dʒˈʌstɪs mˈɪtʃəl bˈæstɐɹˌeɪk ænd fˈɛloʊˈɔːθɚz ɹˈoʊt ʌv sˈɛkʃən ˈeɪtiːn ðˌɐɾɪt ɹᵻpˈiːts sˈɛkʃən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ɪn nəsˈɛsɪtˌeɪɾɪŋ pˈɑːɹləmənts stˈætʃuːts bˌiːɪŋ kˈɛpt ɪn bˈoʊθ əfˈɪʃəl lˈæŋɡwɪdʒᵻz, ænd ðæt sˈɛkʃən ˈeɪtiːn "ˈædz ðæt bˈoʊθ vˈɜːʒənz ɑːɹ ˈiːkwəli ɐθˈɔɹᵻtˌeɪɾɪv."
Justice Michel Bastarache and fellow-authors wrote of section 18 that it repeats section 133 in necessitating Parliament's statutes being kept in both official languages, and that section 18 "adds that both versions are equally authoritative."