OTTAWA — A day after many Liberal MPs argued that their next leader must speak French and understand Quebec, one of their caucus colleagues — who doesn’t speak the language — announced his candidacy ...

He added: “For me, when I started learning French ... he started getting attractive and romantic when he was speaking in French, and that’s sort of the journey he goes on.” ...

Foreign language learning is at its lowest level in UK secondary schools since the turn of the millennium, with German and French falling ... "As well as speaking a foreign language, increasing ...