Yes, indeed. One of the things I have greatly appreciated as an agent of Parliament is the opportunity I have had to have one-on-one lunches with committee members in which we have been able to share our opinions in a frank and open manner. It would have been a completely different experience if those conversations had had to take place in my first language rather than in the first language of the members concerned, or if those meetings had involved three people instead of two, with an interpreter present during the discussion.
On April 16th, 2013. See this statement in context.