We reproduce here a statement produced by the Ligue de la jeunesse communiste du Québec (LJC-Q) in which it salutes the struggle of Francophones across Canada for the occasion of the International Day of the Francophonie. In the statement, LJC-Q outlines the need for Francophones to struggle to have their linguistic, cultural and political rights recognised albeit Canada being a bilingual country. They also clarify that celebrating Francophones across Canada does not mean to celebrate the neocolonialist Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, and make it clear that the main danger of Francophone culture is not immigration, but corporate power that benefits from the national oppression that millions across Canada are fighting on a daily basis. They also outline the fact that Francophone struggles should not be put in competition with those of Indigenous peoples and nations, both targeting the same enemy.
