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Geoff Russ: Anglo-Canadian culture lives

It is erroneous to say Quebec is the only part of the country with a culture

Does Canada — or Anglo-Canada, to be precise — have a culture?

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Last week, people around the world learnt of the existence of Soirée canadienne, a television program that aired in Quebec from 1960 to 1983. Host Louis Bilodeau brought folk singers and other performers into living rooms across the province, showcasing songs that were hundreds of years old.

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Well into the era of smartphones, the show has been rediscovered, and its clips have spontaneously garnered tens of millions of views on social media. Why are the clips so popular?

Novelty is certainly part of it. But they also tap into an almost primordial instinct that has largely faded or been suppressed in Canada and other comparable societies. That suppression has left a massive, seemingly unfillable void in modern life.

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In response to the viral clips, former Alberta premier Jason Kenney wrote of Soirée canadienne, “It’s obvious........

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