Comments on: The McKibbin’s kinda-non-story http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/ Can you think of a better name? Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:11:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Kyle http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21531 Kyle Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:12:48 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21531 I like that they found a way to use the government's blundering against them in the form of public outrage and disgrace. I'd think we'd get more from our elected officials if we all treated our civil servants this way. I like that they found a way to use the government’s blundering against them in the form of public outrage and disgrace. I’d think we’d get more from our elected officials if we all treated our civil servants this way.

]]> By: Dean Laderoute http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21346 Dean Laderoute Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:27:17 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21346 Jamie; One more very important fact then I will consider this matter closed. At the meeting with the OQLF, they had pictures of every single sign that was on your TV footage! Mr.Paquette admitted to examining the pictures and even stated on CTV that the GUINNESS AAROW did not conform and would have to come down. NOW IT DOESN'T? What's going on? They saw all those signs a long time ago. Don't try and tell me that your TV footage was the first time they saw the signs. That's the OLF and their 1970's textbook tactics. Get your head out of the sand. Dean Jamie; One more very important fact then I will consider this matter closed. At the meeting with the OQLF, they had pictures of every single sign that was on your TV footage! Mr.Paquette admitted to examining the pictures and even stated on CTV that the GUINNESS AAROW did not conform and would have to come down. NOW IT DOESN’T? What’s going on? They saw all those signs a long time ago. Don’t try and tell me that your TV footage was the first time they saw the signs. That’s the OLF and their 1970’s textbook tactics. Get your head out of the sand.

Dean

]]> By: Dean Laderoute http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21329 Dean Laderoute Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:02:52 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21329 I can see that their are some details that Mr.Paquette left out in his interview. We were never told that we could discuss keeping the signs. Rick spoke to Mr.Paquette about the signs on the list and he said that we NEEDED TO PROVE THEIR HISTORICAL AND OR CULTURAL VALUE BY WRITTEN before March 7th. If we could not do that then we needed to translate or remove those signs mentioned and any other sign similar to it. END OF DICUSSION. If this was about a couple of complaints about my chalkboard and our waitress not using the L'angue D'acceuil, this would have been resolved the very next day. We have been in business for 10 1/2 years and we never got a complaint about service. Do you honestly think that we would react this way if we did'nt feel it neccessary. They wanted ALL our signs translated or face a fine of up to $1500.00. Do the math. Plus the pub in the West Island, which I'm sure they would have gone to next. This was much more than about service! This was about getting the OQLF into the papers before St-Patricks and the elections to get some Bloc Quebecois votes. What they did not expect was a fight, and with so many supporters. We never wanted this. By the way, the byebyeolf site was not to eliminate the OLF. It was to get them to change their methods of processing the infractions. Dean Laderoute. I can see that their are some details that Mr.Paquette left out in his interview. We were never told that we could discuss keeping the signs. Rick spoke to Mr.Paquette about the signs on the list and he said that we NEEDED TO PROVE THEIR HISTORICAL AND OR CULTURAL VALUE BY WRITTEN before March 7th. If we could not do that then we needed to translate or remove those signs mentioned and any other sign similar to it. END OF DICUSSION.
If this was about a couple of complaints about my chalkboard and our waitress not using the L’angue D’acceuil, this would have been resolved the very next day. We have been in business for 10 1/2 years and we never got a complaint about service. Do you honestly think that we would react this way if we did’nt feel it neccessary. They wanted ALL our signs translated or face a fine of up to $1500.00. Do the math. Plus the pub in the West Island, which I’m sure they would have gone to next. This was much more than about service! This was about getting the OQLF into the papers before St-Patricks and the elections to get some Bloc Quebecois votes. What they did not expect was a fight, and with so many supporters.

We never wanted this. By the way, the byebyeolf site was not to eliminate the OLF. It was to get them to change their methods of processing the infractions.

Dean Laderoute.

]]> By: Fagstein » Independent.ie copies McKibbin’s quotes from Gazette http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21247 Fagstein » Independent.ie copies McKibbin’s quotes from Gazette Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:35:53 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21247 [...] I just learned from Kate that the Irish media is all over the McKibbin’s story. [...] [...] I just learned from Kate that the Irish media is all over the McKibbin’s story. [...]

]]> By: Elizabeth Lee http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21221 Elizabeth Lee Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:11:39 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21221 Wow... how did my blog end up here? (linked) Anyway.. interesting reads and thoughts here. I'm curious to know how this will all pan out. Wow… how did my blog end up here? (linked)

Anyway.. interesting reads and thoughts here. I’m curious to know how this will all pan out.

]]> By: pico http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21201 pico Sun, 17 Feb 2008 16:31:48 +0000 http://blog.fagstein.com/2008/02/16/mckibbins/#comment-21201 I think it's more than a simple letter required to get those idiots off his back, because it's also been stated that the posters aren't the only grevance that they have against him. The reporting & commentary on this issue has been unimpressive. I think it’s more than a simple letter required to get those idiots off his back, because it’s also been stated that the posters aren’t the only grevance that they have against him. The reporting & commentary on this issue has been unimpressive.

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