Basically, the amendment proposes that clause 12 of Bill C-13 be amended to include the following:
20 (1) Any final decision, order or judgment, including any reasons given for the decision, order or judgment, issued by any federal court shall be made available simultaneously in both official languages. ...the court is of the opinion that the obligation under subsection (1) would occa-
The proposed amendment also includes adding the following to the bill:
(2.1) No costs related to the obligation set out in subsection (1) are to be charged to any party to the proceedings
The purpose is to ensure that francophones subject to trial have access to all jurisprudence, and not only jurisprudence available in French, as is currently the case.