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Canadian cabinet ministers could soon be asking Twitter to waive its 140-character limit so they can ensure every tweet they send is in French and English.

The office of federal Language Commissioner Graham Fraser confirmed a La Presse report Wednesday that Fraser is investigating Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird’s Twitter account because of a complaint that Baird’s messages through the social media channel aren’t equally split between English and French.

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At issue is whether Baird is speaking for the government in the messages or expressing personal views, which would be exempt from the demands of federal language laws. He tweets at @HonJohnBaird, where he is described as “Canada’s Foreign Minister, and MP for Ottawa West-Nepean.”

“It will be particularly useful for us with regards to, ‘What are the parameters, what are the regulations here?’ ” said Nelson Kalil, a spokesman for Fraser. He said social media still contains “a lot grey zones.”