Thu, Feb 9, 1967
-In 1967, Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson appointed journalist Florence Bird to chair the Royal Commission on the Status of Women in Canada. A few days after this appointment, journalist Paule Sainte-Marie spoke with Florence Bird about her appointment and the mandate of this Commission of Inquiry to establish a portrait of the status of Canadian women.
Wed, Dec 6, 1972
-In 1972, journalist Madeleine Arbour visited her friend Jean Paul Riopelle in Paris (France), where an exhibition of his work entitled "Ficelles et autres jeux" ("Twines and other games") was being held, featuring paintings, sculptures and lithographs. She shows her house in Vétheuil, formerly inhabited by artist Claude Monet, her studio on rue Frémicourt, the Canadian Cultural Centre and the family home of her daughter Yseult. She meets author and art critic Pierre Schneider, who talks about his meeting and relationship with Jean Paul Riopelle.
Fri, Feb 27, 1976
"I think we need far more active imaginations because we're facing a crisis [...] Everything must be rethought. And there are more possibilities than we might imagine." In near-perfect French, the American Susan Sontag shares her observations about the condition of women, for us/them to be treated equally and taken into consideration in everyday words and actions (at work and at home). Using concrete examples, she tells us that she believes in these "very small actions" that can change things because they help combat received ideas. "I don't want to repeat myself; I want to continue discovering [...] And if my own ideas become received ideas, I'll just have to go somewhere else." If these words from Sontag are bright and stimulating, it's because her lucidity, which makes her constantly call herself into question, encourages us to do the same today.
Fri, Mar 25, 1977
-Release date: March 25, 1977. In 1977, Pauline Marois was Director of Child and Youth Services at a social services centre. On "Femme d'aujourd'hui", she talks to Louise Arcand about the evolution of the Quebec family. At that time, in Quebec (Canada), 32 000 children were placed in families or foster homes. During the interview, Pauline Marois lists the causes of this situation, including the lack of support networks. She proposes to reinvent the collective fabric by creating day centres for children and group homes for adolescents.