“ ᓄᓇᕕᓕᐊᕆᐊᑕᒫᑦ ᐅᐱᒍᓱᓕᐅᒥᕙᓪᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓲᖑᕗᖓ ᐅᖓᓯᑦᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓅᓕᑐᐊᕋᒪ ᐱᐅᒋᓕᕐᐸᓕᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᓱᒍ ᐃᓗᓐᓈᖓ! ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑐᖕᖓᓇᕐᑐᓚᕆᐊᓘᒻᒪᑕ, ᐊᐅᓚᔨᒐᑦᓴᑖᕐᓯᒪᕗᖓ ᒪᓕᖃᑦᑕᓯᒪᓕᕐᓱᒋᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᑐᖃᕐᒥᒍᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑎᓗᒋᑦ.” ᐊᐅᓪᓚᑲᑦᑕᓲᒍᓂᕐᒥᓄᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᖓ ᓱᕐᕋᑕᐅᒪᓪᓚᕆᓲᖅ, ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᓲᒍᒐᒥ ᑐᕃᓐᓇᕕᒋᑦᓱᒋᑦ ᐊᓯᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᕐᖁᑎᖃᓪᓗᑯᒐᓂ. ᑐᑭᓯᒪᓂᕐᓴᐅᓕᑐᐊᕋᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᓵᖕᖓᓯᒐᓗᐊᕐᒪᖔᑕ, ᑭᖕᖒᒪᒋᔭᖏᑦᑎᒍᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᐅᒥᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖃᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᓲᖅ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᒐᓱᐊᕐᑕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᓱᒋᓪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᓂᕐᓴᒧᑦ. ᓄᐃᑕᓪᓚᕆᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐱᔭᕆᓯᒪᓕᕐᑕᖏᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᐅᑉ
ᐊᓕᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᓂᐸᐅᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖏᑦᑕ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᑎᑦᓯᖃᑕᐅᓂᕐᒥᓂᒃ. 2001ᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ 14-ᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᖃᑎᐅᓪᓚᕆᑦᓯᒪᔪᖅ ᓯᓂᑦᑕᕕᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓯᐅᒥᑎᑦᓯᒋᐊᖃᑕᐅᑦᓱᓂ.“ ᐃᓂᓪᓚᖓᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᐅᓯᐅᒥᔭᐅᒋᐊᖃᓪᓚᕆᓕᓚᐅᔪᒻᒪᑕ, ᐃᓪᓗ- ᐊᕈᓯᕐᑖᕆᐊᓪᓚᕆᐊᖃᕐᓱᑎᓪᓗ ᐊᒥᓲᓂᕐᓴᓂᒃ ᓯᓂᑦᑕᕖᑦ. ᑐᖕᖓᓇᕐᑐᒥᑦᑎᓯᒋᐊᖃᕐᓂᕗᑦ ᓯᓂᑦᑕᕕᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᖁᑎᒋᒐᑦᑎᒍ. ᓯᓂᑦᑕᕖᑦ ᐃᓗᐊᓂ ᐋᕐᕿᓱᐃᔨᒥᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᖃᓯᓚᐅᔪᒍᑦ ᓄᑕᐅᓯᓪᓕᑎᕆᑦᓱᑕᓗ ᓯᓂᑦᑕᕕᓕᒫᓂᒃ.” ᑲᒪᔨᐅᒋᐊᖃᓚᐅᔪᒐᒥ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᕆᐅᑎᖏᑦᑕ ᑐᓴᕐᑎᓯᐅᑎᓂᒃ ᓄᐃᑦᓯᒋᐊᖃᕐᓱᓂ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᓚᐅᔪᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᑎᑦᓭᑦ ᐸᕐᓇᑕᐅᓯᒪᐅᑎᑦᓴᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓱᑲᑎᕆᑦᓯᐊᓱᓂᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᒍᑎᒋᒋᐊᓕᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐱᐅᒃᑯᑎᖃᕐᑎᑕᐅᑦᓯᐊᕆᐊᖃᕐᓂᖏᓐᓂᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᑕᐅᒋᐊᓖᑦ.
ᐃᓚᒌᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᓂᒃ ᐱᒍᑦᔨᓂᖃᓲᒍᕗᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᓂᒃ, ᐱᒋᐅᕐᓴᑎᑦᓯᓂᖃᓲᒍᑦᓱᑎᓪᓗ.“ ᐃᓚᒋᔭᐅᓪᓚᕆᓲᖑᕗᖓ ᐱᒋ- ᐅᕐᓴᑎᑦᓯᒍᑎᑦᓭᑦ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑦ ᑲᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᕐᑎᑕᐅᓕᑐᐊᕐᒪᑕ. ᓴᓇᕐᕈᑎᑖᕐᑎᓯᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓱᒋᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕈᓐᓇᐅᑎᒋᓚᖓᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᑯᑦ ᑐᑭᑖᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᐊᕈᓯᕐᓂᒃ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᑎᓲᒍᒻᒥᓱᒋᑦ.” ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᓕᐅᕐᓯᒪᑦᓯᐊᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᕐᒧᑦ
ᒥᔅᑕ ᑌ ᐃᓚᒌᓴᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᓚᖓᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᓂᕆ- ᐅᒋᔭᖃᑦᓯᐊᑐᖅ. ᐃᓚᒌᓴᐅᑉ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᖁᑎᒋᔭᐅᓪᓚᕆᒻᒪᑦ, ᐱᓇᓱᒍᒪᔭᒥᓂᒃ ᐊᒥᓱᑲᓪᓚᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᑦᓴᐅᔮᕈᑎᖃᕐᐳᖅ ᒫᓐᓇᐅᔪᖅ.“ ᑮᓇᐅᔭᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᕐᓂᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᖏᑦᑐᑯᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᒃᓯᒪᒍᓐᓇᒥᒐᑦᑕ ᖄᖏᕐᓂᑯᓕᐅᕋᓱᐊᑐᐃᓐᓇᕈᓐᓀᓗᑕ. ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᑯᑦ ᐱᓇᓱ- ᐊᖃᑎᒌᒍᓐᓇᒥᒐᑦᑕ”. ᐃᓅᖃᑎᒌᓐᓂᑯᑦ ᐱᓂᐊᕐᓂᓕᕆᐅᑎᓂᑦ ᓵᖕᖓᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᒪᔪᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᕐᒥ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᖃᕐᓗᑕ ᐊᓯᖏᓐᓂᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᑦ. ᐆᑦᑑᑎᒋᓗᒍ, ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᐃᓪᓗᐃᓂᐊᕐᓂᐅᓲᓂᑦ ᐃᑲᔪᕐᓯᒪᐅᑎᖃᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᒪᑦᓱᑕ ᑯᐊᐸᒃᑯᑎᒍᑦ ᐃᓪᓗᓕᐅᕐᓗᑕ. ᐃᑯᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᓂᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᒍᒪᒻᒥᔪᒍᑦ ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ. ᐱᒋᐅᕐᓴᑎᑦᓯᒍᒪᓪᓚᕆᒐᔭᕐᑐᒍᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖁᑎᑦᑎᓂᒃ ᐃᒻᒥᓂᕐᓱᒋᐅᕐᓴᑎᑦᓯᒐᓱᐊᕐᓗᑕ. 95 % ᐳᓴᓐᖏᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᔪᖁᑎᕗᑦ ᐃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒪᑕ ᑯᐊᐸᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᐅᒍᑎᓖᑦ. ᐱᑐᑦᓯᒪᓪᓚᕆᒐᑦᑕ ᐃᓄᓐᓄᑦ, ᑐᕃᓐᓇᑐᑎᒍᑦ ᓱᕐᕃᒐᔭᕋᑦᑕ ᐱᐅᓂᕐᓴᑎᒍᑦ!” ᓲᖑᔪᑦᓯᐊᒍᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᑦ
ᐊᑖᑕᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᒪᕐᕉᓄᑦ ᐅᕕᒃᑲᐅᓕᕐᑑᓄᒃ 15-ᓂᒃ 13-ᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᑭᐅᖃᓕᕐᑐᓄᒃ, ᕗᕌᓐᓱᐊ ᑌ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒥᓂᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᒐᕐᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᐅᐊᕈᑎᒋᑦᑎᓯᓲᒍᑦᔭᖏᑦᑐᖅ, ᐃᓚᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᐱᓇᓱᕝᕕᒥᓂᓪᓗ ᑐᓂᓯᒪᕕᖃᑦᓯᐊᕈᒪᓂᑯᒥᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᓂ ᐅᐊᕈᑎᒌᑦᔭᒍᓀᑎᓪᓗᒋᒃ. ᐊᓂᕐᕋᒥᓂ ᐊᓂᒐᒥ ᐅᓪᓛᑯᑦ, ᐃᓚᒥᓄᑦ ᐁᑉᐯᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐃᓚᒌᓴᒃᑯᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᖃᕆᐊᕐᑐᓯᓲᖅ. ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐱᔭᕆᐊᑭᑦᑐᑐᐃᓐᓇᐅᒐᑎᒃ ᐊᔪᐃᓐᓈᕆᒋᐊᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᓵᖕᖓᓯᒋᐊᖃᓕᑐᐊᕋᒥ ᑕᑎᑦᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᓲᖅ ᐱᓇᓱᖃᑎᒥᓂᒃ ᑲᒪᔨᒻᒪᕆᐅᖃᑎᒋᔭᒥᓂᒃ.“ ᑕᒫᓂ ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑐᐃᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᒋᐊᒥᒃ ᐊᓕᐊᒋᔭᖃᕐᓱᑎᒃ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᒪᑕ. ᐱᓇᓱᑦᑎᕗᑦ ᐊᑐᕐᓂᖃᓪᓚᕆᑦᑐᐊᓗᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᓇᓱᐊᕐᓂᖃᓲᒍᕗᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒻᒫᑕᓪᓚᕆᑉᐸᓱᑎᒃ ᐃᑎᔪᒥᒃ ᐃᓄᓐᓂᒃ. ᓄᓇᕕᒻᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᐅᓂᕐᓴᑎᒍᑦ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᓴᖃᑦᓯᐊᖁᔨᑐᐃᓐᓇᖁᒍᑦ. ᑕᒪᓐᓇᑕᒐ ᑎᓕᔭᐅᒪᐅᑎᒐ ᑲᔪᓯᑎᒍᒪᔭᕋ ᐊᕐᕌᒎᖃᑦᑕᓚᖓᔪᓂ!” •
François Day, Janique Morin et Heng Kun. ᕗᕌᓐᓱᐊ ᑌ, ᔭᓂᒃ ᒧᕆᓐ, ᙯᖕ ᑰᓐ.
Exuding enthusiasm, François Day, the new General Manager of the FCNQ( Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau- Québec), recently took the helm of the organization. Known for his love of numbers, he earned his first stripes as an accounting clerk at the Fédération back in the early 1990s. Almost immediately upon joining the team, he felt a sense of kinship with his co-workers, as well as with the Inuit and their way of life. His successful bid to head the Fédération set off a wave of excitement thanks in large part to his professionalism and open-mindedness. The following interview and profile provide fresh insight into a man who has great ambition for the FCNQ.
Although François Day was born in Montréal, his parents were originally from the Saguenay region. He is the eldest of two children, his brother being six years younger. As far back as he can remember, he was inspired by his father who was unusually good with numbers.“ My dad could do complicated calculations without even using a calculator. When I was a child and we went for a drive, he would ask me math questions based on the licence plates of the passing cars! Those experiences really left a mark on me. I was so impressed by his talent that I decided I would follow in his footsteps somehow!” He ended up studying accounting and received his chartered accountant designation in 1994. A life-changing summer job
With only one semester left to go in his studies, he learned of a summer job opportunity at the FCNQ from his father: an accounting clerk position was available!“ It was the summer of 1990 and I had no idea that I was about to gain a second family! As soon as I took up the position, I loved the atmosphere in the
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