— The Quebec government will work to identify leaders of companies based in the province who don't speak French and try to persuade them to learn the language, Premier François Legault said Friday. His comments came in reaction to the recent admissions by the CEOs of two major Montreal-based companies that they speak little French. In a letter to the Canadian Club of Montreal, Edwards said he doesn't speak French well despite living in Quebec since 2014. "The Caisse has a social responsibility," said Legault, whose government has made the promotion of the French language a priority. — by Jacob Serebrin with files from Christopher Reynolds———This story was produced with the financial assistance of the Facebook and Canadian Press News Fellowship.

Source: CBC News November 13, 2021 11:46 UTC