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Official Languages committee In general, the community is being held hostage because, from the territory's standpoint, you've seen the answers we're given. We say it's the federal government that doesn't want to give us any money, and the federal government says that it's the territory's act. So we've create
February 7th, 2011Committee meeting
Régis St-Pierre
Official Languages committee That's correct because the Yukon act arises from the Official Languages Act. So this is a quasi-constitutional obligation, and the Parliament of Canada alone can amend or repeal it. An evaluation by the Parliament of Canada should therefore be conducted on a periodic basis to det
February 7th, 2011Committee meeting
Régis St-Pierre
Official Languages committee Thank you for your question. I can give you a short or long answer. The short answer is yes. And the long answer is also yes. Yes, because, in any case, the Yukon Supreme Court held in Kilrich Industries Ltd. v. Halotier in 2007 that, even though Yukon's Languages Act does not
February 7th, 2011Committee meeting
Régis St-Pierre