I have been made aware of an article by Pascal Blais in the French magazine 'Aventure Chasse et Peche' 2008. vol.16, #4 about l'omble chevalier. Most interesting......they show in great detail the difference between arctic char and brook trout. This is good stuff. And they even call them truite rouge in the caption!!! This is great! Here are some pics they use to distinguish.
Now this should put the issue to rest, HOWEVER, I still think the MRNF is trying to pull a fast one here. If you look at the pic of the Quebec Red that is posted on their web site (see below), as supplied by Joco, it looks exactly like a brook trout!!! They are doing it again!!! A brook trout is the ONLY trout you sill see with distinct red spots and a purple halo. EVER!
I don't think the MRNF is necessarily the best authority on this topic, as they are the ones trying to con the public into believing brook trout are Quebec Reds!! They are not.
Here's another pics of a true Quebec Red I have pulled from my bookshelf (Game Fish of North America. Silvio Calabi).
Dosen't look like the MRNF pic does it?
Now that you guys know the difference, go catch those Brook trout in Quebec.