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Slava · 10-10-2008, 12:05 PM

I don't doubt for a second that you should be able to speak both official languages to lead the country. My issue with this is two-fold:

A) Harper is looking at a beating in Quebec. Everyone who piles onto Dion for not speaking english well has to acknowledge that being the Prime Minister and not winning seats in Quebec is a huge short-coming.

B) Dealing with the media is really what this issue is about. Dion didn't do well understanding the question and was told it was going to be cut and not aired. My business partner was interviewed for a program a few weeks ago and the exact same thing happened to him. Believe me, my business partner is fluent in english and speaks very well. If those clips were in the final product after we were explicitly told that they would not be we would be furious, and I think rightly so.

10-10-2008, 12:05 PM	#833
Slava Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	I don't doubt for a second that you should be able to speak both official languages to lead the country. My issue with this is two-fold: A) Harper is looking at a beating in Quebec. Everyone who piles onto Dion for not speaking english well has to acknowledge that being the Prime Minister and not winning seats in Quebec is a huge short-coming. B) Dealing with the media is really what this issue is about. Dion didn't do well understanding the question and was told it was going to be cut and not aired. My business partner was interviewed for a program a few weeks ago and the exact same thing happened to him. Believe me, my business partner is fluent in english and speaks very well. If those clips were in the final product after we were explicitly told that they would not be we would be furious, and I think rightly so.