Absolutely.
Evidence of meeting #14 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was elections.
A video is available from Parliament.
Evidence of meeting #14 for Procedure and House Affairs in the 44th Parliament, 1st Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was elections.
A video is available from Parliament.
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Commissioner, Office of the Languages Commissioner of Nunavut
I would also like to mention that many resources are available in the Inuit language. There is also an Inuit language authority in Nunavut. Their objective is to standardize Inuit terminology. Is that something Elections Canada can go to? The sole purpose of the Inuit language authority is to standardize English and Inuktut terminology.
There are also many other resources. Microsoft Bing Translator just came out with an instant translation.
Even so, in the correspondence I received from Elections Canada, they have contracted out to ensure that instant translation was available. If that was the case, why was that not used for displaying the “masks mandatory” poster? That would be for Elections Canada to answer.
There are resources and there should be better efforts made. It is recognized by law in the jurisdiction of Nunavut.
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Liberal
Sherry Romanado Liberal Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne, QC
Thank you so much for that.
I want to reiterate thanks to you for reaching out. At the end of the day, I think it's up to the Chief Electoral Officer to also be proactive to do these kinds of outreach efforts and to make sure that the information you and the people of Nunavut need is provided to them in real time and in their language.
Thank you.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Bardish Chagger
Thank you very much.
I think I can speak for all committee members and anybody watching at home to say that this was a very informative panel. You have all brought a lot of knowledge and experience with you. I really want to thank you for providing us the extra time as well.
Please do not hesitate to write to us or submit any documents or anything that you think is important for the committee. We look forward to receiving it.
With that, I hope everyone keeps well and safe. I look forward to seeing you again soon.
I will suspend for about two minutes and we'll switch over to in camera, so we can continue with our work.
Thank you.
[Proceedings continue in camera]