Basically, the amendment proposes that clause 12 of Bill C-13 be amended to include the following:
(2) A decision, order or judgment issued by a federal court, including any reasons given for it, shall be issued first in one of the official languages and then, at the earliest possible time, in the other official language, with each version to be effective from the time the first version is effective, if...the court is of the opinion that the obligation under subsection (1) would occasion a delay prejudicial to the public interest or resulting in injustice or hardship to any party to the proceedings leading to its issuance.
The proposed amendment also includes adding the following to the bill:
(2.1) No costs related to the obligation set out in subsection (1) are to be charged to any party to the proceedings
The purpose is to ensure that francophones subject to trial have access to all jurisprudence, and not only jurisprudence available in French, as is currently the case.