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   Message 137,079 of 137,311   
   Tim Merrigan to James Nicoll   
   Re: Montreal Worldcon code of conduct   
   13 Nov 25 15:06:05   
   
   From: tppm@rr.ca.com   
      
   On 11/13/2025 8:02 AM, James Nicoll wrote:   
   > In article <10f4sia$26gpu$1@dont-email.me>,   
   > Evelyn C. Leeper  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Do not forget that Montreal is in Canada, and their free speech laws   
   >> differ from those of the US. In specific, Canada has laws restricting   
   >> hate speech, obscenity, and defamation. Montreal is, so far as I can   
   >> tell, merely trying to incorporate this information in their Code of   
   >> Conduct.   
   >   
   > Montreal is also in Quebec so it may be an idea to learn one or   
   > two phrases in French, such as Bonjour (Hello), Merci (thank you),   
   > and Je suis maudit Anglais (I am not from Quebec).   
      
   :) Did you learn that from a Québecois?  It actually translates to "I am   
   cursed English."   
      
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