Minister Foote, I also you want to thank you for this new response. Honestly, your first response was very disappointing. Your latest response was much better. I certainly would have liked it to come earlier, but we're happy nonetheless.
Minister Foote, as demonstrated by the many letters that I've received and by certain studies that were conducted, the atmosphere at the Translation Bureau isn't good. One of them indicates that the Bureau is among the worst workplaces in the public service at this time. Therefore, there's a major problem.
You said 12 people were hired this year. However, 400 positions have been eliminated in the past four years. By 2017 or 2018, 140 more positions will be vacant. So 12 people out of 500 is really a drop in the bucket.
Is there a desire to make the work atmosphere pleasant again and to ease the enormous pressure on the interpreters and translators? This desire could be demonstrated by hiring a significant number of people, because 12 people isn't enough.