It’s Hard to Learn French in Middle Age

Re:It’s Hard to Learn French in Middle Age by gooseserbus on Tuesday April 30, 2019 @10:43AM (#19788349)

It's a little shocking that you're under this impression. The Charter of the French Language in Quebec ensures the right of consumers to be informed and served in French. It does not prevent people from serving you in English or any other language for that matter.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charter_of_the_French_Language

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Re:It’s Hard to Learn French in Middle Age by taejo on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @07:11AM (#19796051)

That's exactly why I thought it was illegal for people requesting service in French to be told, "no, this will be in English"

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Re:It’s Hard to Learn French in Middle Age by gooseserbus on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @01:20PM (#19799402)

If they insisted to be served in French then they would have to be served in French, but what little of the situation has been detailed this does not seem to be the case.

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Re:It’s Hard to Learn French in Middle Age by geebee on Wednesday May 01, 2019 @03:08PM (#19800556)

I think it's ambiguous. At what point is there a refusal, and what degree of insistence is required? Someone initiates a request for service in French, the response is "no, no, no this will be in English". Has that person refused to conduct the transaction in French?

I suppose the person requesting service could be more forceful about insisting on being served in French, but does someone have to go through a second round of insisting/refusing before service has been denied? And what words count as insisting (id that is required), what words count as refusal? "No, no, no, this will be in English" seems very close to a refusal to me.

I wouldn't be surprised if this has been formally litigated in Canada, it'd be interesting to know.

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