Americans worried about language law
Seeing various reports about how the American government is worried about the new language law. Maybe they can come pour some tea into the river, seems to have worked for them.
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H. John 14:19 on 2024-01-28 Permalink
La Presse had that Canadian Press article the day before.
And CBC shows what the regulations would mean:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWQ2DLs_XWM&t=4s
Ephraim 14:46 on 2024-01-28 Permalink
I would be worried more about how silly the law is. So the word Entrepot has to be TWICE the size as the word Costco. Can you imagine how large it’s going to have to be for Canadian Tire?
And seriously, how busy are we going to be with giant signs all over the place that says MAGASIN and RESTAURANT all over the place. So a sign that is 2 metres high and 4 metres wide is going to have to have a sign that is 4 m by 8 m saying “MAGASIN”?
Ian 16:29 on 2024-01-28 Permalink
I envision a lot of tarped-over signs while the court cases are heard.
Or they could just roll with it like PFK, who internationalized even before bill 101.
The argument that people don’t know what a store is without a French declaration twice as big as the name is pretty hilarious, though. Talk about feigning idiocy to win political points.
Ephraim 19:41 on 2024-01-28 Permalink
So, MartWal? CieCout? Pneus Canadien? Roi du Burger? Krème Kroustillante? Coquille? What they going to do with Esso…. Esault?
Kate 20:42 on 2024-01-28 Permalink
H. John, that bit of video is more satirical than the CBC usually allows itself to be – thank you.
No, Ephraim. Watch the video. Words like MAGASIN and QUINCAILLERIE will have to be twice as big as WALMART or HOME DEPOT. Tourists will be taking pictures to have a hoot about it.
Ephraim 20:55 on 2024-01-28 Permalink
I know Kate… it’s going to be shameful…. See above… 2mx4m signs for the company name with a 4mx8m sign for the word Magasin. It’s going to make the province look stupid. And if we didn’t have enough advertising noise… But if anyone doesn’t know what Starbucks is, the problem isn’t solved by writing CAFE twice the size of Starbucks. And of course, names are excluded, so Walmart might be excluded, but not Esso and Shell. Provigo and Maxi exempt but Metro and IGA… not exempted.
Ian 20:34 on 2024-01-29 Permalink
@Ephraim I think I want a “Krème Kroustillante” t-shirt 😀
Imagine going into a salad bar and being confused because each tray isn’t labelled. This is precisely the situation here – so incredibly daft you can’t tell a café from a quincallerie unless it has a 2x4m warning you in advance? Sheesh. Maybe somebody that wilfully daft shouldn’t be an elected leader as they are clearly a danger to themselves and others.