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Originally Posted by peter12
Exactly. I don't mind that he personally doesn't speak good English. My French is not great at all. But he's running for a job where people's livelihoods and their lives can run on a single word and he clearly has difficulty comprehending.
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Not sure how that is. World leaders and diplomats who have differing languages are constantly meeting with one another. I can't think of any situation where people's livelihoods here in Canada depend on our PM's ability to think up an instant, well-worded response without asking for clarification.
Anyway, I'm very interested to see how this plays out in the polls. I can imagine this eroding Dion's support in western Canada, but Dion's leadership ratings aren't that high and many people voting Liberal aren't doing so because of leadership issues (which I keep saying is overrated as a voting motive). As well, if the Liberals counter it effectively, it could erode CPC support in Quebec if Harper's seen to unfairly criticize language difficulties.