The only time, to my knowledge, that's ever been recognized by the federal government was when Dyane Adam intervened in the merger litigation and argued the ratchet principle of minority language rights under subsection 16(3) of the charter.That was the first time a federal agency had ever participated in court proceedings in Quebec making that very important assertion that we constitute an official language minority, and therefore we're entitled to the legislative treatment commensurate with that status.
C'était la première fois qu'un organisme fédéral participait à des procédures judiciaires au Québec, ce qui donnait beaucoup d'importance à l'affirmation que nous constituons une minorité de langue officielle et que nous avons donc droit au traitement législatif idoine.