If upheld, they will make it less likely that the courts issue rulings in the future that broaden language rights. “It’s certainly a significant shift.”'It’s certainly a significant shift,' Michel Doucet, a leading authority on constitutional language rights, said of the court decisions. courts are narrowing the scope of language rights | Duration 3:39 Three recent rulings restrict the reach of a Charter provision on “distinct” institutions. Nicole Arseneau-Sluyter, president of the Acadian Society of New Brunswick, said the organization will continue to defend and promote language rights. The Appeal Court also recently issued a narrow interpretation of how an Indigenous title claim would apply to private property.

Source: CBC News March 09, 2026 13:43 UTC