No, it wasn't offered at all. It was just said that the hearing was going to be in French. We could read our statements in English, but the whole hearing was going to be in French. My father just said that can't happen. It's not fair to the victims; we need to know. We're given the right, as victims, to go to these hearings and present statements, but we should also be able to learn what has been going on and be able to hear and understand what the parole board is saying, what he is saying, and what his parole officer is saying.
There are other languages in Canada. I don't know if those are offered for translation when it comes to parole hearings, but I know that French and English are.