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EGALITE LANGUES OFFICIELLES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language (General)
- Federalism
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- language equality
1, record 1, English, language%20equality
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Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Equality means more of course than just treating everyone exactly the same. In this regard, the Supreme Court has stressed that a proper understanding of official language equality may require differential treatment where factual realities impose unique burdens upon the minority. In the area of education, for example, equality so understood obliges government to provide whatever resources and institutional framework are necessary to ensure that minority language education is substantively equivalent to that of the majority (Arsenault-Cameron decision). 1, record 1, English, - language%20equality
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique (Généralités)
- Fédéralisme
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- égalité des langues officielles
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9galit%C3%A9%20des%20langues%20officielles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'égalité signifie certes plus que le simple fait de traiter tous et chacun exactement de la même façon. La Cour suprême a souligné à cet égard qu'une compréhension approfondie de l'égalité des langues officielles peut correspondre à un traitement différent lorsque des réalités factuelles imposent à la minorité des fardeaux particuliers. Dans le secteur de l'éducation, par exemple, l'égalité, ainsi comprise, exige de l'État qu'il fournisse les ressources et le cadre institutionnel nécessaires pour que l'instruction dispensée dans la langue de la minorité soit réellement équivalente à celle que reçoit la majorité (arrêt Arsenault-Cameron). 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9galit%C3%A9%20des%20langues%20officielles
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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