Section 20 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Section 20 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
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Section 20 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is one of the sections of the Constitution of Canada dealing with Canada's two official languages, English and French. Along with section 16, section 20 is one of the few sections under the title "Official Languages of Canada" that guarantees bilingualism outside Parliament, legislatures and courts. This also makes it more extensive than language rights in the Constitution Act, 1867. Section 20's specific function is to establish a right
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Constitutional right to receive government services in English or French
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Section_20_of_the_Canadian_Charter_of_Rights_and_Freedoms
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2023-10-25T00:53:42Z
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