This doesn't mean the signs in French must be twice as bis as the signs in English! :))

Vlad

>What about a customer who doesn't understand a word of english who go to a store to buy an item. He have to go to that store for whatever reason (it's the only store in town that sell the item, it have a cheaper price, etc.) A sign tell the customer that all black cloths are half price and is written in english only. The customer won't be able to read the banner and won't benefit from the sale, at the benefit of the store.
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>This is maybe a silly example, but I guess that you can see the picture. So the law about french signs have it place, IMHO.
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>Don't forget that we are a small market in North America. If it was not for this law, I'm sure that many international companies will not bother translating their signs for us.

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>The law is unacceptable, IMHO, because it serves no purpose except to meddle in the way private citizens conduct business. If I own a business in Quebec and I use only english signs, that should be my business, and if it causes me to lose some french speaking customers, that is my problem and doesn't require government interference. I'm sure the government could find better things to focus on, and judging by the state of the state of the Quebec governments's financial situation, they better.