ɪn sˌoʊsɪˈeɪtˈeɪ dˈɛs ɐkˈeɪdiənz, dʒˈʌstɪs bˈiːts ɹˈuːld ðæt sˈɛkʃən nˈaɪntiːn ʌvðə tʃˈɑːɹɾɚ ænd sˈɛkʃən wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː ʌvðə kˌɑːnstɪtˈuːʃən ˈækt, wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɐ ɹˈaɪt tə spˈiːk ɪn ˈiːðɚɹ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ɔːɹ fɹˈɛntʃ.
In Société des Acadiens, Justice Beetz ruled that section 19 of the Charter and section 133 of the Constitution Act, 1867 established a right to speak in either English or French.