Canada’s top court announced Thursday it will hear a case alleging the closure of courthouses in northeast New Brunswick violated the language rights of francophones.
Mayors group alleged N.B. government’s closure of northeast courthouses violated language rights
Shane Magee · CBC News
· Posted: May 28, 2026 12:39 PM EDT | Last Updated: 18 minutes ago
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The provincial courthouse in Caraquet closed in January 2022. (René Landry/Radio-Canada)
Canada’s top court announced Thursday it will hear a case alleging the closure of courthouses in northeast New Brunswick violated the language rights of francophones.
The case stems from the provincial government closing Caraquet and Tracadie courthouses in 2022.
The closure was challenged by a group of mayors through an organization called Forum des maires de la Péninsule acadienne Inc.
“It’s a small victory this morning where the Supreme Court has agreed to listen to our case,” Bernard Thériault, mayor of Caraquet and chair of the Forum, said in an interview Thursday.
The Higgs government carried out the closures, arguing that the two courts were hearing a small and declining number of cases and that it would be more efficient to hear those cases in Bathurst.
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