Tagged: official languages

Charter Breaches / Criminal Law / In the Media / Live from the SCC / Official Languages / TheCourt

by Steph Brown · Oct 14 , 2019

Live at the SCC: The SCC Goes to Winnipeg!

For the first time in its history, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC” or “the Court”) headed to Winnipeg to hear cases on September 25 and 26, 2019. On Wednesday,...

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Administrative Law / Charter of Rights & Freedoms / Civil Procedure / Constitutional Law / Employment Law / Insurance / Official Languages / Tax

by Nicole Daniel · Nov 19 , 2018

Lost in Translation: Language Rights in Federal Courts

As the two official languages of Canada, French and English form the bedrock of our legal system, and their usage is a constitutionally protected right found in both the Constitution...

Tags: Charter of Rights and Freedoms Constitutional law federal courts language rights official languages quasi-constitutional Tax Court