Official Languages committee  I'd say a lot of improvements have been made to Ontario's justice system in recent years. A lot more bilingual people are being appointed to the judiciary. Could more improvements be made? Absolutely. Improvements can always be made. No doubt about that. Does it cause delays whe

Official Languages committee  I'd like to start by saying that the AJEFO's mandate focuses on access to justice in French. Our primary concerns are therefore related to the announcement concerning the Office of the French Language Services Commissioner. However, we don't really have an education mandate, eve

Official Languages committee  Yes, as far as I know. I have to admit I'm not exactly sure of the situation. Are all applications currently under review? Where do things stand? We at the AJEFO were obviously delighted when the names of the members of the expert panels that will review the applications were an

Official Languages committee  We're fortunate to have courts. They're the watchdogs that guarantee that, if a government or agency, whatever it may be, ever fails at its task, we'll have a place where we can go and seek remedy. The flipside of that, obviously, is the extraordinary cost that entails for the or

Official Languages committee  I hope not. Ultimately, however, I'd say you have the power to prevent any consequences that are that serious, to use that term. It's up to you to ensure that the Official Languages Act is amended in part VII to give it more teeth, to provide remedies and to prevent any new deci

Official Languages committee  That's a very good question. I'll give you the exact figures so my executive director doesn't accuse me of making false statements. It was $30,000 for the legal information centre and $180,000 for the justice camps.

Official Languages committee  It's important to remember there was no Office of the French Language Services Commissioner when the French Language Services Act was first passed in 1986. That office was created in 2007, and it was added because the government realized it needed additional transparency. You've

Official Languages committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. I am pleased to be with you this morning to present the remarks of the Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario, the AJEFO, on the state of Canada's francophonie. The AJEFO has been working to promote access to justice in Fren