You mention that there are priorities. We know when the House of Commons sits, because there is a calendar. When it sits, there are individuals doing the simultaneous translation. There are also people working on the text of Hansard for the next morning. And there is the service for members of Parliament. If the House of Commons is busier, does that mean that the service for members of Parliament suffers? Members of Parliament are supposed to be providing services to the people of Canada. We should not forget that we are here for them. If a member of Parliament comes from a bilingual region, he or she wants to try to have material just as quickly as an MP from a unilingual region. As members of Parliament, we want to provide equally fast service for our constituents.
On May 11th, 2006. See this statement in context.