Philippe J. Fournier: A new Léger poll shows Canadians favour a bilingual leader—and without one the Conservatives could face a crushing defeat
Why bilingualism needn’t be a qualification to be PM, even as hopefuls for the Conservative leadership work on their French
Graham Fraser, Canada’s Commissioner of Official Languages, on why Trudeau’s policy on bilingualism on the Supreme Court just makes sense
French immersion—meant to inspire national unity—has turned into an elitist, divisive and deeply troubled system
After 50 fraught years of fights, including a constitutional battle or three, French Canada has won
What’s striking about the claim that Harper has done more than any PM for French is only partly that it’s so easy to disprove
From a pair of year-end interviews, the Prime Minister discusses the NHL lockout, Newtown, proroguing Parliament and the auditor general’s language skills.
John Geddes on the NDP leader’s rise through the ruthless world of Quebec politics to become the PM’s toughest opponent yet
English college questions French school’s funding
Despite his inability to speak French, Ferguson was the best available candidate for the Auditor-General’s job
On second thought, Maxime Bernier isn’t even vaguely critical of Michael Ferguson’s appointment to auditor general.
Through a spokesman, Maxime Bernier kind of sort of says something that might be considered a mild indication of some kind of dissent.