How have the courts interpreted the Charter of the French Language?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Griffin v.College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, 1989 CanLII 5216 (BC CA):
In Ford v. Quebec (Attorney-General), supra, at pp. 627-8, the court stated: The s. 1 and s. 9.1 materials establish that the aim of the language policy underlying the Charter of the French Language was a serious and legitimate one. They indicate the concern about the survival of the French language and the perceived need for an adequate legislative response to the problem. Moreover, they indicate a rational connection between protecting the French language and assuring that the reality of Quebec society is communicated through the "visage linguistique".
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