Yes, but just in the last month, two new unilingual anglophone judges were appointed. I spoke recently with a judge from the Court of The Queen's Bench who has noticed that few bilingual judges are being appointed in New Brunswick. Of course, if we compare the province to the rest of the country, we have better access to trials in both official languages and it is probably easier here than it is elsewhere, but they are still taking a step backwards in New Brunswick.
It may be different for someone who lives in Saint-Boniface, for example. If someone is accused of rape in Saint-Boniface, that person may prefer not to have his case heard in French. Otherwise, everyone from his village or his community will attend the trial. That person might prefer to have his case heard in English in Winnipeg. That's what happens, so the accused should have the choice. Do you think that no one will ever be accused of rape in Saint-Boniface?
In any case, we can understand that some accused may prefer not to appear in court in their own region. Things are different everywhere. In New Brunswick, generally speaking, the trial will be held in French if the accused is French-speaking.