Saved By The Francophone Canadian Bell!

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So.

It would appear that, according to her press release at least, Christy Clark's lousy french is a major reason that she has decided not to run for the leadership of the Canadian Liberal Party:

...While we have come a long way, in a short time, there is simply not enough time to mount asuccessful campaign and for me to effectively connect with Francophone Canadians in their
language. I have worked hard at improving my French but it’s not where it needs to be, today...

Ignoring that use of the collective noun for the moment, one can only wonder if, perhaps, all that time Ms. Clark spent working hard might have been more effective if she had actually spent it Francophone Canada rather than, you know, France:

However, fortunately (or unfortunately depending on your point of view), Ms. Clark has also assured us that this press release is  not a 'you won't have Nixon....errrr...Clark to kick around anymore' kind of a statement because:

..Friends, I will continue to fight for Liberal candidates and am deeply thankful for the outpouring of support I have received from the grassroots over the past week.

We will meet again...

Oh boy.


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Of course, as we have noted before, last summer was not the first time that Ms. Clark worked hard on something that may or may have not been learning french while in France.

All snark aside, if Ms. Clark were to run for the Fed Libs in the next election, is there any riding in Lotusland, Coastal Division, that she could actually win?


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