Civil Circles

Toews may not be bilingual, but he says top bureaucrats are

NDP MP Yvon Godin says DMs should fall under the act and be mandated by law to be bilingual.

Last week's spar at the House Official Languages Committee on whether Treasury Board President Vic Toews should or shouldn't be able to speak both official languages also reignited an emotional debate over whether the federal civil service leadership should be proficient in the country's t...

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