MONTREAL — In its second high-profile reversal in recent months, Quebec's language watchdog has backed down after trying to get a well-known Montreal pub to change its outdoor sign. The Office ...

UPDATE: The OQLF has since said Burgundy Lion’s sign can stay. The latest update on this story can be found by clicking here. The Burgundy Lion has stood in Little Burgundy for nearly 20 years, ...

It appears a few pints of beer won't be sufficient to douse the latest language tensions brewing in Montreal. This time, Quebec's language watchdog is frothing over a popular watering hole cluttered ...

Pub Burgundy Lion in Montreal came under scrutiny by Quebec's French-language watchdog for being too English. (CBC - image credit) A popular Montreal pub won't have to alter its sign after Quebec's ...

There’s a language storm brewing over the name Burgundy Lion, an English pub in the Montreal neighbourhood for which it is named. It started with a surprising heads-up that co-owner Toby Lyle said he ...

Adam Fazackerley, an employee at Pub Burgundy Lion opens the patio in Montreal, Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi MONTREAL — In its second high-profile reversal in recent ...

2:17 Quebec’s language police tell Burgundy Lion pub its sign is breaking the law Quebec’s language watchdog has backed down after trying to get a well-known Montreal pub to change its sign. The ...