Quebec language watchdog backtracks on pub sign it deemed too English

Adam Fazackerley, an employee at Pub Burgundy Lion opens the patio in Montreal, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

MONTREAL - Quebec's language watchdog has backed down after trying to get a well-known Montreal pub to change its sign.

The language office had instructed Pub Burgundy Lion to add French language to its sign because "burgundy" is an English word. 

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