The owner of a Montreal pub says he has received a letter from Quebec’s French-language watchdog reprimanding him for placing an English-only TripAdvisor sticker in his window.

St. Lawrence river, Montreal.
St. Lawrence river, Montreal. <span class="media-attribution">Image by <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/husseinabdallah/8412322437/in/photolist-dPnmo2-ygVFtg-7DtgS8-7DtgQx-7DwUmd-cjt5rA-ggxbBn-4id7YG-8ApZHm-8A7ywZ-8ApSkj-69jE26-8A7Bg2-4yvNU-5parnh-jRhFm8-4yvj8-8AmJAi-wuoko8-vF6Z5b-8AmRLp-5X9hh9-8A7AhZ-4as64-netn4U-F8D1h-8ApLas-F8D1m-8ApUaw-vNPX6-9PCRRf-9PCUpd-dP7srv-9x9kYp-9PCTko-9PA4Dk-8AaDEG-vqU67o-8A7zt8-aZHqoM-7rWz6o-qefsWK-eK3eXR-8A7CkZ-97AUKW-5cN56T-9PCRBj-9PA2uB-9PCRGo-9PA3vB" target="_blank" rel="external">abdallahh</a> / <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/" target="_blank" rel="external">CC BY 2.0</a></span>

Quebec’s language laws establish French as the official language of the province and require commercial signage to predominantly display French. The sticker on display at the Burgundy Lion Pub says in English that the business has been recommended by users of TripAdvisor. A spokesperson from the Office Quebecois de la Langue Francaise (OQLF) says the letters, which were sent to 300 other establishments, were only to remind business owners that the stickers were also available in French.

Read more: thestar.com

Explore related stories

Illuminated Christmas tree at night. Town Hall square with House of the Blackheads and Christmas tree in winter, old town Riga, Latvia. Christmas postcard of Riga. 1359359999 latvian, town hall, city hall, decorated christmas tree, downtown, brotherhood, fir, happy new year, house of the blackheads, christmas postcard, blackheads, xmas, illumination, historic, evening, holiday, european, square, building, landmark

Festivals & Events

8 Christmas traditions from around the world explained

Nov 24, 2024 • 5 min read

Read more articles