First let me say that I'm disappointed that you don't feel that support, with 90% of our executive in Quebec and two-thirds of our executives across North America speaking French.
Yes, I am from Alberta, and it is a great honour for me to sit in this position with CN. I have committed to learning French.
Speaking French is one of my priorities. I want to ensure that everyone can communicate with me and CN in the official language of his or her choice.
I think that the right way to demonstrate our commitment is to.... I think it's a strong statement of our company that we would have someone from western Canada commit very publicly to learning French.