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Michel Rochette, president of the Quebec branch of the Retail Council of Canada, sees the Biden administration's message as a "signal'' couched in diplomatic language.

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 years ago (9 children)

How about Biden addresses his own country's cultural issues before weighing in on the neighbours.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago

Come on. This is very clearly “howaboutism”.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I mean, in this case it's, "Mind your business." Quebec's language laws are not the USA's concern.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's exactly what USA are trying to do, minding their own business.

It's a law directly impacting all businesses operating in Quebec.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Exactly. Quebec law is not the USA's business. American owned businesses understood they would be subject to Canadian law when they set up shop here.

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