Judge to rule on validity of Quebec language law because it delays English verdicts

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MONTREAL — A Quebec court judge will decide whether the province's new language reform is constitutional because a section of the law systematically delays the delivery of verdicts handed down in English.

MONTREAL — A Quebec court judge will decide whether the province's new language reform is constitutional because a section of the law systematically delays the delivery of verdicts handed down in English.

He says the"problematic" section of Quebec's language law imposes a rigid timeline, which he says"has the effect of obstructing the basic operation of the criminal process" that falls under federal jurisdiction." "In other words, even if the court’s final judgment itself is ready, I will not be permitted to file it," Galiatsatos said.

"Implicitly in counsel’s arguments, the attorney general of Canada considers that this is simply a non-existent problem that the court has imagined out of thin air," Galiatsatos said."With great respect, these arguments stem from a severe lack of understanding of how criminal trials proceed and how a judge exercises his duties."

 

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