Le dialogue avec l'Autre : les dirigeants franco-ontariens et la question de l'immigration, 1927-1968
Year:
1995
Author :
Volume and number:
, 6
Collection:
, 1
Journal:
, Journal of the Canadian Historical Association / Revue de la Société historique du Canada
Pages :
, 273-287
Abstract
Cet article traite de la question des perceptions et des attitudes des leaders de la communauté franco-ontarienne à l'égard du phénomène de l'immigration, de 1927 à 1968. D'abord hostiles à l'immigration pendant la dépression économique des années 1930, les dirigeants franco-ontariens changent leurs perceptions et leurs attitudes après la Deuxième Guerre mondiale. Par ailleurs, le dialogue qui s'engage avec le phénomène de l'immigration pose plusieurs défis. Il suscite des débats relatifs à la définition de l'identité franco-ontarienne et à l'exercice du pouvoir au sein du réseau institutionnel créé par la communauté. À la fin, les leaders franco-ontariens découvrent le paradoxe de leur situation. Désireux d'intégrer des immigrants, les dirigeants franco-ontariens doivent pourtant poursuivre le combat pour la reconnaissance de leur différence en Ontario.
This paper is concerned with the issue of immigration and the perceptions and attitudes of the Franco-Ontarian leaders, from 1927 to 1968. Hostile to immigration during the economic depression, these leaders changed their perceptions and attitudes after the Second World War. However, the dialogue with immigration challenged the ethnic identity defined by these leaders and the exercise of power within the institutional network set up by the community. At the end, the Franco-Ontarian leaders had to promote the vision of the French Canadian nation based on the concept of the two founding nations to avoid to be perceived as an ethnic group among many others.
This paper is concerned with the issue of immigration and the perceptions and attitudes of the Franco-Ontarian leaders, from 1927 to 1968. Hostile to immigration during the economic depression, these leaders changed their perceptions and attitudes after the Second World War. However, the dialogue with immigration challenged the ethnic identity defined by these leaders and the exercise of power within the institutional network set up by the community. At the end, the Franco-Ontarian leaders had to promote the vision of the French Canadian nation based on the concept of the two founding nations to avoid to be perceived as an ethnic group among many others.
Theme :
FrancophonesImmigrationOntario
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