Which institutions are mentioned as being able to use English or French in proceedings according to 17(1) and 17(2)?

• A. Parliament and the New Brunswick legislature.
• B. Only Parliament at Ottawa.
• C. Only NB courts.
• D. Only the Governor General.

Answer: (A)

Language use in Parliament and provincial legislatures is what sections 17(1) and 17(2) address. These provisions extend the right to use English or French to the proceedings of the federal Parliament and to the legislative assemblies of the provinces. That means both levels of government can conduct business in either official language. New Brunswick is included because it is officially bilingual, so its legislature can operate in either language. The Governor General and the judiciary (like NB courts) aren’t the bodies these language rights protect in this context, which is why options that focus only on those bodies don’t fit.