In early October, <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;word got around that the Chief Justice of Canada had made some flaky remarks&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://link.nationalpost.com/view/5aa04f5c3f92a450996c61a9lzoro.2/9cb7086a&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://link.nationalpost.com/view/5aa04f5c3f92a450996c61a9lzoro.2/9cb7086a">word got around that the Chief Justice of Canada had made some flaky remarks</a> about older judgments issued by the Supreme Court he leads. That court is stubbornly refusing to translate Supreme Court caselaw from before 1970 into both official languages — something that flies in the face of the Official Languages Act, according to the advice of the Official Languages Commissioner.

Analysis by legal historian exposes flaws in remarks by Chief Justice Richard Wagner{ai:summary}<p>The Chief Justice of Canada has faced criticism for comments regarding older Supreme Court judgments. The court is not translating pre-1970 case law into both official languages, which contradicts the Official Languages Act as per the Official Languages Commissioner's guidance. </p><p>#politics</p>

Colby Cosh: It turns out pre-1970 legal rulings do matter

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