Justice Michel Bastarache and fellow-authors wrote of section 18 that it repeats section 133 in necessitating Parliament's statutes being kept in both official languages, and that section 18 "adds that both versions are equally authoritative."
Justice Michel Bastarache and co-authors examined section 18, highlighting its resemblance to section 133 in requiring the retention of Parliament's statutes in both official languages, and that section 18 "ensures that both versions are equally authoritative."