Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to both witnesses for participating in today's meeting.
The Commissioner of Official Languages, Graham Fraser, recently completed a study on the bilingual capacity of the judiciary for superior courts. Essentially, he concluded that there were not enough bilingual judges appointed to superior courts. According to him, the main reason for this problem is the judges' appointment process, which "does not allow for a sufficient number of judges with the language skills needed to hear citizens in the minority official language."
Could you tell me how the provisions for the accused's language rights can be applied when the bilingual capacity of superior court judges is lacking?
My question is for both witnesses.