… according to the President of the Quebec Bar Association, on the occasion of the  formal swearing-in ceremony of the newest judge at Supreme Court of Canada. The head of the bar  declared “it is essential” that high court judges be drawn from the ranks of the best legal minds who “master” both official languages “given Canada’s linguistic diversity.”

The recently elected Mr Justice Richard Wagner is bilingual, as was Justice Marie Deschamps, who he replaces.

Another think struck me though, in addition to the arguments about linguistic diversity – how about the argument for bilinguallism and multilingualism as a way to open the mind? 🙂