Supreme Court rejects payout for couple who wanted to order 7Up in FrenchMisc CDN | 208098 hits | Oct 28 11:54 am | Posted by: N_Fiddledog Commentsview comments in forum Page 1 You need to be a member of CKA and be logged into the site, to comment on news. |
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The court should have awarded the plaintiffs one can of 7Up.
I don't think the courts are allowed to award noxious substances.
In 2000, he was refused service in French when he tried to order a 7Up from a unilingual English flight attendant on a flight from Montreal to Ottawa.
He filed suit in Federal Court for $525,000 in damages. The court upheld his complaint, ordered the airline to
make a formal apology and to pay him $5,375.95. Thibodeau was later honoured by the French-�language rights group, Imperatif fran�ais.
So this guy is a professional asshole.
That said. When you are applying at Air Canada, one of the requirements is being 'bi-lingual'. When you are flying somewhere, the announcements the pilot makes are usually in 2, sometimes 3 languages. The official language of the country of origin, the official language of the destination, and English.
Air Canada is certainly wrong here.
That said, Thibodeau is an asshole.
That said, Thibodeau is DEFINITELY a total asshole.
Reminds me of the old looking youths they get to try and buy cigarettes to fuck you up with a $10K fine.
I don't get it... 7up in French is still 7up... it's even pronounced the same.
It's a good way to chistle a bit of money. They would make great Americans.
Um, no they're not. In fact nothing has fractured and potentially destroyed our country more than language "rights".
Once again comes a reminder why every nation needs one official language.
We wanted it to be Spanish but the US had first pick.
Once again comes a reminder why every nation needs one official language.
I thought the US didn't really have an "official" language? Kind of like how you guys don't really have a name... (the "United States" of "America")