 As a child, the most 'different' persons I had in my family circle were a Scottish aunt and a few Irish cousins.Coming from an old-stock background (which is the case of 80 per cent of Quebeckers) shapes your personality and influences your views – not always for the best..."

According to Gagnon, "Old-stock francophones used to call themselves "French-Canadians" (with a hyphen)," but the term has passed out of fashion.Journalist Tu Thanh Ha concurs.