"Ce train est reservé aux amateurs de fromages d'ici"
He says he didn’t see the sign warning him, but police say that’s no excuse. Jacob Lafortune was arrested yesterday morning after he was spotted by inspectors eating a non-Quebec cheese on a commuter train that was reserved for fans of local cheeses.
Police say the inspectors approached Lafortune and asked him to hand over his block of imported Swiss cheese or leave the train, but he refused. Police were called and Lafortune was charged with trespassing. He was released on bail with a promise to appear at his next court date, scheduled for August.
This is believed to be the first case of an arrest in this campaign, which has reserved everything from stairwells to metro platforms to be used only by fans of local cheeses.
The crown prosecutor has vowed to pursue this case to the fullest extent of the law, arguing that people cannot just ignore these space reservations in a civil society.
Quebec’s consumer rights body says it may intervene in the case, saying the government has no right to demand allegiance to any kind of food in public areas or on publicly-funded transportation vehicles.
*SHEESH* Only in kweebek. I am glad i don’t live there.
This is an April Fools joke,eh?
But then with 2 doctors , functional in French leaving with out choice,who know?
Is this from the ‘regie des fromages?’
Mike
Wow! That’s insane! That’s, oh, never mind.
FYI, in a completely non-April 1st subject, adverbs ending in “-ly” that modify adjectives should never (never!) be hyphenated. Ergo, publicly funded, and not publicly-funded.
HAHAHAHA!
J’y ai vraiment cru pendant quelques minutes.
Bon poisson d’Avril!
These are all great april fools jokes. Except for the one about your desk. :-)
SEVEN April Fool’s stories. on your blog today Perhaps I should remind you that it’s usually six too many?
Yeah, I got busted last week for eating American Cheese on the green line. Despite my pleading “But it’s PRO-cessed cheese!”
Is this for real? Did this really happen?
Listen, I realize it’s April 1st…but you know, around here ANYTHING goes and I wouldn’t put it past them.
We need an anglo translation for ”Trop c’est comme pas assez” asap
LOL
You prick you totally got me. I even showed it to like four other people. Then I remembered ELECTIONS ANNULLED!
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