Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé
@isabellebt.bsky.social
Écrivaine | Writer. Franco-Ontarienne. Bilingue franco-anglo. N'Swakamok (Sudbury). Robinson-Huron Treaty Territory (1850). #FreePalestine🇵🇸 Créatrice | Creator La Tourtière: https://latourtiere.substack.com/
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LA TOURTIÈRE | Isabelle Bourgeault-Tassé | Substack
Un blogue bilinguish écrit dans une langue ponctuée par le français et l’anglais | A bilinguish blog written in a language punctuated by English and French. Click to read LA TOURTIÈRE, by Isabelle Bou...
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Bonjour à toute la #FrancophonieCanadienne! Je vous invite à aller jeter un petit coup d'œil à La Tourtière, un blogue bilinguish voué à l'Ontario français #OnFr #FrCan
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On this July 4th, I do what any good Franco-Ontarian would: I make it all about history and résistance.
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#Francophonie #LanguesOfficielles#OfficialLanguages #Bilinguisme #Bilingualism #Canada #LaPresse #DroitsLinguistiques #Opinion #ElbowsUp
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#Francophonie #LanguesOfficielles#OfficialLanguages #Bilinguisme #Bilingualism #Canada #LaPresse #DroitsLinguistiques #Opinion #ElbowsUp
La Presse : La langue n’est pas une abstraction | Language is not an abstraction
En ce 4 juillet, je fais ce que toute bonne Franco-Ontarienne ferait : je ramène tout à l’histoire… et à la résistance.
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July 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
On this July 4th, I do what any good Franco-Ontarian would: I make it all about history and résistance.
latourtiere.substack.com/p/la-presse-...
#Francophonie #LanguesOfficielles#OfficialLanguages #Bilinguisme #Bilingualism #Canada #LaPresse #DroitsLinguistiques #Opinion #ElbowsUp
latourtiere.substack.com/p/la-presse-...
#Francophonie #LanguesOfficielles#OfficialLanguages #Bilinguisme #Bilingualism #Canada #LaPresse #DroitsLinguistiques #Opinion #ElbowsUp
En ce 4 juillet, je fais ce que toute bonne Franco-Ontarienne ferait : je ramène tout à l’histoire… et à la résistance.
latourtiere.substack.com/p/la-presse-...
#Bilinguisme #Bilingualism #Canada #LaPresse #DroitsLinguistiques #Opinion #ElbowsUp
latourtiere.substack.com/p/la-presse-...
#Bilinguisme #Bilingualism #Canada #LaPresse #DroitsLinguistiques #Opinion #ElbowsUp
La Presse : La langue n’est pas une abstraction | Language is not an abstraction
En ce 4 juillet, je fais ce que toute bonne Franco-Ontarienne ferait : je ramène tout à l’histoire… et à la résistance.
latourtiere.substack.com
July 4, 2025 at 10:15 AM
En ce 4 juillet, je fais ce que toute bonne Franco-Ontarienne ferait : je ramène tout à l’histoire… et à la résistance.
latourtiere.substack.com/p/la-presse-...
#Bilinguisme #Bilingualism #Canada #LaPresse #DroitsLinguistiques #Opinion #ElbowsUp
latourtiere.substack.com/p/la-presse-...
#Bilinguisme #Bilingualism #Canada #LaPresse #DroitsLinguistiques #Opinion #ElbowsUp
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🎧 Une nouvelle playlist pour une nouvelle session -- parce que la langue, ce n’est pas juste de la grammaire : c’est du pouvoir et une présence.
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Au rythme de la rentrée | Back-to-School Beats
Une rentrée sous le signe de la musique, de la poésie, et de ce que la langue nous permet de tisser entre nous | A new term shaped by music, poetry, and the connections that language makes possible
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May 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🎧 Une nouvelle playlist pour une nouvelle session -- parce que la langue, ce n’est pas juste de la grammaire : c’est du pouvoir et une présence.
latourtiere.substack.com/p/au-rythme-...
latourtiere.substack.com/p/au-rythme-...
A new playlist for a new term — because language isn’t just grammar, it’s power and presence. New on La Tourtière: latourtiere.substack.com/p/au-rythme-...
Au rythme de la rentrée | Back-to-School Beats
Une rentrée sous le signe de la musique, de la poésie, et de ce que la langue nous permet de tisser entre nous | A new term shaped by music, poetry, and the connections that language makes possible
latourtiere.substack.com
May 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
A new playlist for a new term — because language isn’t just grammar, it’s power and presence. New on La Tourtière: latourtiere.substack.com/p/au-rythme-...
« Tous les jours devraient être la Journée mondiale de la femme » #JourneeInternationaleDesDroitsdesFemmes #IWD25 #ONFR #FrCan À lire aussi via La Tourtière : latourtiere.substack.com/p/onfr-la-jo...
March 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
« Tous les jours devraient être la Journée mondiale de la femme » #JourneeInternationaleDesDroitsdesFemmes #IWD25 #ONFR #FrCan À lire aussi via La Tourtière : latourtiere.substack.com/p/onfr-la-jo...
Oui.
At the NATO meeting a loud US republican saw my CDN flag pin on my lapel and reached for it saying, "Hey Canada."
I stopped him.
"Don't touch the Canadian flag."
"Just joking," he said.
"You'll die before you touch our flag," I said, "not joking."
He scrambled out of there.
#notfuckingaround
I stopped him.
"Don't touch the Canadian flag."
"Just joking," he said.
"You'll die before you touch our flag," I said, "not joking."
He scrambled out of there.
#notfuckingaround
February 18, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Oui.
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The best anti-Nazi movies are Inglourious Basterds & Jojo Rabbit, because they kill Hitler. Shoshana and Jojo forever.
February 18, 2025 at 3:21 AM
The best anti-Nazi movies are Inglourious Basterds & Jojo Rabbit, because they kill Hitler. Shoshana and Jojo forever.
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A major piece of the puzzle that I see a lot of fellow white people missing is intergenerational dialogue.
I grew up working class & rural but I also grew up with 4 generations under one roof.
History was never far away & so it was easy to learn from.
I grew up working class & rural but I also grew up with 4 generations under one roof.
History was never far away & so it was easy to learn from.
February 16, 2025 at 9:31 PM
A major piece of the puzzle that I see a lot of fellow white people missing is intergenerational dialogue.
I grew up working class & rural but I also grew up with 4 generations under one roof.
History was never far away & so it was easy to learn from.
I grew up working class & rural but I also grew up with 4 generations under one roof.
History was never far away & so it was easy to learn from.
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Your good new story for the day.
I just received a message from a landlord in Florida. He has lost over $30,000 in rentals since Canadians began the boycott.
Canadians are doing their part.
LET'S TAKE THE BOYCOTT INTERNATIONAL.
We invite allied nations to boycott all things American.
I just received a message from a landlord in Florida. He has lost over $30,000 in rentals since Canadians began the boycott.
Canadians are doing their part.
LET'S TAKE THE BOYCOTT INTERNATIONAL.
We invite allied nations to boycott all things American.
February 17, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Your good new story for the day.
I just received a message from a landlord in Florida. He has lost over $30,000 in rentals since Canadians began the boycott.
Canadians are doing their part.
LET'S TAKE THE BOYCOTT INTERNATIONAL.
We invite allied nations to boycott all things American.
I just received a message from a landlord in Florida. He has lost over $30,000 in rentals since Canadians began the boycott.
Canadians are doing their part.
LET'S TAKE THE BOYCOTT INTERNATIONAL.
We invite allied nations to boycott all things American.
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Both sides of my family came to work the mines of North Ontario.
My grandfather Charlie Angus came from Dundee and died at the mine before I was born.
His widow Jenny was feisty and fearless.
She taught me my politics and history.
I wrote this song for her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ0g...
My grandfather Charlie Angus came from Dundee and died at the mine before I was born.
His widow Jenny was feisty and fearless.
She taught me my politics and history.
I wrote this song for her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ0g...
Grievous Angels Sarah Gordon
YouTube video by Grievous Angels
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February 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Both sides of my family came to work the mines of North Ontario.
My grandfather Charlie Angus came from Dundee and died at the mine before I was born.
His widow Jenny was feisty and fearless.
She taught me my politics and history.
I wrote this song for her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ0g...
My grandfather Charlie Angus came from Dundee and died at the mine before I was born.
His widow Jenny was feisty and fearless.
She taught me my politics and history.
I wrote this song for her.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJ0g...
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This brings a tear the the eye of this aging punk rocker.
I played with the Dead Kennedy's at their first gig in Canada.
Their anthem Nazi Punks F--- Off caused bedlam.
I like this song better.
I played with the Dead Kennedy's at their first gig in Canada.
Their anthem Nazi Punks F--- Off caused bedlam.
I like this song better.
February 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
This brings a tear the the eye of this aging punk rocker.
I played with the Dead Kennedy's at their first gig in Canada.
Their anthem Nazi Punks F--- Off caused bedlam.
I like this song better.
I played with the Dead Kennedy's at their first gig in Canada.
Their anthem Nazi Punks F--- Off caused bedlam.
I like this song better.
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"Tell the real stories of actual people who are going to die because of Elon Musk. It won’t be hard to find them. This isn’t an actuarial game...You can find the actual human beings who are going to die. You can talk to them." And share their stories.
How to Win the USAID Fight
Rules for Democrats.
www.thebulwark.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:00 PM
"Tell the real stories of actual people who are going to die because of Elon Musk. It won’t be hard to find them. This isn’t an actuarial game...You can find the actual human beings who are going to die. You can talk to them." And share their stories.
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Americans: please know that you have not cornered the market on hating Drake. We're on the same team for this one!
NEWS IN PHOTO: Nation temporarily suspends “Buy Canadian” campaign to support Kendrick at Super Bowl
February 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Americans: please know that you have not cornered the market on hating Drake. We're on the same team for this one!
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Absolutely. Their goal is to enforce gender roles upon EVERYONE.
Transphobes *know* that logistically policing what bathroom's people can use based on their genitals is not feasible. What they want is to enforce strict gender roles on how we *all* present and dress - emphasis on "force".
Transphobes *know* that logistically policing what bathroom's people can use based on their genitals is not feasible. What they want is to enforce strict gender roles on how we *all* present and dress - emphasis on "force".
I don’t think people who can’t be convinced to care about the lives of trans women grasp the endgame here. The first time a cis woman is unlawfully arrested, or assaulted, for using the women’s bathroom, the response won’t be, “Amend this law.” It will be the very familiar, “What was she wearing?”
I asked the introducer of Nebraska’s anti-trans bathroom bill how she knows I was assigned female at birth. She conceded that she doesn’t know. The reality is, this bill would turn every public bathroom into a battleground where ppl are harassed and reported based on stereotypes.
February 10, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Absolutely. Their goal is to enforce gender roles upon EVERYONE.
Transphobes *know* that logistically policing what bathroom's people can use based on their genitals is not feasible. What they want is to enforce strict gender roles on how we *all* present and dress - emphasis on "force".
Transphobes *know* that logistically policing what bathroom's people can use based on their genitals is not feasible. What they want is to enforce strict gender roles on how we *all* present and dress - emphasis on "force".
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"The halftime show was boring."
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
February 10, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"The halftime show was boring."
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
Look, you may not be familiar with the genius of Kendrick Lamar and couldn't quite hear the lyrics and don't know the backstory and the symbolism went over your head, but trust me when I say you'll want to read an analysis of it and rewatch. A true masterpiece.
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To those looking to avoid Trumpland I would be remiss if I didn't pitch my own little patch of ground in Northern Ontario.
You would be hard-pressed to find better canoe routes than the Temagami forest.
I host summer tours in the underground silver mine at Cobalt.
You would be hard-pressed to find better canoe routes than the Temagami forest.
I host summer tours in the underground silver mine at Cobalt.
February 10, 2025 at 2:31 AM
To those looking to avoid Trumpland I would be remiss if I didn't pitch my own little patch of ground in Northern Ontario.
You would be hard-pressed to find better canoe routes than the Temagami forest.
I host summer tours in the underground silver mine at Cobalt.
You would be hard-pressed to find better canoe routes than the Temagami forest.
I host summer tours in the underground silver mine at Cobalt.
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I feel like this is an important moment to clarify that Canadians hate Drake more than any of you, so if anything this helps Canada-U.S. relations right now
February 10, 2025 at 2:08 AM
I feel like this is an important moment to clarify that Canadians hate Drake more than any of you, so if anything this helps Canada-U.S. relations right now
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“In a twist I didn’t anticipate, I’ve seen countless Canadians from other provinces — suddenly fighting for an identity they had taken for granted — acknowledge they now better understand Quebec’s fears regarding the French culture & language.”
www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
February 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
“In a twist I didn’t anticipate, I’ve seen countless Canadians from other provinces — suddenly fighting for an identity they had taken for granted — acknowledge they now better understand Quebec’s fears regarding the French culture & language.”
www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/colu...
Going to tell Trump this is Canada’s Fentanyl Czar.
February 4, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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Jesuit Priest 👇🏽
February 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Jesuit Priest 👇🏽
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Here's a fact most Americans don't know:
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
February 2, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here's a fact most Americans don't know:
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
The Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO) is the largest purchaser of wine by dollar value in the world.
The LCBO has shut the flow of all American beer, wine, spirits.
We will drink "Freedom wines" from our allies and beer from our communities.
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Here is the official list of what US products will be hit by tariffs in Canada :
Here is a really handy guide on finding Canadian made products at the grocery store : madeinca.ca/grocery-stor...
Here is a really handy guide on finding Canadian made products at the grocery store : madeinca.ca/grocery-stor...
List of products from the United States subject to 25 per cent tariffs effective February 4, 2025 - Canada.ca
Effective February 4, 2025, the government is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods imported from the United States (U.S.).
www.canada.ca
February 2, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Here is the official list of what US products will be hit by tariffs in Canada :
Here is a really handy guide on finding Canadian made products at the grocery store : madeinca.ca/grocery-stor...
Here is a really handy guide on finding Canadian made products at the grocery store : madeinca.ca/grocery-stor...
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This GIF is circulating on social media this morning and it feels very fitting. 🍁
a close up of a woman 's face with a caption that says `` tell them the north remembers . ''
ALT: a close up of a woman 's face with a caption that says `` tell them the north remembers . ''
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February 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This GIF is circulating on social media this morning and it feels very fitting. 🍁