Supporting the Vitality
of Canada's Minority
Language Communities.

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The International Observatory on Language Rights

The International Observatory on Language Rights aims, on the one hand, to promote the vitality of minority language communities in Canada by urging these communities to take part in the development of their rights and, on the other hand, to acquaint other countries with the Canadian experience by sharing with them how Canada has dealt with its official languages problems. Conversely, the Observatory hopes to help Canadians gain better insight into the linguistic situation in other countries, thereby providing an opportunity to learn from their experience, and offering different problem-solving avenues.
[...] Comme le montrera nettement l'analyse, M. Charlebois espère en réalité obtenir, par le biais de sa motion préliminaire, qu'il soit déclaré que les art. 22 et 35 de la Loi sur les langues officielles, L.N.-B. 2002, ch. O-0.5, violent les par. 16(2) et 18(2) de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés. La Cour n'est pas saisie de cette question. L'unique paragraphe de la motion modifiée qui sollicitait de la Cour une ordonnance prononcée en application de la Charte a été radié par la décision du 13 janvier 2014. [...] As will become clear in the analysis, what Mr. Charlebois is in reality hoping to obtain by way of this preliminary motion is a declaration that Section 22 and Section 35 of the New Brunswick Official Languages Act, S.N.B. 2002, chapter O-0.5, violate Sections 16(2) and 18(2) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This question is not before the Court. The only relief in the amended motion which sought an order pursuant to the Charter was struck as a result of the January 13th, 2014 decision.

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