You gave the two examples that sprang to mind immediately when we were talking about this. In the case of Justin Bell, the Assemblée communautaire fransaskoise had to take over. These are development tools for us. If we do not defend our rights at the political level, we can still turn to the courts. But at the moment, that is not an option. We could not support young Mr. Bell.
This also answers the question as to whether young people want service in French. All Justin Bell did was to request service in French and he was reprimanded, spoken to in German and put under arrest. If the federal government does not show some backbone and assume its responsibilities for linguistic duality, what point is there in young people trying to get services in French? Rather than relying on the federal government, it is up to us to ensure that the government acts in accordance with the Constitution. If the government does nothing, the only tool we have available to us is the Court Challenges Program.
I could give some other examples. The same thing happened to Martin Rousseau a few months later. At the moment, we have no recourse. We are relying on government, we are begging it to ensure compliance with the law.