Judge to Rule on Validity of Quebec Language Law Because It Delays English Verdicts

Judge to Rule on Validity of Quebec Language Law Because It Delays English Verdicts
A lawyer walks past the courthouse in Montreal, on July 12, 2023. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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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.

Judge Dennis Galiatsatos raised the question on his own initiative while overseeing a case involving a woman charged with criminal negligence causing the death of a cyclist.