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"A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "quelques arpents de neige", French pronunciation: ​[kɛlkə.z‿aʁpɑ̃dəˈnɛːʒ], with "vers le Canada") is one of several quotations from Voltaire, an 18th-century writer. They are representative of his sneering evaluation of Canada as lacking economic value and strategic importance to 18th-century France. The exact phrase "quelques arpents de neige" first appears in 1759 in chapter 23 of Voltaire's book Candide, but the phrase "a few acres of ice" appeared in a letter he wrote in 1757. Voltaire wrote similar sarcastic remarks in other works.

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  • "A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "quelques arpents de neige", French pronunciation: ​[kɛlkə.z‿aʁpɑ̃dəˈnɛːʒ], with "vers le Canada") is one of several quotations from Voltaire, an 18th-century writer. They are representative of his sneering evaluation of Canada as lacking economic value and strategic importance to 18th-century France. In Voltaire's time, Canada was the name of a territory of New France that covered most of modern-day southern Quebec. However, "Canada" was also commonly used as a generic term to cover all of New France, including the whole of the Louisiana territory, as well as modern-day southern Ontario, Labrador, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island. The meaning of "Canada" that Voltaire intended is a matter of some dispute. The exact phrase "quelques arpents de neige" first appears in 1759 in chapter 23 of Voltaire's book Candide, but the phrase "a few acres of ice" appeared in a letter he wrote in 1757. Voltaire wrote similar sarcastic remarks in other works. (en)
  • « Quelques arpents de neige » est l'une des citations de Voltaire par lesquelles celui-ci exprimait son évaluation dépréciative de la valeur économique du Canada et, par extension, de la Nouvelle-France, en tant que colonie au XVIIIe siècle. Parce qu'elle exprime de façon concise une vision caricaturale qui avait cours en certains milieux de la France métropolitaine de l'époque, cette expression s'est intégrée à la culture populaire québécoise et elle est régulièrement citée au Québec. Il existe, en fait, non pas une seule mais plusieurs citations semblables de Voltaire, lesquelles constituent autant de variations sur le même thème, et on peut de nos jours entendre citer l'une ou l'autre, selon le choix du locuteur. Dans ses nombreuses œuvres ainsi que dans sa volumineuse correspondance, Voltaire a en effet utilisé plusieurs variantes de la formule. Cela n'est guère surprenant, car Voltaire réutilisait parfois ses propres formules dans ses différentes lettres et dans ses autres écrits. (fr)
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  • "A few acres of snow" (in the original French, "quelques arpents de neige", French pronunciation: ​[kɛlkə.z‿aʁpɑ̃dəˈnɛːʒ], with "vers le Canada") is one of several quotations from Voltaire, an 18th-century writer. They are representative of his sneering evaluation of Canada as lacking economic value and strategic importance to 18th-century France. The exact phrase "quelques arpents de neige" first appears in 1759 in chapter 23 of Voltaire's book Candide, but the phrase "a few acres of ice" appeared in a letter he wrote in 1757. Voltaire wrote similar sarcastic remarks in other works. (en)
  • « Quelques arpents de neige » est l'une des citations de Voltaire par lesquelles celui-ci exprimait son évaluation dépréciative de la valeur économique du Canada et, par extension, de la Nouvelle-France, en tant que colonie au XVIIIe siècle. Parce qu'elle exprime de façon concise une vision caricaturale qui avait cours en certains milieux de la France métropolitaine de l'époque, cette expression s'est intégrée à la culture populaire québécoise et elle est régulièrement citée au Québec. (fr)
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  • Quelques arpents de neige (fr)
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