The René Angélil legacy

[zuv]

 

 

No, because Celine denied it. Neither does it mean LoVe or Las Vegas, according to Celine's book.

 

What if she denies everything we think of? even if we get it right? so she can keep it a secret for ever...

I like 55, 5 is their lucky number, they are 2, so one 5 for each.

[nuts2you]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSjamFdaFTE&feature=youtu.be

enjoy this

[Angel2006]

I was very surprised tonight when I watch the in memoriam for the Academy Awards. They did not pay tribute to Rene at all. WTF.

 

I know Rene wasn't that involved in the world of film, but he acted in two movies. Also he was married to the woman who has performed at the Oscars more then anyone else, who has herself won in the past at that exact award show. You would think that with all there ties to the Oscars and the history Celine and Rene had with them, that he would have been recognized in some way.

[drove all night]

I was very surprised tonight when I watch the in memoriam for the Academy Awards. They did not pay tribute to Rene at all. WTF.

 

I know Rene wasn't that involved in the world of film, but he acted in two movies. Also he was married to the woman who has performed at the Oscars more then anyone else, who has herself won in the past at that exact award show. You would think that with all there ties to the Oscars and the history Celine and Rene had with them, that he would have been recognized in some way.

 

Unfortunately they only mention members of the "Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences" (http://www.oscars.org/about/memoriam). René wasn't a member - at least as far as I know.

[Moo112]

Glenn fry was a member of the academy of motion pictures? Edited March 2, 2016 at 06:36 PM by Moo112

[scielle]

A really interesting CBC radio show about dealing with grief & using Celine as an example. They play some clips from the Celebration of Life and the Feb 23rd show and discuss the importance of music in the grieving process among other things.

 

Audio: http://www.cbc.ca/pl...play/2685026225

 

http://www.cbc.ca/on...ats-impossible/

"Celine Dion: What gives comfort?

Celine Dion wept during her first performance at Caesars Palace after the death of her life and music partner Rene Angelil. But the show went on. What gives comfort? And what seems impossible when you're grieving?

Our guest is psychiatrist Dr. Susan Mackenzie from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto."

Edited March 13, 2016 at 03:56 PM by scielle

[drove all night]

Please, where can I find the whole reception to download?

 

Thank you.

[scielle]

Oh great... Cue the haters...

 

http://www.tvanouvelles.ca/2016/03/31/funerailles-de-rene-angelil-quebec-recoit-une-facture-de-700-000

 

I actually think that's quite cheap for what it was (CAD$), but you know there's gonna be backlash (which really bothers me because you know he contributed many times that to Quebec economy and various charitable causes).

Hope this doesn't get blown out of proportion!

 

[I Drove All Night!]

Oh great... Cue the haters...

 

http://www.tvanouvel...ture-de-700-000

 

I actually think that's quite cheap for what it was (CAD$), but you know there's gonna be backlash (which really bothers me because you know he contributed many times that to Quebec economy and various charitable causes).

Hope this doesn't get blown out of proportion!

 

Link isn't working.

[scielle]

 

 

Link isn't working.

 

Hm, interesting. Article is gone. And so is another one like it from Journal de Montreal that was posted earlier today. But basically both said Quebec Government was shocked to get a bill from Feeling Productions for the funeral, to the tune of $700k.

 

Maybe someone jumped the gun on publishing that and is checking their sources...

[I Drove All Night!]

Hm, interesting. Article is gone. And so is another one like it from Journal de Montreal that was posted earlier today. But basically both said Quebec Government was shocked to get a bill from Feeling Productions for the funeral, to the tune of $700k.

 

Maybe someone jumped the gun on publishing that and is checking their sources...

 

Weird. I mean based on the kind of tourist money Céline and René brought to Quebec I would hope they wouldn't have any problem paying that kind of money... but it is a very large amount.

[scielle]

http://www.lapresse.ca/actualites/national/201603/31/01-4966215-polemique-sur-la-facture-des-funerailles-de-rene-angelil.php

 

Apparently it's 10x what the government previously spent on such things.

Oh Aldo, you're gonna have a fire to put out.

 

But seriously, I don't think it's a crazy amount given the scale of it. Thought it would be more, actually. It's about 485k USD.

[Celine-Express]

http://www.lapresse....ene-angelil.php

 

Apparently it's 10x what the government previously spent on such things.

Oh Aldo, you're gonna have a fire to put out.

 

But seriously, I don't think it's a crazy amount given the scale of it. Thought it would be more, actually. It's about 485k USD.

 

Yes I'm a fan of Celine and his team always make a beautiful management of his career, but today, he's completely abused of his "power". I absolutely think Rene Angelil will never, never approuve this from his entourage. It's sad to say, but there is no feeling in ALL business!

 

In this age of austerity now in Quebec, it may make speak, because 700 000$ it's huge for funeral, almost 1 million.......

[celine4evauk]

Why are people surprised at how much a state funeral costs? I was expecting it to be more than that.

[rhapsodion]

If celine is aware of the backlash, I think she will just pay it herself.

[Peppercorn1991]

She doesn't need this bad press....

 

Kev x

[DionFanAlways]

This is why I thought they should have kept it private. I hate reading bad comments about her.

[drove all night]

Oh please, could someone explain what happened? My French's not good enough to check out the problem. THANK YOU.

[drove all night]

OK, I've found something in English, source: "Montreal Gazette"

 

"The Quebec government won’t be footing the entire bill for the larger-than-life funerals for Céline Dion’s husband René Angélil because it was too expensive.

Quebec had suggested to host a national funeral for the famous singer’s husband who died in January. This usually meant the government would pay the entire price.

Angélil’s funerals, however, ended up costing approximately $700,000, according to information received by Cogeco. That’s about 10 times more than the usual price tag of typical national funerals.

The government said Thursday it would not be spending a penny more than $49,770 for the bill.

It is not known what kind of financial agreement government officials and the families had agreed to.

The production company, Productions Feeling, declined to comment or confirm the alleged astronomical price of Angélil’s funeral.

The office of International Relations Minister Christine St-Pierre, however, confirmed that the “price list” had indeed been received.

It’s the ministry in question that is in charge of organizing national funerals.

Press attaché for St-Pierre, François Caouette, did not confirm the total price of the event but said Productions Feeling had sent a “price list” and not “a bill” to the ministry.

Earlier Thursday, the government said it would not spend more than $75,000. It is not yet known if the production company expected the government to pay for the bill in its entirety or if it will challenge Quebec’s decision to only pay a fraction of the amount.

No contract was signed between both parties.

Thus, Quebec will reportedly accept to pay for specific services like those of a photographer, the flower arrangements and the condolences books — for a bill that amounts to $49,770 and leaving the rest to Productions Feeling.

The cost of state funerals hasn’t varied much in the past. The ones held for former Canadiens player Jean Béliveau cost taxpayers $60,000 while those of Maurice Richard cost $56,000 and Claude Ryan’s celebration of life tallied at $71,000.

On Jan. 15, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard announced the Angélil family had accepted the government’s proposal for a national funeral.

“We were touched by the death of René Angélil. We wish to respect the wishes of Céline Dion and her family. Quebecers will have the chance to bid farewell to a man that left a mark on the cultural landscape of our nation,” he said at the time."

 

 

 

 

In my opinion it's a shame for the government. At first they offer a state funeral. And then they refuse to pay?!!! Had they forgotten HOW MUCH René did for Quebec?!!! It's really a shame for a government to react in that way!!!!! I think, we should all write to Premiere Philippe Couillard, that he apologizes!

Edited March 31, 2016 at 09:01 PM by drove all night

[celine4evauk]

Well I'm sure that FP have sent the price list of the specific items the government said they'd pay for. It was said around the time of the funeral that they'd only be paying for part of it.

This should be the end of the subject. Not talking about us on here but in the press. It's disrespectful and things can easily be twisted or misquoted.

[comingback]

http://www.tvanouvel...de-rene-angelil

 

Les funérailles nationales de l’imprésario René Angélil ont finalement coûté un peu moins de 50 000 $ au gouvernement du Québec.

 

 

I think FP have a agreement with the goverment and they will pay the other part.

Edited March 31, 2016 at 09:26 PM by comingback

[SuperLove4Celine]

OK, I've found something in English, source: "Montreal Gazette"

 

"The Quebec government won’t be footing the entire bill for the larger-than-life funerals for Céline Dion’s husband René Angélil because it was too expensive.

Quebec had suggested to host a national funeral for the famous singer’s husband who died in January. This usually meant the government would pay the entire price.

Angélil’s funerals, however, ended up costing approximately $700,000, according to information received by Cogeco. That’s about 10 times more than the usual price tag of typical national funerals.

The government said Thursday it would not be spending a penny more than $49,770 for the bill.

It is not known what kind of financial agreement government officials and the families had agreed to.

The production company, Productions Feeling, declined to comment or confirm the alleged astronomical price of Angélil’s funeral.

The office of International Relations Minister Christine St-Pierre, however, confirmed that the “price list” had indeed been received.

It’s the ministry in question that is in charge of organizing national funerals.

Press attaché for St-Pierre, François Caouette, did not confirm the total price of the event but said Productions Feeling had sent a “price list” and not “a bill” to the ministry.

Earlier Thursday, the government said it would not spend more than $75,000. It is not yet known if the production company expected the government to pay for the bill in its entirety or if it will challenge Quebec’s decision to only pay a fraction of the amount.

No contract was signed between both parties.

Thus, Quebec will reportedly accept to pay for specific services like those of a photographer, the flower arrangements and the condolences books — for a bill that amounts to $49,770 and leaving the rest to Productions Feeling.

The cost of state funerals hasn’t varied much in the past. The ones held for former Canadiens player Jean Béliveau cost taxpayers $60,000 while those of Maurice Richard cost $56,000 and Claude Ryan’s celebration of life tallied at $71,000.

On Jan. 15, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard announced the Angélil family had accepted the government’s proposal for a national funeral.

“We were touched by the death of René Angélil. We wish to respect the wishes of Céline Dion and her family. Quebecers will have the chance to bid farewell to a man that left a mark on the cultural landscape of our nation,” he said at the time."

 

 

 

 

In my opinion it's a shame for the government. At first they offer a state funeral. And then they refuse to pay?!!! Had they forgotten HOW MUCH René did for Quebec?!!! It's really a shame for a government to react in that way!!!!! I think, we should all write to Premiere Philippe Couillard, that he apologizes!

 

With all due respect, I don't believe it's anyone's place to be writing to anybody about this situation unless you are: A) A Canadian citizen who could possibly be paying for the funeral via your tax dollars, or B ) One of the family members/friends of Rene's, or C) A member of Feeling Productions.

[chocolatechip15]

What an odd story. The Quebec government offered to pay for the funeral, but no one talked about spending limits until two months after the fact? There's something missing from this story.

[Ororo Munroe]

What the journalists did is a big SHAME ! SHAME on them, after the tribute, it's the time to insult the memory of Angelil. What a lovely country, more time passes, more I think people from Quebec are totally stupid !!! If I was Céline, I would cancell all the shows in Montreal and Quebec, and stop to come in this insane country.

[rhapsodion]

It has nothing to do with the journalist, this is what they are suppose to do, making sure our government is doing the right thing and spending tax dollars in the right way. We are celine fans, of course we think a national funeral is well-deserved, but to non-fans, it is not difficult to understand their frustration, especially when many services are underfunded. As big a fan I am of Celine, I still don't think they need the government to pay for the expenses. The journalist did also try to verify with different parties, and included the point of it is list of expenses, not really a bill. The article has been fair.

 

I also don't see why we should demand an apology from the premier. I don't see him being quoted saying anything negative regarding the couple or the expenses.

[québecflower]

What the journalists did is a big SHAME ! SHAME on them, after the tribute, it's the time to insult the memory of Angelil. What a lovely country, more time passes, more I think people from Quebec are totally stupid !!! If I was Céline, I would cancell all the shows in Montreal and Quebec, and stop to come in this insane country.

nobody talks about it in Quebec, we have a really popular political journalist who died yesterday in a stupid airplane accident, with his two brothers, his sister ans his wife. So nobody really care about this story. And i think they shouyld pay for this, and Celine did what she should do , as she always do. The story is bigger in France actually. Edited April 1, 2016 at 02:06 AM by québecflower

[zuv]

It was reported on radio this mronign that the most expensive national funeral was for Jean Béliveau, it cost 60,000$

René's funeral is 12X more expensive! I don't think, we, as tax payers, should be paying this.

50,000$ is the right amount of money to pay. The prime minister offered national funeral, he could have decided not to.

 

Now i'm wondering...did the government just give them a blank cheque? that would be very irresponsible... but then it wouldn't surprise me with this government.

Or is Feeling production just sending all their bills to the government just to see if they will pay without saying anything?? :S

Edited April 1, 2016 at 02:29 AM by zuv

[scielle]

Why are people surprised at how much a state funeral costs? I was expecting it to be more than that.

 

Precisely. I'm surprised people are surprised!

This is less than USD$500k; it's basically the cost of producing a 30-second TV commercial spot. Given the scale of that funeral, the security, the media presence, etc., I thought it would be much more than that.

 

This is why I thought they should have kept it private. I hate reading bad comments about her.

 

If it's taxpayer money, of course it should be readily accessible info. I'd be concerned if it wasn't.

 

 

Well I'm sure that FP have sent the price list of the specific items the government said they'd pay for. It was said around the time of the funeral that they'd only be paying for part of it.

This should be the end of the subject. Not talking about us on here but in the press. It's disrespectful and things can easily be twisted or misquoted.

 

Pretty sure that's what happened, and if so, sad that it's been misinterpreted and is making the Internet rounds, fueling the haters.

 

It's just such an awkward situation all around.

I'm fairly sure Celine's more than happy to pay for all this and certainly doesn't need the press associated with it being public info / (partially) paid for by the taxpayer, with all the resentment that engenders. But on the other hand, if she had refused a National Funeral that had been offered by the government she'd be equally maligned.

Stuck between rock and hard place in this case, I'm afraid.

[Kristinaz]

Don't check facebook it's trending right now and the comments are ugh real bad Edited April 1, 2016 at 05:50 AM by Kristinaz

[Del]

What the journalists did is a big SHAME ! SHAME on them, after the tribute, it's the time to insult the memory of Angelil. What a lovely country, more time passes, more I think people from Quebec are totally stupid !!! If I was Céline, I would cancell all the shows in Montreal and Quebec, and stop to come in this insane country.

The media is free to report what they want since we have freedom of the press here in Canada. The fact that the funeral was a public affair will make them release the figures when they are avaialble. Everyone is entitled to their opinion but to say peple from Quebec are stupid and that Canada is insane is quite frankly rude.