And finally… semantics matter

Antoine Hacault, a native Canadian French speaker, was meant to face a judge over alleged speeding in the village of St-Pierre-Jolys in southern Manitoba, CBC reports.

But Mr Hacault claimed that under the country’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms as well as the Official Languages Act, police are required to offer their services in French in areas designated as bilingual.

The officer also failed to write out the ticket in French.

The Winnipeg Free Press now reports that the courts have agreed.

Mr Hacault received an email saying the matter has been dropped.

He told the paper: “You expect law enforcement to be aware of their charter obligations and to obey the law - especially the charter, it’s the most important law in Canada.”