Provincial and territorial government contributions to the development of francophone minority communities : Contribution des gouvernements provinciaux et territoriaux à l'épanouissement des communautés francophones en milieu minoritaire : un premier bilan et quelques prospectives

In the wake of exponential growth of public tion, sectors such as education, health, and social interest and expenditures in health, ratification of and municipal services that are areas of exclusive the 2005 federal-provincial agreement on health provincial and territorial jurisdiction contribute services,7 the Montfort case,8 and the establishment much more to the vitality of Francophone commu- [...] In fact, half of the objectives, methods and ism and the French fact, and in some provinces, resources prescribed in the federal plan require the the charge of favouring one ethno-cultural group cooperation of the provinces and territories. [...] Section 23 of the Manitoba interpretation of debates and other proceedings; c) Act of 1870 ensured bilingualism in the legisla- the records, journals and reports of the Legislative tive and judicial branches, but not in the execu- Assembly and its committees are printed and pub- tive branch. [...] While it ensures In 1993, an abbreviated version of the Act equality of status, privileges and services—a defi- Recognizing the Equality of the Two Official Linguistic nite advantage for the Francophone and Acadian Communities in New Brunswick became subsec- minority—, it does not acknowledge the additional tion 16.1(1) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and needs of the minority and stands in the [...] Thus, while the provision of bilingual services throughout the The English linguistic community and the French province promotes the Francophone minority, the linguistic community in New Brunswick have equality of status and equal rights and privileges, government rarely adopts measures that contribute including the right to distinct educational institu- to the development and vitality of Francoph