I think writing in English in Quebec has evolved into a metapolitical activity. Its political ramification lies precisely in the fact that it’s no longer an act laden with political baggage. (Of course, if Michel Tremblay started writing in English, that would be political. But let’s not lose sleep worrying.) By and large, I think Anglo Quebecers have come around to understanding – or, among those who don’t really understand, at least accepting with resignation – that there is a nation called Quebec, and that English-speakers play a vital role in mediating that nation’s perception of the immense continental culture in which it subsists.

- Ars Poetica playwright Arthur Holden in an online interview with Poetry Quebec


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