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As a matter of common courtesy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should have spoken English to Quebec anglophones, the leader of the Parti Québécois said Thursday.

But Jean-François Lisée also seized on Tuesday’s incident in Sherbrooke where Trudeau refused to speak English to anglophones to portray Trudeau as out of touch with modern Quebec.

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Lisée’s remarks — made in English to an English media outlet — came as news that the number of complaints lodged against Trudeau with the Commissioner of Officials Languages has grown to 14.

That includes three new complaints from residents in Ontario, who are upset he answered a question posed to him in French in English earlier on his official listening tour of Canada.

In all cases, Trudeau stands accused of violating the Official Languages Act, which stipulates Canadians have the right to communicate and receive services from federal institutions in either official language.