March 16, 2007 @ 09:30
News Item
OTTAWA-Prime Minister Stephen Harper is better understood in his second language than Liberal Leader Stéphane Dion is in his, according to a new Angus Reid poll that put the politicians' skills to the test with voters in French and English.
About 81 per cent of the francophones who watched a clip of Harper giving a speech in French rated him "good" or "very good" at the language. By contrast, among the anglophones who watched the clip of Dion explaining policy in English, just 56 per cent gave him a passing grade.
Interesting that this poll should come out the day after Dion visited the GTA and had a tough time communicating.
This just highlights the paramount job he has in front of him. It's going to be pretty hard to win the next election with almost half the country having no idea what you're saying.
And when they can understand you, you've got nothing to say.
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