However, Mark Sutcliffe, Bob Chiarelli and Catherine McKenney all have something to say for francophones going into the Oct. 24 election.
, with promises that included upping the amount of recreational programming offered in French, making sure Ottawans using front-line city services could get access to that service through someone speaking that language and engagement with local francophone institutions.Sign up to receive daily headline news from Ottawa Citizen, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Sutcliffe said he lost some of his French over his career as a journalist and business owner, but had worked on it a little over the years through classes and seeking out French content, and a lot since entering the campaign for mayor. Now he works with a tutor for a few hours a week, and his comfort in the language is enough that he can do interviews in French, for example. He said he would continue with that study, if elected.
“That will be rectified in five or six months,” was Bob Chiarelli’s response on Friday. Over nine years as regional chair and more as Ottawa mayor, Chiarelli said he got to a point where he could “carry on a reasonable conversation in French” and give media interviews in the language.Article content For now, he’s said he’s brushing up his skills during the campaign by speaking in French to relatives and reading in the language. “And I try it out on people to see how I’m doing.”Article content
“This is not creating any new rights other than finally recognizing the reality we already know: that Canada’s capital city is officially bilingual,” he said in his Thursday media release.
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