Mr. Chairman, through you, I would observe that the Chief Justice is from Alberta and is fully competent in being able to hear cases in both languages. She learned it as an adult because she decided it was a critical competency for her to have a full and complete understanding of the law.
There is a bilingual judge in Alberta. There are 39 lawyers who are members of the Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Alberta. My sense is that if this private member's bill were to become law, you would be surprised at how many lawyers or judges would decide that it would be worth their while to learn the other official language.