Cole Caufield loves the city of Montreal and Quebec, it seems. And he’s right. Especially since the lucrative contract he has just signed for the next eight years with the Montreal Canadiens does not spoil anything. Except that at the salary he earns to live here, couldn’t we hope that he would occasionally do us the alms of a few words in French when he addresses the French-speaking public? It shouldn’t be so difficult, after all. In another era, several English-speaking Canadian players could even carry on a conversation in French without difficulty. We don’t ask that much, of course. Just a hello and a thank you from time to time, out of politeness and also out of respect for the amateurs who pay top dollar to see him play. And if it is, the French-speaking journalists who rush on him to interview him could help him a little by returning the favor. For example, by thanking him warmly in French for the interview he gave them […]. In closing, let’s dream… It’s amazing what he and his Anglophone teammates could do to promote French among young people if they took the trouble.
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