Complaints filed over Trudeau’s use of English and French on Canadian tour
OTTAWA — The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages has received 14 complaints related to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice of English or French when answering questions at recent town hall meetings.
Spokesman Nelson Kalil said Thursday that 11 complaints stem from an event on Tuesday in Sherbrooke, Que., where Trudeau angered some anglophones by insisting on answering English questions in French.
The others are related to a previous town hall gathering in Peterborough, Ont., where Trudeau responded in English to a French question.
On Wednesday he said that on reflection he maybe should have answered partly in English and partly in French at the Sherbrooke event.