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Clerk who yelled at customer for speaking English no longer works at Petro-Canada station

WATCH ABOVE: Verdun resident Christine Kovacs was shocked when she was told to leave a Petro-Canada because she was speaking English. Global's Felicia Parrillo reports – Jun 6, 2016

MONTREAL – Suncor has confirmed the Petro-Canada clerk in Verdun who yelled at a customer for speaking English no longer works for the gas station.

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On Monday, Global News reported that Verdun resident Christine Kovacs was shocked when she was told to leave by the clerk.

“The gentleman that was there, maybe 18, 19 [years old], wouldn’t let me in and told me I had to go to the intercom. I’ve never had to do that before,” Kovacs said.

Kovacs said she entered the Petro-Canada, grabbed what she needed and called her husband to make sure she wasn’t forgetting anything.

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It was then, she explained, that the employee started to yell at her.

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“I was still on the phone with my husband and I go, ‘what’s the problem, I’ll be done in a few minutes, I’m not gonna be here long,’” Kovacs said.

“He started cussing at me and [said], ‘oh, we don’t want you here, we don’t serve your kind here. This is Quebec. We speak French.’”

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Kovacs said she was shocked the verbal assault was prompted by the fact she was speaking English, not French.

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“Most people in Quebec, in Montreal, we speak French,” said Kovacs.

“But some of us speak English also. I was just surprised living in Verdun my whole life that someone would say that to me.”

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