{"id":15105,"date":"2011-04-07T05:00:43","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T09:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/static\/?p=15105"},"modified":"2012-02-03T07:44:11","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T12:44:11","slug":"vivre-le-quebec-quebec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/2011\/vivre-le-quebec-quebec\/","title":{"rendered":"“Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec!” (Qu\u00e9bec, Canada)"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec libre des \u00e9oliennes!”<\/h4>\n

\u00b7<\/span>
\n\u2014Calvin Luther Martin, PhD<\/a> (from Vaudreuil, Qu\u00e9bec)<\/p>\n

\u00b7<\/span>
\nJuly 1967. \u00a0 French President Charles de Gaulle, visiting Montreal, famously boomed out to a huge French-speaking throng, “Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec!”<\/p>\n

As the approving roar died down, he leaned into the mike and roared back, “Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec libre!<\/em>”<\/p>\n

“Libre!<\/em>” \u00a0That one word made History.<\/p>\n

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“Hail to a free Qu\u00e9bec!<\/em>” \u00a0(Free of English control.)<\/p>\n

Last evening, Nina Pierpont raised her voice in support of a Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0free of wind turbines. \u00a0(“Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0libre des \u00e9oliennes!<\/em>“)<\/p>\n

Speaking in the measured language of the clinician, Pierpont explained to a rapt audience that “real clinical medicine does not support<\/a> industrial wind turbines in your communities!”<\/p>\n

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Dr. Pierpont had been invited to Qu\u00e9bec by a coalition of mayors (a half dozen or so) whose communities oppose Big Wind<\/a>. \u00a0Communities rich in history. \u00a0Communities of black alluvial soils growing, for centuries, the vegetables for Eastern Canada. \u00a0Communities of robust towns along the banks of the Richelieu<\/a>, as it journeys north from L. Champlain to intersect the St. Lawrence.<\/p>\n

Communities where a name tells a story. \u00a0St.-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, l’\u00cele-aux-Noix, St.-Valentin, l’Abri-du-Vent-de-Nord, Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville.<\/p>\n

Here kinship and hospitality reach back centuries—and still mean something.<\/p>\n

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Qu\u00e9becois tradition<\/h6>\n

Here, this physician with French surname spoke to the health of community.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

First to a press conference. \u00a0Then, more formally, to a provincial tribunal. \u00a0To a government tribunal struggling to resolve the vexing issue of giant industrial wind turbines in the heart—the soul, really—of this eloquent fabric of land and people.<\/p>\n

Testimony before an audience of hundreds—nearly all of them opposed to the mind-boggling machines being thrust upon them by a culturally tone-deaf developer.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Despite her name, the doctor’s French was rudimentary. \u00a0(A professional had to translate.)<\/p>\n

And when she was done—the audience broke the rules. \u00a0They applauded! \u00a0They applauded “Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0libre des \u00e9oliennes!<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Thunderously. \u00a0As if they meant it.<\/p>\n

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“Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec libre des \u00e9oliennes!” \u00b7 \u2014Calvin Luther Martin, PhD (from Vaudreuil, Qu\u00e9bec) \u00b7 July 1967. \u00a0 French President Charles de Gaulle, visiting Montreal, famously boomed out to a huge French-speaking throng, “Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec!” As the approving roar died down, he leaned into the mike and roared back, “Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec libre!” “Libre!” \u00a0That one word made History. “Hail to a free Qu\u00e9bec!” \u00a0(Free of English control.) Last evening, Nina Pierpont raised her voice in support of a Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0free of wind turbines. \u00a0(“Vivre le Qu\u00e9bec\u00a0libre des \u00e9oliennes!“) Speaking in the measured language of the clinician, Pierpont explained to a rapt audience that “real clinical medicine does not support industrial wind turbines in your communities!” Dr. Pierpont had been invited to Qu\u00e9bec by a coalition of mayors (a half dozen or so) whose communities oppose Big Wind. \u00a0Communities rich in history. \u00a0Communities of black alluvial soils growing, for centuries, the vegetables for Eastern Canada. \u00a0Communities of robust towns along the banks of the Richelieu, as it journeys north from L. Champlain to intersect the St. Lawrence. Communities where a name tells a story. \u00a0St.-Blaise-sur-Richelieu, l’\u00cele-aux-Noix, St.-Valentin, l’Abri-du-Vent-de-Nord, Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville. Here kinship and hospitality reach back centuries—and still mean something. Qu\u00e9becois tradition Here, this physician with French surname spoke to the health of community. First to a press conference. \u00a0Then, more formally, to a provincial tribunal. \u00a0To a government tribunal struggling to resolve the vexing issue of giant industrial wind turbines in the heart—the soul, really—of this eloquent fabric of land and people. Testimony before an audience of hundreds—nearly all of them opposed to the mind-boggling machines being thrust upon them by a culturally tone-deaf developer. Despite her name, the doctor’s French was rudimentary. \u00a0(A professional had to translate.) And when she was done—the audience broke the rules. \u00a0They applauded! \u00a0TheyRead More…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[171,16],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15105"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15105"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15105\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.windturbinesyndrome.com\/static\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}