Shard

Never heard of Chick fil A...is it any good?

Atlantic Xpat

If fried chicken is your thing, then it's not at all bad. Tried in Louisiana earlier this year.

Shard

Ah ok, not really my thing. At least not any more.

bc_guy

It looks like there are a few restaurant locations in Alberta now. I find it intriguing that they chose to open their first stores in Alberta, the province that's probably most likely to agree with their views.

Shard

Thats a stretch.

Oink

ExKiwilass

how is this any different to Pattison refusing to allow athiests to advertise on his billboards?

bc_guy

Well, I'm not particularly sure if that's why they first opened up shop in Alberta. But it kind of makes sense to sell to those who are more likely to agree with you first. After those people recommend the food, other boycotters might be compelled to change their mind about not wanting to buy their food. If I was on the marketing team for Chick-fil-A, that's what I'd do. Start with a favorable crowd and then work my way up to marketing to the naysayers via social peer pressure.

Almost Canadian

Why are Albertans a favourable crowd?

Shard

I's start with coming up with a half decent name rather than something concocted in the pub after far too many pints.

scrubbedexpat091

One is a private company, and one is an arm of the government. Government shouldn't really be in the business of censoring like this.

They had some pretty well known and respected people speaking, so I doubt its your typical mumbo jumbo from the crazy religious types.

burks

Is it illegal to question laws of the land though? Would a convention discussing legalising marijuana be banned as the views were contrary to the laws?

I don't in any way shape or form agree with religious nut jobs, but they have a right to discuss their beliefs. I would wonder whether the same decision would have been made if it were a different religion involved.

It's not. Doesn't mean that Pattison is right. He isn't however elected to represent a population.

I just saw that Cat Deeley is a host haha!

bc_guy

Because Alberta sort of has Canada's least LGT-tolerant population. Therefore, there might actually be enough people who'll look the other way and still eat there despite the controversy.

Almost Canadian

Sort of, what does that mean? Do you have any evidenced to back up your opinion? Have you ever been to Alberta and witnessed such intolerance? I don't doubt it exists, but I suggest that it is no better or worse in Alberta than in the rest of Canada.

bc_guy

What I mean to say is that Alberta has a reputation for being overly conservative. A few incidents every now and again also help to reinforce this reputation as being one of Canada's least progressive provinces (who'd probably be less likely to boycott Chick Fil A). If Chick Fil A knows this, then they'd target Alberta as the location of their first store.

I don't exactly know how anti-LGBT different places in Canada are, since I'm not a member of that minority and don't get much opportunity to witness or experience such things. But still, I'm more inclined to believe that Alberta probably has a tendency to be more anti-LGBT than other provinces, mainly because they overwhelmingly vote for the Conservative Party.