We are Albertans, we have grown up and lived in Alberta, and we are full-fledged Albertans. I think that in the eyes of other Albertans, as long as we are part of a collective effort, there are no problems nor is there any discrimination. They are very proud to see the work that we do as Albertans. What they do not acknowledge is that there is another dimension to our lives, a francophone dimension. That is something that the majority does not often understand. It is not as if they were preventing us from filling certain positions, it is not that kind of discrimination. We are a minority that is to a great extent invisible. I am not rejecting English, I speak English like an Anglophone, and they themselves would not be able to tell whether I was Franco-Albertan or not. Their problem is in acknowledging that we have another personal, collective and community life that they are not familiar with. It is somewhat of a challenge for them to understand that we want to create a francophone space for ourselves.
On December 5th, 2006. See this statement in context.