US EditionQuebec language office pressed transit agency for months before Habs playoff run
- Quebec's Office québécois de la langue française pressed Montreal's transit agency for nine months to remove the word "go" from over 1,000 city buses after a complaint received on April 29, 2024.
- The complaint targeted the word "go" used to cheer a local soccer team, prompting multiple contacts and updates from the language watchdog as part of standard complaint handling.
- By January 2025, the transit agency had updated 1,002 of its 1,104 buses, with 102 out of service, while continuing discussions to confirm use of "go" in sporting contexts without penalties.
- French-Language Minister Jean-François Roberge, initially unaware until April 2024, defended the trademarked expression "Go Habs Go!" calling it a decades-old cultural slogan and ruled future complaints about it inadmissible.
- The events coincided with the Montreal Canadiens' first 2025 Stanley Cup home game, sparking public outcry and emphasizing a distinction between the word's use for the Canadiens versus other teams like CF Montréal.
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"Go! Canadians Go!" on the Buses, L的OQLF Wrote Six Times to the STM to Remove the Word "Go"
The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) has contacted the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) at least six times about a complaint about the use of the word "go" on its bus signs.
·Montreal, Canada
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OQLF Has Written Six Times to the STM to Remove the Word "Go" From Its Buses - Canada French
MONTRÉAL — The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) has contacted the Société de transport de Montréal (STM) at least six times about a complaint about the use of the word "go" on its bus signs. Emails obtained by La Presse canadien reveal that the OQLF has asked the STM to provide it with several updates on the process to remove this word from certain messages displayed on the front of its buses. The complaint file remained open for n…
·Richelieu, Canada
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