Judge to rule on validity of Quebec language law because it delays English verdicts

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MONTREAL — A Quebec court judge will decide whether the province's new language reform is constitutional because a section of the law systematically delays the delivery of verdicts handed down in English. Judge Dennis Galiatsatos raised the question on his own initiative while overseeing a case involving a woman charged with criminal negligence causing the death of a cyclist. In a May 1 decision, Galiatsatos said he will rule on the validity of a section of Quebec's language law that requires co