New Brunswick Lieutenant Governor Brenda Murphy commented for the first time on a New Brunswick court decision declaring the process that led to her appointment unconstitutional. He made this statement several days after the announcement of the federal appeal request on this file.
In a written statement Monday, Brenda Murphy acknowledged the importance for the courts [d’examiner] careful issues like this.
Brenda Murphy – the county’s first openly lesbian lieutenant governor – said she wanted to the voices of minority groups and marginalized people hear more and that Wants to be an ally for New Brunswick francophones working to preserve and promote the French language and Acadian culture .
” As a member of a minority group whose rights are enshrined by the legal system, I understand the need to fight for rights. “
Brenda Murphy also acknowledges that her French skills were limited – or at least they were when she was appointed in 2019 – and that she is working hard to improve her spoken and written French.
I believe it is very important, for the person appointed to the position of Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, to create links with the Francophone and Anglophone communities of the province in the context of trust and respect for their native language and both at the individual and community added Brenda Murphy.
In his statement, he said the bilingual nature of the province has always been a big pride for him.
A unilingual lieutenant-governor, is that unconstitutional?
A month ago, the Chief Justice of the Court of Queen’s Bench ruled that the person appointed to the position of Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick must perform their duties in the same official language.
However, Brenda Murphy, who currently holds the position, does not speak enough French, according to the case filed by the Société de l’Acadie du Nouveau-Brunswick.
On Friday, the Government of Canada appealed this decision.
Source: Radio-Canada
