Justice in Official Languages Newsletter Number 17: Autumn 2019
Words of Welcome
In 2019, official languages were in the spotlight at Justice Canada. To begin with, the year marked two important occasions: the 50th anniversary of the Official Languages Act (OLA) and the 10th annual Linguistic Duality Day (LDD). Following the announcement in June 2018 of the modernization of the OLA (the first thorough reform since 1988), several events helped mark these events at Justice, such as participation in the national symposium and a mock trial. As you can see, a lot is happening in the area of official languages!
In this edition of the newsletter, we present an interview with Helen Kneale, Isabelle Palad and Rana El-Khoury, who played important roles in the publication by Justice of the 2nd edition of Annotated Language Laws of Canada — Constitutional, Federal, Provincial and Territorial Laws. We also present an article about the reinstatement and modernization of the Court Challenges Program and an interview with Jacinthe Bourdages, the Director of Justice Canada’s Official Languages Directorate (OLAD).
This issue also includes an overview of several projects funded by the Department of Justice and an update on the various meetings organized by OLAD. And don’t forget the OLQuiz!
Enjoy!
The Justice in Official Languages Team
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