Description
On the 17 July 1981, the Legislative Assembly adopted the law, with consists of three articles. For the first time, the statutory equality of the Acadians as a linguistic community, and urges the provincial government to protect and promote the development of the Acadian community. Law 88, more commonly referred to as "Bill 88" in English, complemented the 1969 Official Languages of New Brunswick law, which established French and English as official languages of the legislature and of the provincial administration.
The law was, however, more declaratory than practical: "The vagueness of the legislation made it extremely difficult to implement. Consequently, it ... remained idle until its inclusion in the companion resolution to the 1987 Meech Lake Accord". The so-called "companion resolution" was enacted in 1993 as section 16.1 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
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