Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I also find this motion to be very important. However, it is my opinion that the last part of the motion does not ensure that we will avoid the kinds of problems we experienced in the previous Parliament.
I recall a truly memorable occasion when a representative from an agency of the United Nations, the UN, having been asked a question in French, told us that she did not understand the question because she had not heard the interpretation.
If the clerk tells us at the beginning of each meeting which witnesses have not gone through the required technical tests, it will in no way prevent the situations that happened in the previous Parliament. We would simply know about them in advance. In the case I have just mentioned, I would have known in advance that the lady in question possibly might not have access to the interpretation of my remarks. When that situation happened, I found out only once I had asked the question that the lady basically understood nothing of what I asked.
If a similar situation happened again, I would know for sure that the lady would not understand the questions that I was putting to her. However, I'm not sure that we would be any further ahead.