Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Boissonnault. The short answer would be yes. It's obviously a very interesting approach. Could the reality of medicine apply to law? Absolutely. Currently, in Ontario, we have the common law program in French. Are there students, in Ontario, who decide to study at

Justice committee  The short answer is yes. The long answer requires an explanation. Lawyers who speak French, who would be able to practise law in French and meet their clients' request in the official language of their choice, are not always equipped to serve their clients in French. We are tal

Justice committee  I can give you an answer with regard to the province of Ontario. Currently, there are different organizations that offer professional training in French, including our organization, the AJEFO. We offer training in French to ensure that we can respond to this linguistic insecurity

Justice committee  Thank you for your question. In fact, since July 8, 2016, we have had the Supreme Court decision on the Jordan decision, which states that all criminal cases must be heard within 18 months for cases heard in the court of justice and within 30 months for cases heard in the superi

Justice committee  Ah, you are talking about common law judgments in English that are not translated into French.

Justice committee  I can't really comment on civil law. For our part, we focus on common law provinces and territories. Perhaps the Quebec Community Groups Network should be asked whether needs exist in the area or it is lacking. That is my response to that.

Justice committee  Mr. Boissonnault, as you rightly said, young people must be encouraged to study law in both official languages. In Edmonton, for example, there is the Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Alberta. The best way to promote this is to work with organizations in the f

Justice committee  That's an excellent question, although I can't speak on behalf of Alberta or the AJEFA. However, I can tell you that recent reports about access to justice indicate that there is a national crisis: almost half of Canadians will face a legal problem during a three-year period. T

Justice committee  If I understood correctly, you are asking me about common law judgments that are not available either in French or in English.

Justice committee  Thank you, Mr. Boissonnault. For a francophone in a linguistic minority community, bringing proceedings in French is more expensive and takes more time. I can give you some practical examples. I talked to you about Béatrice's situation, but I can go even further. AJEFO members

Justice committee  Our model is based on the existing model in Quebec, which is called the Centres de justice de proximité. Quebec currently has about nine centres. In 2012 and 2013 when we were examining the feasibility of opening such a centre, the Ottawa Legal Information Centre, studies were do

Justice committee  Absolutely. That comes to our second recommendation that touches on tools for justice-sector professionals. You were speaking about mortgages. In French that's an hypothèque. You need tools to ensure that our justice-sector professionals have the tools to serve their clients in

Justice committee  Thank you.

Justice committee  Thank you very much. Mr. Chair, honourable members of the committee, hello. Access to justice goes beyond legal aid. While legal aid is important to ensure access to justice, its availability is restricted by income and the field of law in question. Access to justice in both of

Official Languages committee  That's an excellent question. The pilot project will essentially be funded until the end of the roadmap. We are in the process of diversifying our funding. We want to request funding from the province and the City of Ottawa. We are also hoping that, with the renewal of the roadm