Should cities make local businesses advertise in English?
In parts of Metro Vancouver, residents see flyers, business signs, and bus shelter ads that are entirely in a language other than English - often Chinese. In a region where more than half the residents have a first language other than English, you can see why a company would feel comfortable advertising in one of those languages. But not everyone...
![](https://i.cbc.ca/ais/1.2628559,1717267510921/full/max/0/default.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C220%2C123%29%3BResize%3D620)
In parts of Metro Vancouver, residents see flyers, business signs, and bus shelter ads that are entirely in a language other than English - often Chinese. In a region where more than half the residents have a first language other than English, you can see why a company would feel comfortable advertising in one of those languages. But not everyone thinks that's right. Chak Au is a city councillor in Richmond, BC. He wants to encourage all businesses to advertise in English, so that non-Chinese residents don't feel left out.