Official Languages committee  I agree with you completely, Mr. Samson.

Official Languages committee  Justice is an integral part of society overall. As you said, influencing and shaping justice can only benefit Canadian culture.

Official Languages committee  I have no idea. Grants do exist, but I don't know how the money is used. In Quebec, the chief justice of every court decides which judgments should be translated. Clearly, if the judgments could be influential or of particular importance in the rest of the country or elsewhere,

Official Languages committee  A commissioner's office?

Official Languages committee  Yes. In fact, a request to that effect was made to the government, but it wasn't interested. It's response was that ministers were responsible for all Quebecers within their ministerial portfolios and had to deal with all problems, regardless of whether they were the problems of

Official Languages committee  It's not for us to say how much money would be necessary. The chief justices of each court know what their needs are. Currently, in each case, they decide whether there is merit in translating decisions and key judgments that could have an influence in the rest of the country or

Official Languages committee  Basically, you have to get a judge from Montreal. In the Saint-Jérôme district you'll find some lawyers who are bilingual, but not that many, and judges, even fewer. Who determines how many judges are going to be assigned to any particular jurisdiction? It's the chief justice o

Official Languages committee  That's exactly what I said. For years, the Government of Quebec has shown little interest in the English-speaking minority, regardless of the party in power. It has shown very little interest in minorities in general and especially in the anglophone minority.

Official Languages committee  In Ontario, the francophone minority started to lobby for services in French a long time ago. It was done well. It is a long-standing success. There is the Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario. There are associations like that in every province, but it st

Official Languages committee  I just asked why the grant was stopped and why we did not get it back. I was told that, as part of the new action plan that was to begin in 2018 and continue until 2023, we would have to make our voices heard in support of the resumption of the funding. It is important to unders

Official Languages committee  It was someone in the Department of Justice.

Official Languages committee  Yes, and it goes even further than that. The Government of Quebec is not really interested in minorities in Quebec. That is why we were forced to go to the federal government for help, including with legislation. Earlier, Mr. Aylwin mentioned what happened with the Civil Code. T

Official Languages committee  The pressure we've exercised has not really led to any results.

Official Languages committee  Yes, that's correct.

Official Languages committee  I believe that it's both. To add to what Antoine was saying earlier, in Ontario they have made a determined effort to provide judgments in French. Of course, in Ontario, they have a commissioner who looks after francophone affairs, François Boileau, whose job it is to do what Gr