Consumers will ultimately pay the price for Quebec's new language rules, experts say
Quebec consumers will have fewer choices and be paying more for everything from coffee makers to washing machines if the government follows through with its revisions to the province’s French language charter, legal and industry experts say.
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Quebec consumers will have fewer choices and be paying more for everything from coffee makers to washing machines if the government follows through with its revisions to the province’s French language charter, legal and industry experts say.