Thank you, Chair.
Happy International Women's Day to all female colleagues.
Miriam and all the support staff, thank you very much for all your work.
I understand where the intent of this motion is coming from. I remember from time to time Madame Gaudreau or even members from my own caucus raised concerns over technical difficulties and not being able to hear the proper translation. I really understand the frustration there. I also recognize the attempt by the clerk and all support staff to make this work. Unfortunately, we're under COVID. I see Zoom as a temporary measure. We won't always be seeing each other over a screen. I really miss the days of seeing everyone in person at the committee.
My point is along the same line as Mr. Angus's. Respectfully, I understand that this is very frustrating at times. I also recognize that sometimes it's very difficult to make everything work. We are dealing with technology. I sometimes have a Wi-Fi problem as well. Everything can come into play when it comes to translation quality.
Respectfully, I would ask Monsieur Fortin if he would consider perhaps postponing the decision on this motion until the study from the language committee comes to a conclusion. Then it may enlighten us with some solutions that we can act on. The motion itself is great. It's a well-intended motion, but I don't know if the solution is there. I just want to see things moving along as smoothly as possible for the committee. I don't want this motion to be necessarily adding delays or more challenges to an already challenging situation for the support staff.
Thank you, Chair.