Official Languages committee  I'd like to add one thing. This matter involves the Department of Justice, as Mr. Bloom said, but also the Department of Canadian Heritage. We most often interact with the Department of Justice, since it is responsible for the appointment of judges. That said, the challenge remai

Official Languages committee  I cannot say with certainty.

Official Languages committee  Great.

Official Languages committee  I'm not sure how familiar you are with the process. As a first step, the province identifies the needs. The federal government then has to respond and confirm the needs. For instance, Quebec says that it needs six more judges and then the federal government decides to appoint add

Official Languages committee  The Laurentian and Lanaudière regions are the pool with the highest increase in Quebec's population, but the number of judges has not increased accordingly.

Official Languages committee  Do you mean in terms of lawyers or judges?

Official Languages committee  I wouldn't be able to answer your question, because I've never had that experience.

Official Languages committee  I don't know.

Official Languages committee  I can tell you that the last time I went to Saint-Jérôme for an out-of-court settlement, I was before an anglophone judge. That said, my answer is very anecdotal.

Official Languages committee  As was said earlier, I know that it is done in New Brunswick.

Official Languages committee  I don't know whether other parts of Canada have received grants for translation from English into French.

Official Languages committee  Please note that I said nothing to that effect.

Official Languages committee  The answer is probably not the same in all jurisdictions. Ms. Lapointe pointed out that there were probably fewer services outside the major centres. I know it's not a problem in Montreal, but I went to Toronto this year when the courts resumed and I heard about the issue with de

Official Languages committee  Oh, you are talking about federal courts?

Official Languages committee  What I meant was that the federal courts aren't the only ones ruling on those matters. Superior courts and appeal courts issue judgments related to the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act, for instance. The same is true of the Divorce Act, constitutional legislation, and so forth.