Boges Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/quebec-store-owner-ordered-to-translate-facebook-page-to-french-1.2553262?cmp=fbtl The Quebec government has ordered the owner of a store in Chelsea, Que., to change the language of her store’s Facebook page to French.Eva Cooper owns the women’s clothing boutique store, Delilah {in the Parc}, with locations in Ottawa’s Glebe neighbourhood, as well as in Chelsea, just north of Gatineau. Cooper said she serves customers in both languages, but her Facebook posts are mostly in English. “I was a little bit in shock. I was a bit taken aback,” Cooper said regarding the request to change her Facebook page. “It’s not like I’ve ever not followed the law with my businesses on the Quebec side.” Cooper said she received a letter from the provincial government after a customer complained the page did not meet the requirements of Bill 101, the main legislation in Quebec’s language policy. How can Quebec be allowed to be such tyrants? Imagine if someone told a Chinese business they had to have English on their Facebook Page? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g_bambino Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 How can Quebec be allowed to be such tyrants? Because it's constitutional so long as French only isn't required. Or, so said the Supreme Court. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Looks like the Quebec government needs to look at social media and how it relates to advertising business re: brochures, marketing etc. This is a grey area and I think the gov't needs to set out guidelines. What about twitter? Should posts in twitter be in french and english? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbg Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Looks like the Quebec government needs to look at social media and how it relates to advertising business re: brochures, marketing etc. This is a grey area and I think the gov't needs to set out guidelines. What about twitter? Should posts in twitter be in french and english?I think the ROC should think long and hard about subsidizing this BS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Do you live in Quebec? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On Guard for Thee Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Apparently they are thinking of enacting a bilingual dog bylaw down there. Ya' kmow. commands have to be in both official languages. "Sit" must be followed by asseyez-vous, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbg Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) Do you live in Quebec? Do you pay for Quebec's nonsense? Do you live in a state bordering Quebec that has picked up a lot of English-speaking Montrealers? Edited February 28, 2014 by jbg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Apparently they are thinking of enacting a bilingual dog bylaw down there. Ya' kmow. commands have to be in both official languages. "Sit" must be followed by asseyez-vous, etc. I'd like to ask you for a cite on that, especially because I know the source of this "story". CBC's This is That. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiderfish Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Do you live in Quebec? If something doesn't change, there may be a lot less people who do. Half of Quebec non-francophones consider leaving Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbg Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 If something doesn't change, there may be a lot less people who do. Half of Quebec non-francophones consider leaving And I see no reason that the ROC should have to fund policies that drive people away. Why subsidize failure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyser Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 I think the ROC should think long and hard about subsidizing this BS.Ok...thinking ...thinking... OK got it! We don't subsidize this. Now what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIK Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 She is going to make life miserble for the anglos so they will leave . And when they get the numbers they will vote on separation andf will get it and then quebec will become a major oil/NG powerhouse and keep every cent they make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIK Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) Ok...thinking ...thinking... OK got it! We don't subsidize this. Now what? Matter of fact we do in a way, if you are refering to transfer payments because in figuring out transfer payments the money quebec makes off of hydro is not used , so really they get more then they should. Edited February 28, 2014 by PIK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-TSS- Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 The Quebec government are cutting the branch they are sitting on themselves with these zealous measures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 They are trying to protect their culture and heritage. I see nothing wrong with that. If they don't do it, no one else will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 They are trying to protect their culture and heritage. I see nothing wrong with that. If they don't do it, no one else will. Facebook language police? That's just sheer stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 When you consider how much companies use FB to promote their goods and services, build customer relationships etc. you can understand why the govt thinks their should be a french version. FB is used as a marketing tool and currently printed marketing material needs to be in french. The Quebec govt needs to address digital media and put out clear guidelines to avoid confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) When you consider how much companies use FB to promote their goods and services, build customer relationships etc. you can understand why the govt thinks their should be a french version. FB is used as a marketing tool and currently printed marketing material needs to be in french. The Quebec govt needs to address digital media and put out clear guidelines to avoid confusion.If a business needs to market in French, then they will. Quebec shouldn't be paying civil servants to surf the interwebs to hunt down the English language. It's completely asinine.Not only is it idiotic, it is also hypocritical. Quebec has an English Facebook page that is not translated into French. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/quebec-defends-english-facebook-page-for-n-y-office-1.2554867 Edited March 1, 2014 by The_Squid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
August1991 Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) She is going to make life miserble for the anglos so they will leave . And when they get the numbers they will vote on separation andf will get it and then quebec will become a major oil/NG powerhouse and keep every cent they make.It will get worse, much worse. On veut un pays. Edited March 1, 2014 by August1991 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argus Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 She is going to make life miserble for the anglos so they will leave . And when they get the numbers they will vote on separation andf will get it and then quebec will become a major oil/NG powerhouse and keep every cent they make. You mean Quebec will then become a bankrupt country, and refuse to pay its bills, don't you? I see an independent Quebec as sort of a colder, less colorful, less artistic, more frumpy and provincial version of present day Argentina -- with worse government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardner Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 She is going to make life miserble for the anglos so they will leave . And when they get the numbers they will vote on separation andf will get it and then quebec will become a major oil/NG powerhouse and keep every cent they make. The separatists are going to put oil under Quebec ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PIK Posted March 1, 2014 Report Share Posted March 1, 2014 The separatists are going to put oil under Quebec ?By the sounds of it ,they are sitting on lots. So if true ,they are talking alot of money. http://blogs.canoe.ca/lilleyspad/contributor-columns/column-duhaime-time-for-quebec-to-drill-its-own-oil-wells/ The Montreal Economic Institute (MEI) published a relevant study by Prof. Germain Belzile, entitled “The benefit of oil production development in Quebec.” According to several evaluations, there are more than 46 billion barrels of oil in two locations in Quebec: Anticosti Island and Old Harry. The MEI conservatively estimates that at $100 a barrel, and assuming that just one-tenth of those reserves were recoverable, Quebec’s potential production worth would be more than $400 billion. And we are not even talking here about the other great unexploited natural resource reserves that Quebec has but refuses to exploit — shale gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbg Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 We don't subsidize this.How don't you, unless you don't pay taxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestCoastRunner Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 How don't you, unless you don't pay taxes. Why do you care what Quebec does to protect their heritage. Seriously, does it impact your personal lifestyle that much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbg Posted March 2, 2014 Report Share Posted March 2, 2014 Why do you care what Quebec does to protect their heritage. Seriously, does it impact your personal lifestyle that much?How many posts are from real people screen names who have a personal stake in the matters up for debate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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