[3] The song was recorded by Demers with Robert Paquette and the band Hart-Rouge, and first presented to the public at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Toronto, where the Grand Gala organised by the Fondation franco-ontarienne and TFO was taking place.
[4] The song's popularity within the Franco-Ontarian community grew, and it became an important rallying call during the SOS Montfort protests of the late 1990s.
[5] In September 2016, a French-language Catholic primary school in Orléans was opened, being named École élémentaire catholique Notre-Place in honour of the song.
[7] On 2 March 2017, the Legislative Assembly of Ontario passed a bill granting the song official status as the Franco-Ontarian national anthem.
[11][12] After Demers' death, TFO released a version of the song sung by Franco-Ontarian musicians from across the province in honour of his memory.