The Morrin Centre is located at the intersection between Rue Dauphine and Chaussée des Écossais, off Rue Saint-Jean in Old Quebec City. It is a cultural centre which educates the public on the contribution of local English speakers and was previously a prison.
Previously, I was told by Vincent (Clara's brother) that their first language is French. You would think that because all of Canada speaks English, their first language should be English but it actually isn't so. From what he explained, it seemed like English can be their second language only if they do well in French.
Astonishing ya? Considering English is an international language, I was surprised that kids in Quebec do not have it as their first language. I guess, its also in a way respecting the French heritage of this region.
Oh. And I heard also that they do negative scoring here. So its the kind of scoring where if you're right, we get a point but if you're wrong you lose a point. Its difficult studying here too. So glad we don't have that back home.
Evidence this centre was previously a prison: check out the dark circular patches on the cement on the window sills. That was where the prison bars would have been.
I really don't understand how Prisons have their place in Canada's history. Where ever you go though, there's a famous prison you should visit in almost all major Canada cities. Even Kingston had one, and its still in operation and I happen to live less than 300m away from it. I really don't get why prisons are 'a thing' in Canada. Someone please enlighten me.
Anyway, this would have been the only prison I would have visited but since I didn't wanna pay the entrance fee, I didn't find out the significance of prisons in Canadian societies too. It really isn't something glamorous and I didn't mind skipping it.
The tour guide from Morrin Centre who informed us that the tour requires a fee. We weren't keen on doing the tour because it wasn't free, but he was really nice and gave us some brief information about the history of this building. He did tell us that the library however is accessible to anyone and wasn't part of the tour itinerary.
Such a beautiful library I'm almost not believing this is part of a Prison. Walked in and felt like I stepped into the room The Beast gave Belle in Beauty and the Beast. I was expecting an eery silence in the library but it felt warm with those yellow lights and books of poetry.
44 Chaussée des Écossais, Québec, QC G1R 4H3, Canada
