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PRINCIPLE EQUALITY STATUS PRIVILEGES ENGLISH FRENCH [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-03-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Rights and Freedoms
- Special-Language Phraseology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- principle of equality of status and privileges of English and French
1, record 1, English, principle%20of%20equality%20of%20status%20and%20privileges%20of%20English%20and%20French
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
With respect to the application of Part I of the OLA [Official Languages Act], the Investigation Report concluded: section 4 of the OLA must be interpreted and applied in light of the spirit of the Act as a whole and must follow the principles enunciated by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Beaulac decision, namely that such interpretation must respect the purpose of the language right at issue, the principle of equality of status and privileges of English and French, and the preservation and development of the official language communities;R. v. Beaulac, [1999] 1 S.C.R. 768 per Bastarache J at para. 24 1, record 1, English, - principle%20of%20equality%20of%20status%20and%20privileges%20of%20English%20and%20French
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droits et libertés
- Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- principe de l'égalité de statut et de privilège du français et de l'anglais
1, record 1, French, principe%20de%20l%27%C3%A9galit%C3%A9%20de%20statut%20et%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20du%20fran%C3%A7ais%20et%20de%20l%27anglais
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En ce qui regarde l'application de la partie I de la Loi [sur les langues officielles], le Rapport d'enquête fait état des conclusions suivantes : l'article 4 de la Loi doit être interprété et appliqué à la lumière de l'esprit de l'ensemble de cette loi ainsi que des principes que la Cour suprême du Canada a énoncés dans l'arrêt Beaulac, c'est-à-dire que cette interprétation doit tenir compte de l'objet du droit linguistique en cause, du principe de l'égalité de statut et de privilège du français et de l'anglais, ainsi que de la nécessité du maintien et de l'épanouissement des communautés de langue officielle;R. c. Beaulac, [1999] 1 R.C.S. 768, le juge Bastarache, au par. 24. 1, record 1, French, - principe%20de%20l%27%C3%A9galit%C3%A9%20de%20statut%20et%20de%20privil%C3%A8ge%20du%20fran%C3%A7ais%20et%20de%20l%27anglais
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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