Ms. Renée Soublière at the Justice and Human Rights Committee

On February 25th, 2014. See this statement in context.

February 25th, 2014 / 12:25 p.m.

Senior Counsel, Litigation Coordinator and Supervisor, Official Languages Directorate, Department of Justice

I see.

I would like to come back to a point you raised and specify that the Supreme Court, in the Beaulac decision, found that the proficiency of the accused in the other language is not relevant in any way. The accused may exercise his or her right and request a trial in French even if perfectly bilingual.

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