Edith Dumont, the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, joined people in Sudbury who this week celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Franco-Ontarian flag, their language and their culture.

“La Francophonie is more than just a shared language,” noted Stéphanie Ménard of Sudbury, a Master of Psychology student at Laurentian University, in a statement. “To me, it represents connection, resilience, and heritage. It reflects not only my own cultural background but also that of the diverse people around me.

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“It’s a word that brings community members, family, friends, and even strangers together in support of one another. In a world where differences are often emphasized, la Francophonie allows us to celebrate those differences in a spirit of acceptance and unity.

Ménard said it

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