That means they would be more than just functionally bilingual. I see the “functionally bilingual” requirement as problematic. To my mind, a judge is not bilingual when they are able to hear and understand a case in the other language but unable to speak that language, which they apparently understand. I think that, in addition to understanding everything, a judge has to be able to communicate and converse in every respect in both English or French, in other words, both official languages.
On May 11th, 2017. See this statement in context.