Supremes to hear 7-Up Case

[karrie]

Question... all Air Canada employees must be able to speak French and English?

So in the case of the Air Canada gate keeper in Atlanta, who I would guess is American, she/he must be able to speak French or Air Canada is liable for damages?

No, they don't all have to be bilingual. But, if they are in an 'area that warrants it', according to the rules, there should always be one person around who can serve them.

In this case, they tried to order from a stewardess who didn't understand them, and apparently they weren't found one who did. (I assume)

It's all an arrogance thing, I guarantee when they were making their decision between cola and lemon lime they thought the English words SEVEN UP in their heads because there is no other way to think it.

What's the English word for poutine?

It wouldn't have mattered what they tried to order, as their stewardess didn't speak French.

 

[SLM]

Who would have thought a poorly written thread title could confuse the issue so much.

The court case is about their stewardess not speaking French, not about anything actually pertaining to a 7Up.

As for why Air Canada is held to different standards? It shouldn't be. They are fishing, and abusing the Official Languages Act.

I think it's an appropriate nickname for the case actually. Fizzy and full of empty calories, lol.

But speaking of the thread title, every time I read "Supremes to hear 7-Up Case", I keep hearing Diana Ross in my head.

 

[L Gilbert]

Um, so no-one here answered my question, which was what is 7-Up in French? Wifey asked a Franco friend of hers and asked and according to her friend, it's "7-Up" and then she went on to say that even Kebbekers would look at you weird if you said sept-le haut or sept-montee. The whole issue is frivolous and abusive of our legal system.

 

[shadowshiv]

On two of the flights there was no bilingual flight attendant; a baggage announcement made was in English only; a check-in counter was staffed by non-French speakers; a boarding gate in Atlanta was English-only; and a pilot’s announcement on weather and arrival time was not translated, court heard.

Is one of Atlanta's official languages french? If not, then why are they complaining about it? Too bad Air Canada just couldn't put them on a "no fly" list. One that says you aren't allowed to use our services anymore.

 

[taxslave]

he article
This point need clarification
The Official Languages Act requires Air Canada to communicate and provide services in both official languages in the National Capital Region and elsewhere in Canada, “where there is significant demand for those services in the minority language and where it is warranted by the nature of the office or facility.”

Yep real important to get french instructions on the 14 minute air canada flight from Nanaimo to Vancouver.

7Up French case: Supreme Court to hear Air Canada lawsuit | World | News | National Post

Thibodeau filed suit in Federal Court for $525,000 in damages. The court upheld his complaint, ordered the airline to make a formal apology and pay him $5,375.95. Thibodeau was later honoured by the French-language rights group, Imperatif Francais.

In 2007, he filed a complaint against the City of Ottawa, accusing it of not providing sufficient bilingual services on its buses.

In the latest case, the Thibodeaus initially complained of eight instances in 2009 in which they did not receive services in French at airports in Atlanta, Toronto and Ottawa and aboard three related Air Canada Jazz flights between Canada and the United States


Air Canada granted hold on language monitoring court order | News | National Post

He won a similar fight in 2002 against Air Canada and then, in 2009, the couple were flying from Ottawa to Atlanta and back with a stop on each leg in Toronto. A few months later, they flew to the island of St. Maarten, with a stop in between.

Several times during their trips they were not addressed in French.

On two of the flights there was no bilingual flight attendant; a baggage announcement made was in English only; a check-in counter was staffed by non-French speakers; a boarding gate in Atlanta was English-only; and a pilot’s announcement on weather and arrival time was not translated, court heard.

Got to wonder why he figures there must be a french speaking staff in a foreign country.