It is expected Quebec will soon officially announce that yellow margarine will be allowed to be sold in the province. It has been banned since 1987 due to objections from Quebec milk producers who were worried consumers would mistake the vegetable oil-based product for butter, so margarine sold here had to white, sort of like lard. Quebec was the only province — or anywhere in the world — with a yellow margarine ban. But Quebecers are ready to enter the real world and so we will soon say goodbye to white margarine. What's funny about all this, besides the obvious, is that colour is actually added to most butter sold in grocery stores.

So, one silly rule is about to bite the dust in Quebec. What's next? Will Quebec's language watchdogs stop measuring the size of English text on commercial signs? Will kids in English public schools get their new Quebec curriculum textbooks before they graduate?

Maybe one day Quebec will even be able to have smooth highways; you can actually feel the difference when you cross the border coming into the province.

Thinking of drivers, don't forget Montreal's unique ban on turning right on red lights. If those dreaded Torontonians can do it without calling in the army, why can't we?

Yellow margarine might just be the start of some big changes and lead to an overhaul of the Quebec system, so one day in the near future emergency-room overcrowding will only be mentioned in history books.

OK, there are more seriously issues out there than yellow margarine, but this matter is a perfect example of how government bureaucracy doesn't work very well.

Let us know of any other Québécois faux pas that you can't wait to have fixed. Send your comments to editor@transcontinental.ca.