▁ 1 0 1 ". ▁This ▁law ▁had ▁restricted ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁commercial ▁signs ▁written ▁in ▁languages ▁other ▁than ▁French . ▁The ▁court ▁ruled ▁that ▁Bill ▁ 1 0 1 ▁viol ated ▁the ▁freedom ▁of ▁expression ▁as ▁guaranteed ▁in ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Char ter ▁of ▁Rights ▁and ▁Fre ed oms . ▁ ▁Background ▁The ▁appeal , ▁launched ▁by ▁the ▁government ▁of ▁Quebec , ▁cons olid ated ▁many ▁cases ▁initi ated ▁by ▁Montreal - area ▁mer ch ants ▁such ▁as ▁Montreal ▁flor ist ▁H yman ▁S inger ▁and ▁West ▁Island ▁w ool ▁shop ▁owner ▁Val erie ▁Ford . ▁Following ▁compla ints , ▁the ▁Office ▁qu éb é co is ▁de ▁la ▁langue ▁française ▁had ▁instruct ed ▁them ▁to ▁inform ▁and ▁serve ▁their ▁customers ▁in ▁French ▁and ▁replace ▁their ▁b iling ual ▁French ▁and ▁English ▁signs ▁with ▁un iling ual ▁French ▁ones . ▁ ▁They ▁had ▁been ▁f ined ▁for ▁viol ation ▁of ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Language ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁case ▁in ▁court ▁with ▁the ▁backing ▁of ▁Alliance ▁Quebec . ▁The ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Canada ▁u ph eld ▁the ▁dec isions ▁of ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Super ior ▁Court ▁and ▁the ▁Quebec ▁Court ▁of ▁App e al . ▁ ▁After math ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁shortly ▁after ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ' s ▁decision , ▁Premier ▁of ▁Quebec ▁Robert ▁Bour assa ' s ▁Liberal ▁Party ▁of ▁Quebec ▁government ▁passed ▁Bill ▁ 1 7 8 , ▁making ▁minor ▁am end ments ▁to ▁the ▁Char ter ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁Language . ▁Rec