“Fuck, le sida tue” is the slogan that the L’Actuel Medical Clinic ^[1], which specializes in the treatment of sexually-transmitted diseases, wanted to use on a large billboard near the corner of St-Laurent and Prince Arthur and at the Berri-UQAM station. They started with the biggest perceived obstacle and obtained a special dispensation from the language police of the Office de la langue francaise. Unfortunately, authorities from the burrough and the STM were not as easily swayed.

More details in cyberpresse ^[2] (in French).