Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says not enough is being done for French-speaking Canadians in labelling during the COVID-19 pandemic..Trudeau said he regrets the sale of foreign disinfectants don’t have bilingual instructions..He said they were printed in English only because of “the extreme situation in which we find ourselves..“In certain situations, we are ready to allow unilingual signage and labelling,” he said..“But we would certainly prefer that this not happen because our linguistic duality is not just a question of our Canadian identity, it’s also a question of safety for consumers.”.About 25 per cent of Canada’s 37 million people speak French on a daily basis..In addition to Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario have large French-speaking communities..Trudeau said many companies that are now manufacturing medical equipment or hand sanitizers don’t have bilingual staff or the capabilities “to make that happen”.. Trudeau on WE scandal: Case closed .“Nothing justifies the lack of respect for our two official languages. It is a health and safety issue,” Senator René Cormier is quoted as saying in The Guardian..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westewrnstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says not enough is being done for French-speaking Canadians in labelling during the COVID-19 pandemic..Trudeau said he regrets the sale of foreign disinfectants don’t have bilingual instructions..He said they were printed in English only because of “the extreme situation in which we find ourselves..“In certain situations, we are ready to allow unilingual signage and labelling,” he said..“But we would certainly prefer that this not happen because our linguistic duality is not just a question of our Canadian identity, it’s also a question of safety for consumers.”.About 25 per cent of Canada’s 37 million people speak French on a daily basis..In addition to Quebec, New Brunswick and Ontario have large French-speaking communities..Trudeau said many companies that are now manufacturing medical equipment or hand sanitizers don’t have bilingual staff or the capabilities “to make that happen”.. Trudeau on WE scandal: Case closed .“Nothing justifies the lack of respect for our two official languages. It is a health and safety issue,” Senator René Cormier is quoted as saying in The Guardian..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westewrnstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
