on February 13, 2015 in World News
Ministers must tweet in both official languages says language czar
Ministers must tweet in both official languages says language czar The commissioner of official languages says federal ministers must tweet in both English and French. A preliminary report from Graham Fraser concludes that former foreign affairs minister John Baird and Public Security Minister Steven Blaney violated the language laws with unilingual tweets. Fraser’s office says ministers don’t have to be bilingual, but when they communicate with the public in their official capacities, they must use both official languages. The commissioner’s investigation followed several complaints. While the report names both Baird and Blaney, Baird was by far the worst when it… View Article
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