Minister O'Connor's Speech in Montreal

Seeing as though it is relevent, I'm going to take a one day break from my five-part series on Afghanistan (which is nearing its final part, which will be on the direction Canadian Forces need to take from here) to post audio clips of Minister Gordon O'Connor's speech in Montreal at the Mount Stephen Club.

Part I Here
Part II Here

My thoughts on Minister O'Connor:
The man is charismatic when speaking in English, and is a very nice person to talk to. He is inspiring and confident in speech, while not appearing out of touch with the average person. With that said, he is a military man, not a politician. During question period he was noticably upset when someone vocally and vehemently protested Canada's Afghanistan policy. Another strike against him would be that his French is quite poor. While he can comprehend French when someone else speaks it, his accent is quite strong, and his pronounciation weak.

However, it must be said that he is a great person for the portfolio. He is knowledgeable and reacts quickly and with vigor when challenged, and I have no doubt he will continue to lead Canadian Forces honourably and to the best of his ability.