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Language Rights 2005-2006

 

 

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Table of Contents

FOREWORD

INTRODUCTION

1. MINORITY LANGUAGE EDUCATION RIGHTS

• 1.1 Access to English-language education in Quebec
  
  
  • Solski (Tutor of) v. Quebec (Attorney General)
    
    
• 1.2 Right to minority language instruction and right to equality
  
  
  • Gosselin (Tutor of) v. Quebec (Attorney General)
    
    

2. LANGUAGE RIGHTS AND PROCEEDINGS OF PARLIAMENT

• 2.1 Language rights of witnesses appearing before parliamentary committees
  
  
  • Knopf v. Canada (Speaker of the House of Commons)
    
    

3. LANGUAGE RIGHTS IN THE COURTS

• 3.1 Institutions with language obligations in the New Brunswick courts
  
  
  • Charlebois v. Saint John (City)
    
    
• 3.2 Translation of documents when parties use different official languages
  
  
  • Bolduc v. Pozzebon
    
    
• 3.3 Holding a bilingual trial when co-accused ask to be tried in different official languages
  
  
  • R. v. Sarrazin
    
    
• 3.4 Language of charge to the jury in a bilingual trial
  
  
  • R. v. Oliynyk

4. LANGUAGE RIGHTS AND SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC

• 4.1 Constitutional language obligations applicable to the Royal Canadian Mounted
  Police when acting as provincial police in New Brunswick
  
  
  • Canada v. Société des Acadiens et Acadiennes du Nouveau-Brunswick Inc.
    
    
• 4.2 Principle of active offer with respect to policing services in New Brunswick
  
  
  • R. v. McGraw
    
    
• 4.3 Services offered by Air Canada subsidiaries
  
  
  • Thibodeau v. Air Canada
    
    
• 4.4 Access to services of equal quality
  
  
  • Desrochers v. Canada (Industry)
    
    
• 4.5 Language rights in the Northwest Territories
  
  
  • Fédération franco-ténoise v. Canada (Attorney General)
    
    
• 4.6 Language of offence notices in the City of Winnipeg
  
  
  • R. v. Rémillard
    
    
• 4.7 Bilingualism in the City of Ottawa
  
  
  • Canadians for Language Fairness v. Ottawa (City)

5. ACTIONS PROVIDED FOR BY FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL OFFICIAL LANGUAGES LEGISLATION

• 5.1 Action under Part X of the federal Official Languages Act
  where a collective agreement exists
  
  
  • Norton v. VIA Rail Canada Inc.
    
    
• 5.2 Action under section 43 of the New Brunswick Official Languages Act
  
  
  • Caraquet (Town) v. New Brunswick (Minister of Health and Wellness)

6. VITALITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF OFFICIAL LANGUAGE MINORITY COMMUNITIES

• 6.1 Impact of ministerial decisions on the vitality of official language minority communities
  
  
  • Giroux v. Ontario (Minister of Consumer and Business Services)
  • Gigliotti v. Conseil d’administration du Collège des Grands Lacs
    
    
• 6.2 Amendments made to Part VII of the Official Languages Act
  
  
• Forum des maires de la Péninsule acadienne v. Canada (Food Inspection Agency)

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