Brickbat: Sacré Bleu
Maryam Rahimi, the owner of SoLIT Café in Montreal, has been dealing with the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) for years over language complaints. The OQLF has forced her to change menus, signs, and receipts to comply with Quebec's language laws, which require services to be provided in French. Rahimi claims the repeated investigations have cost her thousands of dollars and feel like harassment, while the OQLF says it is simply responding to complaints and enforcing the law.
- ▪SoLIT Café has been open in downtown Montreal for five years.
- ▪The OQLF has been investigating the café over language complaints for years.
- ▪The investigations have forced the café to change its menus, signs, and receipts to comply with Quebec's language laws.
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Canada Brickbat: Sacré Bleu Charles Oliver | 6.18.2026 4:00 AM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/06/solit-cafe-store-front-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="The sign of the SoLIT Café in Montreal, Quebec" alt="The sign of the SoLIT Café in Montreal, Quebec | SoLIT Café/Instagram" /> (SoLIT Café/Instagram) When Maryam Rahimi opened SoLIT Café in downtown Montreal five years ago, she says she never imagined she would spend so much time dealing with the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF), Quebec's language watchdog that enforces Quebec…
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