valerie: Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante is apologizing for speaking almost entirely in English as she delivered a speech highlighting international foreign investment in Montreal, according to The Toronto Star. Valerie Plante admits she made a mistake by not using French as she addressed the crowd at an artificial intelligence gathering Tuesday. Valerie Plante admitted she had clearly made a mistake by not using more French as she addressed the crowd at an artificial intelligence gathering Tuesday. Graham Hughes / THE CANADIAN PRESS She told a council meeting Wednesday morning that she delivers about a dozen speeches a week, all mainly in French, and is proud to do so. Plante drew the ire of language critics for a speech that contained no French except for a brief opening greeting and a thank you at the end. French is my native language, it's the language of my heart, and it's a great pride for me to use this language in the biggest francophone metropolis in North America, she said.
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