"no compelling reason for the Prime Minister to be bilingual".

 Would that mean you think it would be okay to have a Prime Minister who could not speak English, or are you saying that not speaking the language of Quebec doesnt seem important to you?  

I suspect the latter. I apologize if Im wrong. 

 But dont those 23 percent of Canadians who are of francophone heritage have the right to expect their national leader to speak to them in the language they know, and be able to hear what they say and undersstand, read what they write.