The new captain of the Montreal Canadiens Nick Suzuki must learn to speak French, believes the leader of the Parti Québécois Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon.
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“Yes, he must learn it, simply because being captain of the Canadian means creating a link with an entire population that has offered its unconditional support to this club for generations”, reacted the leader during a melee. release in Val-d’Or.
The 23-year-old Habs captain is from London, Ont.
“What does it cost to take French lessons and evolve towards a functional French when the media challenges us?, continued Mr. St-Pierre Plamondon. We expect that from our captain.”
He nevertheless specifies that Nick Suzuki is a very “good choice” and that the hockey player seems to be the type of person to want to make this decision. In fact, Mr. Suzuki, who spoke a few words in French during the announcement, has already announced his intention to accelerate his learning of the language.
The Parti Québécois specifies however that the situation cannot be compared with that of the CEO of Air Canada who does not speak the language of Molière. On this subject, the party requires that the leader learn his language of Quebec.