>Hello Jim,
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>Before we go further let me make it clear that I did'nt make the law. So I am not responsible for its effects. Please don't be angry at me I'm only trying to understand the point of view of english speakers that are upset by this law.
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>>Hi Denis,
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>>You are convinced that IF there was no law including letter sizing then the French would be very small.
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>Yes because the proof is that before those laws many places did'nt have any french to advertise their businesses.
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One point I'd like to note. In the Montreal Gazette, maybe 2-3 weeks ago, there was a story about this law and the "language police" who had received complaints regarding a diner in a small town in the eastern townships. This town is mainly English, and the drop that overflowed the bucket for the owner, who put the place up for sale after repeated "harasment" as she put it by the "police" was a notice of infraction and warning concerning her garbage cans (you know the ones where you put your tray on top and put a little door to slip your rubish in). Apparently, the problem was that the door on the garbage can had the word "PUSH" on it, which was clearly and by all means unacceptable.

I'm thinking to myself "COME ON!!!" If somebody doesn't know how to operate one of these high tech devices without instructions (the elaborate word "PUSH" on the front), then I wonder where this will all end? As a matter of fact, I don't see the French as being twice as big as the English warnings on the cigarette packs made in Quebec (RJR Macdonald, Imperial Tobacco, you name it). Should the health warning in French take up half the pack since French has to be at least twice as dominant? Or what about store names, that have also gone under fire? Why should I call McDonald's by it's name, since it's the English way of saying "Chez McDonald"?

Anyways, just a bit of my point of view on this subject. Needless to say that no matter what we say or do about it, talking won't change a thing. I propose we all march up to the "Assemblee Generale" on Monday and storm the place!!!

Just my 0.02$ worth.

Hugo