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former9thward

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17. I know Canada has no First Amendment.

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #14)

Thu Feb 27, 2014, 02:23 PM

Feb 2014

But some posters seem just fine with a government telling a private business what language it must use. No thanks.

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Quebec store owner ordered to translate Facebook page to French [View all] Newsjock Feb 2014 OP

The unmitigated Gaul! Orrex Feb 2014 #1

Yeah, and gall too!!! Must admit I have never been to France. nt left on green only Feb 2014 #31

LOL cyberswede Feb 2014 #33

I have little issue with Quebec using their language and promoting the use off. MMcGuire Feb 2014 #2

Would you be okay with Arizona or California telling a shop that sells productos mexicanos Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #3

There is a difference because Canada has different laws jberryhill Feb 2014 #4

Arizona made English the state's official language in 2006. former9thward Feb 2014 #8

No jberryhill Feb 2014 #14

I know Canada has no First Amendment. former9thward Feb 2014 #17

Canada is Officially a Bilingual Country and business must respect both languages wocaonimabi Feb 2014 #5

Is that law for the whole country? Or just for Quebec? Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #6

Quebec is not a bilingual province... SidDithers Feb 2014 #12

Right, but I was asking for clarification from the previous poster who said Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #16

Basically correct... SidDithers Feb 2014 #25

States do. former9thward Feb 2014 #10

They are French speakers in Quebec MMcGuire Feb 2014 #7

I know, and they are Spanish speakers in many parts of our country. Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #9

"I didn't realize they had such a strict law about not using your own language." MMcGuire Feb 2014 #27

That's not a very good analogy laundry_queen Feb 2014 #36

it's unconstitutional OneBlueDotBama Feb 2014 #28

Could very well be. MMcGuire Feb 2014 #30

I'm thinking that if I had shops in Quebec, MineralMan Feb 2014 #11

We have a subsidiary in Quebec... tridim Feb 2014 #15

Really? I'm sure there is a plethora of translation firms MineralMan Feb 2014 #18

Google translation is not good enough to satisfy the law. tridim Feb 2014 #21

I was not suggesting Google translation. MineralMan Feb 2014 #23

Thanks MM. nt tridim Feb 2014 #29

Canadian Language Police! csziggy Feb 2014 #13

You read my mind! This is what I thought of as soon as I saw the thread's subject line. smokey nj Feb 2014 #32

Welcome to Canada! Bienvenue au CANADA! MineralMan Feb 2014 #19

Misleading. It is to be published in BOTH languages. Pretty standard in Quebec Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #20

Is it that way in the rest of the country? Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #22

I don't think so, but I've worked for U.S. companies that Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #24

I'd think that makes sense, since you don't know where a shipment Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #34

Some labels must be bilingual by law laundry_queen Feb 2014 #35

Est-ce qu'elle ne parlait pas fran�ais? MineralMan Feb 2014 #26