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  "title": "Canada Official Languages Act - Equality of English and French in Federal Institutions",
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  "bluf": "Canada's Official Languages Act (R.S.C. 1985, c. 31 (4th Supp.)) ensures equality of status of English and French in federal institutions. Section 4 affirms the right to use either language in the proceedings of Parliament; section 21 gives any member of the public the right to communicate with and receive available services from federal institutions in either official language; section 34 makes English and French the languages of work in federal institutions; section 41 commits the government to enhancing the vitality of official-language minority communities; and section 49 provides for the Commissioner of Official Languages.",
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