Quebec FrenchVariety of French spoken in Quebec Quebec FrenchFrench of Quebecfrançais québécois (French)Native to Quebec (primary location and sole official language) Ontario Western Canada New England Michigan Florida (especially Hallandale Beach) EthnicityQuébécois peopleNative speakers7 million in Quebec; 700,000 speakers elsewhere in Canada and the United States (2006)Language familyIndo-European ItalicLatino-FaliscanRomanceItalo-WesternWestern RomanceGallo-RomanceArpitan–OïlOïlFrancien zoneFrenchQuebec FrenchEarly formsVulgar Latin Old Gallo-Romance Old French Middle French Writing systemLatin script (French alphabet)French BrailleOfficial statusOfficial language inQuebecRegulated byOffice québécois de la langue françaiseLanguage codesISO 639-3–Glottologqueb1247Linguasphere51-AAA-hqIETFfr-u-sd-caqc Quebec French (French: français québécois, pronounced [fʁãsɛ kebekwa]) is the predominant variety of the French language spoken in Canada.
Culture of QuebecThe culture of Quebec emerged over the last few hundred years, resulting predominantly from the shared history of the French-speaking North American majority in Quebec. Québécois culture, as a whole, constitutes all distinctive traits – spiritual, material, intellectual and affective – that characterize Québécois society.
New FranceArea colonized by France in North AmericaNew France was the territory colonized by France in mainland North America, beginning with the exploration of the Gulf of Saint Lawrence by Jacques Cartier in 1534 and ending with the cession of New France to Great Britain and Spain in 1763 under the Treaty of Paris.
Provinces and territories of CanadaTop-level subdivisions of CanadaCanada has ten provinces and three territories that are sub-national administrative divisions under the jurisdiction of the Canadian Constitution. In the 1867 Canadian Confederation, three provinces of British North America—New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and the Province of Canada (which upon Confederation was divided into Ontario and Quebec)—united to form a federation, becoming a fully independent country over the next century.
French CanadiansFrench Canadians, referred to as Canadiens mainly before the nineteenth century, are an ethnic group descended from French colonists first arriving in France's colony of Canada in 1608. The vast majority of French Canadians live in the province of Quebec. During the 17th century, French settlers originating mainly from the west and north of France settled Canada. It is from them that the French Canadian ethnicity was born.
French peopleFrench people (French: Les Français, lit. 'The French') are the individuals who are identified with the country of France, or more broadly, a global sociolinguistic group that share a common connection through the French language, culture, and history that originated in Western Europe. The Francophone world is one of the most geographically widespread linguistic communities.
QuebecQuebec (French: Québec) is Canada's largest province by area. Located in Central Canada, it is the only Francophone-majority province in the country, being home to Québécois French. It shares borders with the provinces of Ontario to the west, Newfoundland and Labrador to the northeast, New Brunswick to the southeast and a coastal border with the territory of Nunavut. In the south, it shares a border with the United States.
House of Commons of CanadaThe House of Commons of Canada (French: Chambre des communes du Canada) is the lower house of the Parliament of Canada. Together with the Crown and the Senate of Canada, they comprise the bicameral legislature of Canada. The House of Commons is a democratically elected body whose members are known as members of Parliament (MPs). The number of MPs is adjusted periodically in alignment with each decennial census.
Prime Minister of CanadaThe prime minister of Canada is the head of government of Canada. Under the Westminster system, the prime minister governs with the confidence of a majority of the elected House of Commons; as such, the prime minister typically sits as a member of Parliament (MP) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties. As first minister, the prime minister selects ministers to form the Cabinet.Grammatical genderIn linguistics, a grammatical gender system is a specific form of a noun class system, where nouns are assigned to gender categories that are often not related to the real-world qualities of the entities denoted by those nouns. English does not have this system, though most other Indo-European languages have it. In languages with grammatical gender, most or all nouns inherently carry one value of the grammatical category called gender.
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NationA nation is a type of social organization where a collective identity—a national identity—has emerged from a combination of shared features across a given population, such as language, history, ethnicity, culture, territory, and society. Some nations are constructed around ethnicity (see ethnic nationalism) while others are bound by political constitutions (see civic nationalism). A nation is generally more overtly political than an ethnic group.
Stephen HarperPrime Minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015Member of ParliamentIn officeMay 13, 2002 – August 26, 2016Preceded byPreston ManningSucceeded byBob BenzenConstituencyCalgary Southwest (2002–2015)Calgary Heritage (2015–2016)In officeOctober 25, 1993 – April 26, 1997Preceded byJim HawkesSucceeded byRob AndersConstituencyCalgary WestPersonal detailsBornStephen Joseph Harper (1959-04-30) April 30, 1959 (age 67)Leaside, Ontario, CanadaPartyConservative (since 2003)Alliance (2000–2003)Reform (1987–2000)SpouseLaureen Teskey (m. 1993)Children2EducationRichview Collegiate InstituteUniversity of Calgary (BA, MA)SignatureWebsitestephenharper.comRecorded January 26, 2012Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) is a Canadian politician who served as the 22nd prime minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015.
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