There will be a review of the New Brunswick Official Languages Act.
The review will be done by an established standing committee and will be completed by December 31, 2026.
A motion was tabled in the New Brunswick legislature for the house to direct the standing committee on official languages to undertake the
This was a key recommendation in the 2021 Finn-McLaughlin report …which also emphasized a need to conduct a review every 5 years, instead of the required 10…
The committee will also be asked to address all remaining recommendations from the 2021 report.
“For the first time, we are looking at this important work to be carried out in the legislature, by elected representatives, and in full view of the public,” said Beausoleil-Grand-Bouctouche-Kent MLA Benoît Bourque, who chairs the committee. “This is an opportunity to celebrate our democratic institutions and strengthen confidence in how we protect and promote both of our official languages.”
The government also plans to create a working group to draft a plan to improve the capacity of nursing homes to provide equal quality of service in both official languages.
