Television is indisputably a significant step in our evolution.
Thanks to it, without stirring from our easy chairs,
We can travel around the world in a few seconds,
Depending on how much time we have to spend.
On one channel, we can watch
A rather commonplace tale,
Or switch to all the intensity and horror of the Holocaust
Just by clicking a button.
Thanks to this device, in the comfort of our homes,
The ears of our grown children and infants are attuned to communications.
Our pride in our heritage can be seen all over the globe,
Travelling the waves and not even paying duty.
Just like our customs, which travel down through time and now across the oceans, on screens.
This combination of images and sound is the perfect combination offered by this invention.
What a privilege, how efficient and different,
I’ve enjoyed listening to it, learned from watching it and never abused its usefulness.
Marie-Chantal Raymond - Boisbriand
Pointe-à-Callière
© Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History 2001. All rights reserved.
Thanks to it, without stirring from our easy chairs,
We can travel around the world in a few seconds,
Depending on how much time we have to spend.
On one channel, we can watch
A rather commonplace tale,
Or switch to all the intensity and horror of the Holocaust
Just by clicking a button.
Thanks to this device, in the comfort of our homes,
The ears of our grown children and infants are attuned to communications.
Our pride in our heritage can be seen all over the globe,
Travelling the waves and not even paying duty.
Just like our customs, which travel down through time and now across the oceans, on screens.
This combination of images and sound is the perfect combination offered by this invention.
What a privilege, how efficient and different,
I’ve enjoyed listening to it, learned from watching it and never abused its usefulness.
Marie-Chantal Raymond - Boisbriand
Pointe-à-Callière
© Pointe-à-Callière, Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History 2001. All rights reserved.
