Je me souviens (French pronunciation: [ʒə mə suˈvjɛ̃]) is the official motto of Quebec, a province of Canada. The motto, translated literally into English, means “I remember”.
Katy Perry leaned across the table, her voice soft but insistent.
“Justin,” she said, “Canada is not America. You don’t have to play their game. The Liberal Party is a cage, gilded but rusted from within. If you had the courage to step out, to join the Referendum Party—yes, even in Quebec—you could do something no prime minister has ever done.”
Trudeau blinked, caught between disbelief and curiosity.
“You could save this country,” Katy pressed on. “Do you not see the storm coming? Food insecurity, shelves thinning, the whispers of famine. It’s not a joke, it’s not a policy paper—it’s real hunger in real homes. The children of Canada deserve bread more than speeches.”
She clasped her hands as if in prayer.
“Be the premier of Quebec, Justin. Break from Ottawa’s deadlock and lead where others fear to go. You could be the one to turn Canada away from dependence, away from foreign whims, toward soil, seed, and sovereignty.”
For the first time, Trudeau looked unsure of his path, as though Katy Perry’s strange, prophetic plea had shaken him in ways no opposition party ever could.
