Unfortunately, neither of you is able to testify because of this reason.
In my opinion, this was a mistake made by the House of Commons. From what I understand, those headsets were sent to you last spring, but you didn't get the new headsets.
Please know that if you would like to come back to this committee, we can invite you at a later date.
That said, if you wish, you can simply send us your comments or answers to the questions put to you in writing. Those answers must be sent to all committee members without delay, and they will be taken into consideration.
Again, if you wish to be invited back, I will personally ask that we invite you at a future meeting. At that time, we'll send you the right headsets.
I apologize on behalf of our committee. If you are able to send us your observations and comments in writing, I would appreciate it.
Please know that we take this issue very seriously. It's important to know that interpreters have suffered damage to their hearing. I didn't know it could happen. I learned that during the pandemic. Since then, we've been using videoconferencing a lot, and we need to protect our interpreters, whom we really need to do our job.
Do let me know if you want to testify again. I will make sure that you are invited at a later date.
Thank you.
I had one minute of speaking time left, and I'm going to allow myself to ask my question right away.
Ms. Laidlaw, when it comes to maximum sentences, we're talking about life sentences for certain aggravated offences related to hate speech. For example, someone who committed a hate-related offence could be subject to a life sentence.
In your opinion, is this the right sentence here? Should we review that provision?