Québec! by Madame https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7 What do you know about the Québec (the province & city) in Canada? en-us 2018-03-20 11:52:43 UTC 2023-02-15 01:28:29 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243947585 2nd largest Canadian province, only to have its official language as French]]> 2018-03-20 12:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243947585 https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243947586 The name "Québec", which comes from the Algonquin word kébec meaning "where the river narrows"]]> 2018-03-20 12:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243947586 https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243947607 Population: 8.215 million]]> 2018-03-20 12:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243947607 Shrine of Saint Anne De Beaupre https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243947622 The 2nd oldest pilgrimage in North America, it’s lit ]]> 2018-03-20 12:03:19 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243947622 Anniversary https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243948079 Quebec celebrated 400 years in 2008]]> 2018-03-20 12:04:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243948079 https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243948118 Quebec has one of the world's largest reserves of fresh water,[30] occupying 12% of its surface.]]> 2018-03-20 12:04:29 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243948118 https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243948123 French is the official language

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  • Only about 1.5% of the population speaks English. Over 95% of the population is French speaking. But more than a third of the population can speak both English and French.

    • ]]>     2018-03-20 12:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243948397     https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243948509 It is the oldest french speaking community in North America.]]> 2018-03-20 12:05:23 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243948509 madameparkinson https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243956898 Québecois accent is different than the French accent or Montréal accent]]> 2018-03-20 12:23:46 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243956898 madameparkinson https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243957194 They mix English & French words/phrases when they speak.]]> 2018-03-20 12:24:21 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243957194 madameparkinson https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243957429 Hotel Frontenac]]> 2018-03-20 12:24:49 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243957429 They claim to speak the true French madameparkinson https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243958169 2018-03-20 12:26:17 UTC https://padlet.com/madameparkinson/y8hxeqfnhma7/wish/243958169