NDP leadership hopefuls confront their French shortcomings in Montreal debate

“I worked —” En français, s’il vous plaît. “Oh Jesus,” New Democratic Party leader hopeful Rob Ashton said. That was just one of several moments in the federal NDP leadership race debate, hosted in Montreal Thursday evening, entailing much prepared script reading, broken sentences and reverting to English. The five left-wing candidates came to the city to press their case in one of Canada’s progressive heartlands. Prime Minister Mark Carney&