Montreal pub told to add French to signs by language watchdog
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- “We don't want to lose our identity,” said Joe Pilotte, co-owner of the Ye Olde Orchard Pub, about having to remove certain signs in English because of a complaint to Quebec’s French language watchdog. Gareth Madoc-Jones reports.
This is horrific. Every other nationality in Quebec is allowed to have their language on signs. I've seen Chinese, Arabic, Italian, Spanish, Greek etc. to name a few. As someone in the comments mentioned, "Ye" and "Olde" aren't even modern English words. Every culture deserves to have a presence in a city, it's part of what constitutes multi-culturalism.
Not anymore. Signs have to be 2/3 French. Every nationality gets equally discriminated.
Watchdog or attack dog.
i served in the army i lived in alberta for a long time... the way you treat us we donmt treat you the same, us the french it was 70 years ago that we commited violent acts now today its your turn showing up at a political rally with an ak 47 and shooting people and last week some dumb fu... sent some white powder to a politician, i grew up in mtl i lived in ndg and you the anglophones are the ones who are disrespectful and you keep calling us racists and you keep asking for problems.... we will do everything we can to make you move we dont want violence we just want you to leave and you dont have to go far to be out of Qc
And an anonymous one at that.
Put up a sign in medieval french
Dictatorships need to be challenged. This is ridiculous. Is this Canada or North Korea?
English is the best language anyway . Its not the fault of the English that the french don.t have 10 kids anymore
L'anglais n'est pas la meilleure langue. De plus, ce que vous dites est simplement absurde.
Ye Coerced Poodle.
its time to abolish bilingualism, since they won't do the same. Next time Quebec wants to separate LET THEM!
New Brunswick is bilingual, not Québec. I think your problem is solved already.
A. Ye and Olde are no longer Modern English and B. Guinness is NOT a word it's a person!
It's a registered trademark. You can see the little R in the corner
The only reason larger corporations go to Quebec is because Justin and Co pay them. Stop that and see who's going to invest in Quebec.
I think it's because it's a profitable market...
For big corpo, translation is just an additional cost. They don't have patriotic values or linguistic vues. Only money speak to them.
But who I am to tell.. I have no MBA on the topic
But outside of Justin and Co offer Quebec first. Not Alberta... Not BC... Certainly not Ontario... And for sure none of the other regions. Quebec doesn't have to spend marketing dollars for business. Watch how things change once "Mr. Sunshine" is gone... On top of the incessant whining we're going to hear about it not being fair...
@@joetran8798
Fake news Karen 😂
French Fascists.
If it were not for Anglophones (not to mention Native Americans whose languages you attack) you would be speaking German.
more like nazis
I don't think this is what fascism is .
@@guilbaultfrederic440
The cult of tradition.
Fear of difference.
Appeal to social frustration.
@@Make_America_Native_Again that's the definition of leftwing populism I would say.
I understand the need for businesses that operate in Quebec to have to have employees who speak French. TBD will be to what degree such businesses will need to go so customers who prefer to be served in French over English will feel welcome. On the bright side, enthusiasm to see Quebec leave Canada appears to have waned since the 1995 referendum that featured a narrow rejection by voters of independence of Quebec from Canada.
you think it's right to separate on a vote of 51%? You think Quebec should be able to separate and thus change the constitution without the approval of the other provinces? Anglophones are the minority in Quebec. In many regions of Quebec, francophones are the minority. The solution is simple. A regional approach to language rights. Not that what francophones demand is a right, and not whimsical wants.
Would one piece of antique, collectible advertisement make you feel unwelcome?
@@trevorchabot864 I believe quite strongly in national unity thank you very much.
i served in the army i lived in alberta for a long time... the way you treat us we donmt treat you the same, us the french it was 70 years ago that we commited violent acts now today its your turn showing up at a political rally with an ak 47 and shooting people and last week some dumb fu... sent some white powder to a politician, i grew up in mtl i lived in ndg and you the anglophones are the ones who are disrespectful and you keep calling us racists and you keep asking for problems.... we will do everything we can to make you move we dont want violence we just want you to leave and you dont have to go far to be out of Qc
@trevorchabot864 Québec hasn't ever signed the constitution, yet tries to modify it in favour of the French language. I have a hard time believing that anywhere in Québec, the francophones are a minority (aside from a very tiny, rural English pocket, perhaps). 99% of the bilingual people I know are angophones. Outside of Montréal, you would have a harder time finding a bilingual francophone.
You can thank Trudeau Sr for this tyranny. Like 'father' like 'son'
Pierre tried to fight against any changes to the constitution that would allow this. He failed, obviously. But he was right when he said that Canada would be run by "eunuchs" in the future. Just look at how ineffective all the party leaders are now.
As a tourist, I really enjoy the French language being used in Quebec. It felt like I was visiting (the French speaking part of) Europe without the hefty price.
Europe speaks many languages. Just because you mischaracterize Europe, doesn't mean english speakers should lose free speech in Quebec.
@@trevorchabot864 Free speech is a different concept. He could still freely express his thoughts in any language.
@@trevorchabot864 I have corrected my comment.
@@michaelngfinance We have freedom of expression as a basic Human Right. Speech is a form of expression. So is making your shop look the way you want it to. What is free about being forced to serve customers in french? What kind of clown goes to an English themed pub and demands to be served in french? Who supports discriminatory policy options in a province they do not live in?
@Trevor Chabot Could busineses in Quebec use both languages? You know, Chinese restaurants in Toronto use both English and Chinese in their name and menu, and no one ever cried to the mainstream media about having their human right violated. Why is this English pub special?
sacre grenouille
Encore dans les commentaires douteux... pas étonnant provenant de toi!
this is plainly just more insane quebec fascist french far overstepping their legal authority singling out english cultural expression while giving all other cultures a pass