A disturbing map in the election campaign

Posted On: January 17, 2024

Dany Turcotte received heavy criticism on social media after presenting a card to Bloc Québécois leader Gilles Duceppe last Sunday.

The fool of the show Everyone is talking about it at ICI Radio-Canada Télé spoke with Gravel in the morning about the strong reactions his card provoked.

Dany Turcotte took the opportunity to comment on Stephen Harper's presence on Éric Salvail's show on V on Thursday night, saying he was disappointed by the Canadian Prime Minister's repeated refusal to accept the invitation Everyone is talking about it. “We have invited him every week since he became prime minister. We are used to being told no. This also shows that Mr. Harper doesn't want to talk about politics on television; He doesn't want to join Radio-Canada, not even on the radio. »

The fool has even already written the card he would give to Mr. Harper.

THE Pea soupIt's not us, it's you.

The diverse reactions of Quebec sovereigntists

Dany Turcotte did not think that the card he gave to Gilles Duceppe, which he believed was intended to be a caricature, would cause a stir. “It's as if Chapleau had drawn Gilles Duceppe in his living room and said, 'I've found my place.' It would have been over. People wouldn't have asked about the cartoonist's face. »

He invokes freedom of expression and notes that public perception is often linked to the guest's reaction to reading the card. “The way people react when they read changes perceptions a lot,” explains Dany Turcotte, who had a difficult week and received thousands of emails “of all kinds.”

Social media is going to drive me crazy!!! What a week! #tlmep

— Dany Turcotte (@danyturcotte) October 15, 2015

Lots of nice private messages from more “moderate” sovereigntists! There are more than just little things in this family! #tlmep

— Dany Turcotte (@danyturcotte) October 13, 2015

Given the scale of the outcry, the comedian had to speak to Gilles Duceppe about the situation on Wednesday. The politician then brought his troops to order on Twitter.

Asking for an apology was never an option @danyturcotte. I appreciate your humor and on October 19th I will lie your card 😉

— Gilles Duceppe (@GillesDuceppe) October 14, 2015

Dany Turcotte nevertheless reiterates his sovereign faith and regrets the offensive comments he has received throughout the week. “It's like trying to shoot down a friend. »

The role of the fool

HAS Everyone is talking about itThe role of the fool is to “disrupt a little and say things that people are silently thinking about,” explains Dany Turcotte. If I had given Mr. Duceppe an extremely friendly card, I would have been attacked by the other side. So I was doomed to be attacked anyway,” he adds with a laugh.

Gilles Duceppe reacted positively to the reading of his card, as did Caroline Néron, whose card also caused a stir on social media last season. “People react more strongly than the person themselves,” he notes.

According to him, social media provides the public with an opportunity to express themselves on various issues. However, he had no idea of the anger that was brewing among many people in Quebec.

He believes Quebecers have become more “cautious” about humor after the Mike Ward affair and that political correctness influences comedians. He's even worried about the show Hot pepper, returning to the air after an absence of several years; This show, which was popular in the 90s, will probably no longer have the same humor as it did back then.