OQLF tells Montreal’s Pub Burgundy Lion to add French words to signage

OQLF tells Montreal’s Pub Burgundy Lion to add French words to signage

August 13, 2025 4:56 pm EST.

"We opened in 2008, it's never been a problem before," said Toby Lyle, co-owner of Pub Burgundy Lion in Montreal's Sud-Ouest, as the establishment was ordered by Quebec's language watchdog to add more French to its sign. Alyssia Rubertucci reports.

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