English-speaking friends of Québec
Although they do or did not explicitly advocate the independence of Québec, and might even have voiced against it, the people listed here are considered friends of Québec because 1) they have always defended the truth before all, 2) have shown an honest sympathy for our nation's struggle to preserve its language, its laws and customs and obtain democratic self-government.
Too often in political debates, naive patriotism or distasteful chauvinism wins over intellectual honesty. Despite the constant flow of liefull propaganda denigrating, in the English language media of Canada, Quebecers in general, French-speaking ones in particular, these people have had the honesty to recognize, at the very least:
- The existence of the Québec political nation
- The legitimacy of the movement for independence
- The validity of the core sovereignist arguments
- The necessity and soundness of Québec's linguistic policy
Sometimes francophiles, sometimes simply passionate for justice and equality to all, they have won our respect and will not be forgotten.
Contemporary
Gary Caldwell
Biography in Wikipedia: Gary Caldwell
Native of Toronto, Ontario, he graduated from York University and obtained a masters in sociology at Université Laval in Québec. Maried to Aurelie Poisson, and he presently lives on a farm with his family in Sainte-Edwidge-de-Clifton in the Eastern Townships. After teaching at Bishop's University for 9 years, he became a researcher at Institut québécois de recherche sur la culture, a position he kept from to 1980 to 1992.
Gregory Baum
Biography in Wikipedia: Gregory Baum
19th century
Lower Canada
John Neilson
Biography in Wikipedia: John Neilson
Great Britain
John Arthur Roebuck
Biography in Wikipedia: John Arthur Roebuck
Politician, born in Madras, India, on Decembrer 28, 1802, died in London, England, November 30, 1879. Fifth son of Ebenezer Roebuck, civil administrator in India and Zipporah Tickell.
Daniel O'Connell
Biography in Wikipedia: Daniel O'Connell
James Mackintosh
Biography in Wikipedia: James Mackintosh
Henry Brougham
Biography in Wikipedia: Henry Brougham
Joseph Hume
Biography in Wikipedia: Joseph Hume
See also
- English speakers for the independence of Québec
- Meeting with English-speaking sovereignists. Québec, my country
- Norman Delisle, Robert McKenzie fait ses adieux au journalisme, in Trente, Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec, February 2002