Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says in retrospect, maybe he should have answered in English when asked questions in that language at last night's town hall meeting in Sherbrooke, Que. I believe deeply in it, but I understand the importance of speaking French and defending the French language in Quebec," he said. He also pointed out that he answered a French question in English at a recent town hall meeting in Peterborough, Ont. But Trudeau switched gears a little later, when a reporter asked another question on the topic. "Even staunch defenders of the French language like René Lévesque would never have made such a misstep," president James Shea said in a statement.

Source: CBC News January 18, 2017 16:41 UTC