Nguyen v. Quebec and Suspended Declarations of Constitutional Invalidity
Based on the outcry from all sides of the political spectrum, it is no wonder that the Supreme Court of Canada took a middle-of-the-road approach in its decision in Nguyen...
Category: Official Languages
Bill C-232: Should Bilingualism be Required at the SCC?
On Monday, March 23rd, the House of Commons debated Bill C-232, an NDP impetus to require that Supreme Court justices have knowledge of English and French. The bill, tabled by...
SCC Provides Guidance on Language Equality: DesRochers v Canada
Last Thursday, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) released their decision in DesRochers v Canada (Industry), 2009 SCC 8 [DesRochers]. In it, the top court opines on the nature and scope of...
Should Supreme Court judges be required to be bilingual?
What is justice if you cannot make yourself heard properly? What is justice when an ill-informed person determines your fate? We can all attest to it: even people who share...
