IS SOMETHING ROTTEN AT IGA?

Shame! Shame! Shame on IGA.

List of Ingredients on products packaged in store are still only en francais.

After so many years of complaining about this stupidity, IGA has done Zippo. I guess they just don’t care about English speaking people.

This has nothing to do with language, it has all to do with everyones’ health and safety.

If Provigo and Metro can have their list of ingredients in both French and English, what’s IGA’s problem?

This is a No-Brainer! They just don’t get it. I guess you can’t fix stupid!

It’s time to boycott IGA in favour of Provigo and Metro.

Please share and let this go Viral.

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IS SOMETHING ROTTEN AT BRAULT + MARTINEAU?

My friend Joey Pugliese Freelance journalist at Democratique.ca Inc has a problem with air conditioners that he recently purchased at your store in Lasalle.

I live in the West Island and in a week or so IF the problem is not rectified to Joey’s satisfaction, I will be demonstrating outside of your Kirkland outlet with a sign that asks people to Google the title of this blog.

IF you think that doing as I will do does not work, please ask Costco what happened when I put up https://anglosigns.wordpress.com/2013/07/13/is-something-rotten-at-costco/

IS SOMETHING ROTTEN AT CANADIAN TIRE?

IF YOU spent 5 minutes and opened up a Tangerine Bank account, as has been encouraged since late September, we would have the necessary $$$$$ to target Anglos in QC and encourage them to avoid the particular retailers that do not post bilingual signs, etc.

In the meantime I encourage you to send my SAQ GoFundMe page (below) to Canadian Tire, COSTCO, Winners, The Bay, along with any other retailers; and inform them that we are not adverse to targeting others, aside from the SAQ when we can!

https://www.gofundme.com/2g5wgajw

ENOUGH WITH USELESS COMMENTS ON FACEBOOK! ITS TIME TO SPEND FIVE MINUTES ON OUR COMPUTERS, EARN $50 AND BY DOING SO, BRING $50 TO THE ANGLO DEFENSE FUND, AND ACTUALLY FIGHT!

IS SOMETHING ROTTEN AT THE BAY?

The Bay has been asked by hundreds of people to post bilingual signs as the law allows.

The Bay refuses to post any at their downtown store.

IF you believe that the Bay should show the same level of respect for minorities as do other retailers please go to their Facebook page  and tell them!

La Baie has banned Harold Staviss from posting any comments on their FB page. How low can they go?? Remember, a demonstration is being organized for this month in front of The Bay’s downtown store. Please show your support by e-mailing your coordinates to bonjourhi2u@gmail.com.

THE OFFICIAL END THE OQLF PETITION BLOG!

On December 22, the following blog post appeared and over 3,000 signed the petition in 24 hours! Over 14,160 have now signed!

Can we reach 20,000?

http://www.mtlblog.com/2015/12/online-petition-to-close-down-oqlf-circulating-in-montreal/

You are encouraged to sign the petition and share the petition once per week on Facebook!

IS SOMETHING ROTTEN AT METRO?

 

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your note and for bringing the situation to our attention. We have contacted the customer and offered him our apologies for this incident. This was an isolated occurrence and does not reflect the service provided to our customers at this supermarket or in any of our Metro stores.

We also thank you for your comments regarding the signage in our store and have taken note of your suggestions.

Yours truly,

ANNIE LAURIN, METRO

December 14

On December 7, “an elderly gentleman” seemingly was told to F Off for asking a question of an employee in English at the Metro in Pincourt.

The following paragraph was written by a witness (Heather Czerkawski) and the second paragraph was written by her husband, Eric Reid (also a witness). You are encouraged to write to Metro (link below) and ask them what they intend to do. You may wish to consider informing METRO that you will NOT be shopping at any METRO until this matter has been rectified. Please be polite:

I am gutted at what Eric and I had to witness tonight. Metro on Cardinal-Leger in Pincourt Qc must take action on their employee at the chicken counter. An elderly man was told to F off because he didn’t speak French. While to most this is a simple language issue, to me it’s more. It is about how you behave at your place of work and about respecting your elders. You are entitled to have any political belief you want, but the second you come to work you need to put it aside and respect your customers and coworkers. Not just because it’s the mature thing to do but because it’s the right thing to do. This man just wanted to buy his dinner! Instead he was discriminated against for language. In the world we live in today is language really the priority??? This ignoramus working the chicken counter has tarnished a store and a brand. I was at the cash and able to hear this employee screaming at the customer. I could also hear the man standing up for himself … Something I would not have been able to do. 

“He kept screaming if you don’t speak french get out and kept repeating the same sentence , to boot the management defends him they told me well its not his fault he doesn’t speak English , I said I don’t care if you speak french English or German the point is he yelled out if you don’t speak french get out and refused to serve this gentleman who just wanted dinner.”

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Here is Metro’s email address: 

consommateurs@metro.ca  

Be sure to mention their outlet in Pincourt, QC! 

METRO does NOT want you to share this post for obvious reasons. They operate stores in Ontario under the names Farm Boy and Metro. The above happened on December 7 and we are still waiting to hear from Metro!

AFTER you contact METRO and share this blog, PLEASE sign and share the END THE OQLF petition and the one regarding the lack of bilingual signs at some of The Bay’s outlets in Montreal! http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/it-is-time-to-close-down?source=c.em&r_by=13077821*********************************************************

https://www.change.org/p/liz-rodbell-president-of-the-bay-pr%C3%A9sidente-de-la-baie-signage-at-the-bay-should-be-bilingual-l-affichage-%C3%A0-la-baie-devrait-%C3%AAtre-bilingues

Is Something Rotten at Bento Sushi?

 

Linda S. wrote upon Facebook: “How nice. Just sitting in the food court at Fairview Pointe Claire and noticed that all English has been removed from the menu at Bento Sushi. Nice way to value your English customers. A few weeks ago their menu was posted in both languages. Just another establishment to avoid.”

She wrote to Bento Sushi and received:

Hi Linda,

Thank you for taking the time to write to Bento’s feedback to address your concerns.

I’m sorry for your bad experience with us. When designing these menu boards we looked at how the other food companies in the mall were doing their signage, and the majority were French only so we went that route. When we look at re-designing the menu boards in the future we will strongly consider adding in the English translation.

Best regards,

Alma Mendoza│Marketing Coordinator

Personally I think that Ms. Mendoza replied without giving the matter too much thought.

Please feel free to write to Alma Mendoza at feedback@bentosushi.com and tell her what you think of her reply!

Is Something Rotten at David’s Tea?

On December 18 Colleen McKeown asked David’s Tea why they have no bilingual signs at their outlets in Greater Montreal.

Kirsten Sherwin of David’s Tea replied:

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From: Kirsten Sherwin [customerservice@davidstea.com]
Sent: December 19, 2015 11:34 AM
To: Colleen McKeown
Subject: RE: Hello

Hi Colleen,

Thank you for your email.

We take all of our customers’ feedback seriously and we have shared your email with our marketing team for their consideration.

We make sure to be as bilingual as possible and have taken measures to better serve both our English and French customers. All of our window advertisements are bilingual, as well as our packaging and website. Our staff are fluently bilingual in both English and French, so that our customers can be served in the language of their choice. Customers can also choose the labelling in the language of their choice when purchasing bulk tea. Can you specify which store you recently visited and what product or signage you want it in your preferred language?

Unfortunately, due to the nature of our displays we have been unable to fit French and English messaging on our tea wall labels. We’ve attempted bilingual signs in the past and have found that the words become so small as to be difficult to read which benefits neither our valued English customers nor our French ones.

There is absolutely no disrespect intended. We work tirelessly to provide all our customers with a fantastic experience and we take our responsibility to our customers very seriously.

Should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact me at any time.

Best regards,

Kirsten Sherwin
Service à la clientèle | Customer Service
customerservice@davidstea.com

 

Harold Staviss wrote to Ms. Sherwin after seeing her reply:

I understand that you take all of your customers’ feedback seriously, that
you work tirelessly to provide all your customers with a fantastic
experience, that you make sure to be as bilingual as possible and that you
have taken measures to better serve your Francophone and Anglophone
customers. That is really great and fantastic on paper; however, you are
definitely falling short of your goal. With all due respect, what you say
and what you do are two different things. While your employees may be
fluently bilingual and your website and labelling may be in both French and
English, that is the extent of your respect. What you are doing is offending
your non-francophone customers and kowtowing to the OQLF. If you really want
to do what you are so proudly preaching, why not have all of your store
signage in both French and English as provided for under the relevant
provisions of the Charter of the French Language? It is a shame that
Davidstea, originating in Montreal, with Anglophone founders, categorically
shows such a total lack of Respect to English speaking people. It would be
interesting for you and your marketing team to visit any Second Cup Coffee
outlet where you will not only notice how bilingual their signage is, but
how they have found a way to have their food labels in both French and
English as well. Any oh yes, their staff, their website and their labels are
equally bilingual. If Second Cup can show Respect, why not DavidsTea?

I look forward to hearing further from you with your comments.

With kind regards.

Harold Staviss

 

Please feel free to write to Ms. Sherwin and tell her what you think.

customerservice@davidstea.com

Please note that Every sign at IKEA in St. Laurent is bilingual. Here is what IKEA has to say on the topic: 

Thank you for contacting IKEA Canada and for taking the time to share your impressions of our IKEA Montreal store. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed out bilingual signage during your recent visit.

At IKEA we believe in diversity and equality. Everyone is welcome and everyone should feel appreciated for their differences as well as their similarities.

We also believe in upholding fundamental human rights, and creating a better everyday life for our many co-workers and our customers.

Please note that your feedback will be shared with the appropriate department for review.

We truly value your opinion, as well as the opinion of all our customers. We look forward to serving you in the future.

If you have further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Sincerely,

IKEA Canada Customer Service

Is Something Rotten At Sports Experts? Please avoid shopping there for Xmas!

There are no bilingual signs hanging in Sports Experts or Atmosphere stores in the West Island of Montreal, where about 50% are English mother tongue and under 25% are French mother tongue.

MANY PEOPLE REFUSE TO SHOP AT RETAILERS THAT DO NOT POST BILINGUAL SIGNS.

Please consider doing the same!

Please share this blog far and wide, as Christmas shopping is now commencing, and from experience we have found that the best way to have retailers put up bilingual signs is simply to boycott them.

IF you can shop in Ontario and avoid paying Quebec sales tax please do so! Sales taxes are 2% less in ON.

While in ON buy your wine at the LCBO and save $$$. Buy your gasoline in ON and save as much as $0.20/litre.

Please share this blog far and wide!

IS SOMETHING ROTTEN AT ESSO?

If you read The Suburban Newspaper (or look at the back issues) the following “Dynamic Duo” have been accomplishing quite a lot with acquiring respect for Anglos/Allos from retailers/restaurants.

Sometimes, in order to accomplish the goal of R-E-S-P-E-C-T, it is necessary for numerous individuals to join in and let their voices be heard. Now is one of those times as unfortunately we can not always rely upon our elected officials to speak up!

Originally Posted by <<The Dynamic Duo>>, English Rights Activists Harold Staviss and Ruth Kovac, on Facebook.

IT IS TIME TO BOYCOTT IMPERIAL OIL!!

After complaining to Imperial Oil about their safety signage being only in French, we received a nasty and disgusting reply from Hubert Martens of their Customer Service Department stating that:

<< In Quebec, French is the language of business and the workplace. Under the provisions of the Charter of the French Language, employees are entitled to work in French, and consumers of goods and services have the right to be informed and served in French. Imperial Oil is proud of the fact that it was among the first of the major companies in Quebec to complete a francization program in compliance with the requirements of the charter. Imperial’s francization program ensures that in Quebec, French is our language of work and internal communications. We use French to communicate with our customers, suppliers, shareholders and the general public; that includes our signage at the pumps, on our billboards, and any other signs or posters inside and outside Esso branded service stations in Quebec…. Imperial Oil made the decision many years ago to use French as our language for any signs in our service stations in Quebec>>.

The other day, we happened to be at an Esso Service Station at the corner of Cote-Saint-Luc Road and Cavendish Boulevard (which happens to be in an English area of Montreal) and noticed that their credit card application forms, Esso Extra point card forms and all related pamphlets were only available in French.

When we asked the party in charge of the service station where the English ones were, she was extremely embarrassed to mention that none are ever delivered. This is not right. Why as non-Francophones do we have to stand for this garbage? Since Imperial Oil does not Respect Anglos and Allophones and could not care less about us, they DO NOT DESERVE OUR BUSINESS…THE TIME TO BOYCOTT IS NOW….

Please advise Messrs. Richard M. Kruger, Imperial Oil’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Hubert Martens, Customer Service Specialist and Larochelle, one of Esso’s Area Managers, (contact.imperial@esso.ca and rccr.essoweb@exxonmobil.com) that you are boycotting Esso and their sole shareholder, Exxon Mobil Corporation (Exxon),  and shall encourage everyone you know to do the same as well, until such time that they begin to show Equal Respect to all their customers by having bilingual safety signs and bilingual information at their service stations in English areas of the Greater Montreal region, Laval and the South Shore.Please copy your email to BoycottESSO@gmail.com so that we can see how many are boycotting ESSO/Exxon Mobil

If Imperial Oil does not hear from you, they will never know that you are boycotting Esso/Exxon.

Please share this blog via email, Facebook, Twitter, etc.

Numbers Speak Volumes.

Enough is Enough. Assez c’est Assez.

Nb: If you have yet to sign the END THE OQLF petition, here it is: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/it-is-time-to-close-down?source=c.em&r_by=13077821