Fans gather for practices
Fans have been gathering for the practice sessions at the circuit Gilles‑Villeneuve. People are excited about the return, especially those with plans to cash in on the influx of tourists.
TVA was appalled to find that English signs were dominant at the food concessions. reminding us that “L’affichage doit se faire en français pour être conforme à la loi, même si l’événement accueille beaucoup de touristes étrangers.” How does it make sense to set things up to be more difficult for your clientele, on purpose?
La Presse has a history of the Canadian Grand Prix, its ups and downs.
Meezly 10:21 on 2023-06-17 Permalink
Why don’t the OQLF lay down hefty fines on vendors breaking language laws at the Grand Prix, see how well that goes down?
Kevin 10:42 on 2023-06-17 Permalink
There is no logic to language restrictions
Meezly 11:39 on 2023-06-17 Permalink
There’s probably economic logic. QC doesn’t want to mess with an event that brings in a sh*t ton of money into the city and thus, the province.
Daniel 12:42 on 2023-06-17 Permalink
Stuff like this cracks me up. Because, yes, there are laws. But they don’t exist independently from the laws of supply and demand. And if they were losing money with their signage, you can bet they’d fix it posthaste.
Kate 14:13 on 2023-06-17 Permalink
You have to know that if the signs were all posted in French only, the staff would spend most of their time interpreting them for customers. They probably do anyway, if “apricot brioche soufflé” is nominally in English!