French not the only factor in Tory leadership, but an important one

Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly responded to Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner saying there'd been too much focus on French in the Conservative leadership race with "welcome to the country."The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY EDITORIAL

January 29, 2020

For a party whose members are incredibly concerned with the concept of national unity, at least as it pertains to Western separatism, it’s remarkable that some members are utterly indifferent to, if not holding in contempt, the idea that as a country we have two official languages. As the race to...

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