idiots on both sides of the fence eh?
Especially in Quebec and their odious language laws...

Now don't go postal on me eh :MapleLeaf:
Obviously you are stalking me FG. :beamMeUP:
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