Justice committee  I will let Mr. Rémillard answer your question.

Justice committee  I will answer your question. One key problem that we experience on a daily basis is the active offer of service. That is in the current Criminal Code, section 530. Many of our members who are practising lawyers say that the active offer of service is not regularly provided. This

Justice committee  Let's say that the accused appears before a trial judge for the first appearance during his case. Under the Criminal Code, the judge must advise the accused of his right to choose the official language, French or English, in which he would like his trial to be held. Generally, t

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I would like to thank you for giving the Fédération des associations de juristes d'expression française de common law inc., or FAJEF, the opportunity to appear before this committee. I will start by explaining a little bit about who we are and what our prio