Justin Trudeau admits failure to uphold French language during pandemic
by AFP in Ottawa from on (#52SP8)
- Canada PM blames unilingual labelling on 'extreme situation'
- Francophones decry 'dangerous' and disrespectful' move
French has become a collateral victim of the coronavirus pandemic in Canada, forcing the prime minister, Justin Trudeau, to defend failures to uphold laws requiring labels and services in both official languages.
Canada is officially bilingual, but the government has allowed the sale of imported disinfectants labelled only in English because of "the extreme situation in which we find ourselves", Trudeau said on Tuesday.
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