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RIGHT RECEIVE HEALTH SERVICES ONES OWN LANGUAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Constitutional Law
  • Special-Language Phraseology
OBS

Several provinces have recognized official language minorities' right to receive health services in their own language, but this right, far from being a panacea, has not been more broadly guaranteed across Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit constitutionnel
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
OBS

Plusieurs provinces ont reconnu aux minorités de langue officielle le droit à des services de santé dans leur langue, mais ce droit, loin d'être une panacée, n'est pas garanti plus largement à l'échelle canadienne.

Spanish

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