Ontario doesn't need to be bilingual in order to prosper. We're living on an English speaking continent. And as much trouble as the Ontatio economy might be having right now it's still hundreds of times more healthy and vibrant than what you have in Quebec and has infinitely more potential for growth and prosperity than does Quebec's. The provincial government can pass all the laws it wants but it can't saw Quebec off from North America and float it out over the Atlantic. So if it wants to prosper it needs to facilitate the use of English, not punish it. You seem to think that Quebec is so important to the rest of the world that people are just going to accept whatever stupid, xenophobic language laws you decide to pass and abide by them. They won't. They'll simply do what companies and individuals have been doing since the PQ first got elected nearly 40 years ago: they'll move someplace else and take their money with them.
Ontario's economy was and continues to be the greatest beneficiary of Quebec nationalism. Every time those idiots in La Veille Capitale pass another draconian law aimed at eliminating the use of English, businesses just pull up stakes and move down the 401.
That sentence right there just show how disconnected from reality you are.
First, the measure proposed are in now way punishing businesses. Tell me how adding "Les supermachés" in front of "Wallmart" hurts wallmart? Same goes for "les boutiques" Best Buy, etc. It doesn't hurt them in anyway.
Second, you are referring to a french speaking province. To me, it makes sense for foreign company to want to do business in a french environment, to make the proper adjustments to respect the local population and laws by complying. Trust me, those few companies that would feel offended (their lost) and move out, there are other company lining up to come over here and take the Quebecers's money.
Tell me if Wallmart were to move to China if they wouldn't adjust their practices and possible "market name" to ease in their integration in China? Of course they would. Why can't the be applied for Americain company when wanting to do business in Quebec?
The changes requested is very minor and I fail to see the issue. If you look at other company, some american company where even further and without being asked for it. Just look at Staples who completely changed his name to "bureau en gros" in Quebec. Did it hurt their business? Absolutely not. Imagine, the changes proposed here is miles away from what Staples did when coming over here.
What the law is asking is basic respect for the population here. I don't see an issue with that myself. If I was a business owner wanting to do business in a new province and I was asked to just add "les magasins" in fron of my company name, I'd have no issues at all.
Here at work, I work for a manufacturing company and they also added a french part to their market name. Did it hurt our business doing so? Absolutely not. Did it cost us a fortune to do it? Nope.
This is a none issue being blown out of proportion by anglophones scared of something I don't get. This is a FRENCH province. If you didn't want to deal with french, just don't come over here, others will be more than happy to do so.
