Statement from the Commissioner regarding the Bill to Establish the Miscarriage of Justice Review Commission
"Since the modernization of the Official Languages Act, much progress has been made regarding the language requirements of the Canadian judiciary.
- "Since the modernization of the Official Languages Act, much progress has been made regarding the language requirements of the Canadian judiciary.
- Supreme Court and federal court judges must now be able to hear cases in the preferred official language of those facing justice.
- To go against these new obligations by not requiring bilingualism of the commissioners who would review miscarriages of justice seems illogical to me.
- It is a giant step backward in terms of Canadians' right to equal access to justice in both official languages.