It is directly related to the speech read by Mr. MacKay in Winnipeg, which was completely unintelligible. I would have preferred not to have to mention his name, because I respect the minister and I appreciate the efforts he has made to speak French correctly. However, I think that in an international forum, specifically the Francophonie, it may have been preferable to find someone who could read French texts to the assembly in a way in which people could understand them. Clearly that was not the case at this meeting.
On June 8th, 2006. See this statement in context.