I'll start, and then I'll turn to Dominic.
One of the things that's key and I think is helpful for this committee to be aware of is that every day we see increasing demands for the services of the translation bureau, not only in the written form but with our interpreters, as well as providing service to all Canadians. For example, we're now working on making sure that, for our meetings, we have translation available in both English and French for the deaf community. We're looking at more and more access along these lines, so I'm glad you raised it.
I would also note that demand keeps going up for all of the services. While we received $35 million from the budget, we are continuing to look at how best to allocate it. A real example for this committee to consider is that, in 2020, four years ago, we spent about $20 million a year on translation costs for the Senate and the House of Commons. We're going to be at $50 million this year, and we absorb that internally, so it's very important that we're able to provide services to people who need it for the interpretation and the translation.
On interpretation, I'm going to turn to Dominic, who is now the ADM of procurement. He used to be the CEO of the translation bureau.