Once again, English words in Montreal apparently offended — or at least annoyed members of the Office québécois de la langue française. But don’t worry, folks, the inspectors are on it.

This time, they had an issue with the name of a pub — specifically an English name in a neighbourhood that holds an important place in our city’s history. Pub Burgundy Lion is undeniably an English name, but it’s also a symbol of how the neighbourhood it’s in has evolved. The OQLF has since backed off, blaming an overzealous agent for the controversy — but the fact it happened at all tells us plenty about the climate inside the........

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