NB Liquor fails to meet bilingual obligations at agency stores: commissioner (opens original article in a new tab)

New Brunswick's official languages commissioner alleges the province's liquor corporation is not fulfilling bilingual service requirements at agency stores, citing legal obligations under the Official Languages Act.

• New Brunswick's Official Languages Commissioner found the province's Crown liquor corporation not meeting bilingual service obligations
• The commissioner's report states agency liquor stores must comply with the Official Languages Act as third-party service providers
• NB Liquor argued agency stores are not subject to the act, but the report rejected this with legal references
• The dispute involves whether agency stores are considered part of public institutions under the law