The move to Lafayette
Interview: Karine Chagnon and Marc-Antoine Malo
Post-production: Gabriel Laprade
Gilles Tétreault is seated on a leather couch in his living room. Here he explains the reasons that led him to leave the Papin Manufacture to go work at the Lafayette Manufacture.
Transcript:
At Lafayette’s, the other factory, there were two foremen. A Mr. Fontaine, who died, then another tailor, Mr. Bélanger took over, and he died too. So, Georges Tétreault, the big boss, asks Denis Bonin: do you know anyone who can replace those two men? He says: sure, I know Gilles. It turns out that he’s my cousin (Georges), but he says: yeah, I know Gilles and he’s done almost every job there is to do. Maybe he’d come over. Georges calls me and says: would you come over to Lafayette’s? I said, sure, if you pay me more, I’ll come. You’ll have to come over as a boss. No worries, I can do it.