Official Languages Committee on Nov. 5th, 2020

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

I call this meeting to order.

Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to meeting number four of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Official Languages.

Madam Clerk, do we have replacements, please?

[The Clerk of the Committee, Ms. Josée Ménard]

We have Mr. Mazier replacing Mr. Williamson today.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Thank you.

Welcome, Mr. Mazier.

The committee is meeting for the purpose of committee business. With regard to the speakers list, the committee clerk and I will do the best we can to maintain a consolidated order of speaking for all members, whether they are participating virtually or in person.

Just a second—

[Mario Beaulieu, Bloc, La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC]

I wanted to tell you that the interpretation does not seem to be working.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Okay, thank you. We will check.

[The Clerk]

Could you say something in English and French so that we can test it?

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Yes. Good afternoon, everyone.

I just called the meeting to order.

[The Clerk]

That's good. Could you speak in English now?

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Okay, I was just saying that we're going to start our fourth meeting of the House of Commons—

[The Clerk]

The check is complete and everything seems to be working well. Thank you.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Okay.

Mr. Beaulieu, is it working for you?

[Mario Beaulieu, Bloc, La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC]

I don't know why, but I am not hearing the interpretation. In my system, it says:

French or English.

I clicked on “French”.

[Marc Dalton, Conservative, Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, BC]

It's the same for me. I'm on the French channel, but, when Mr. Dubourg speaks in English, I do not hear the French.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

We will check that. Thank you.

[The Clerk]

Mr. Dubourg, can we suspend the meeting for a moment, to give us time to solve the problem with the interpretation?

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Certainly, yes.

Colleagues, we are going to suspend the meeting.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Let me try for Mr. Dalton.

Do you hear me when I'm speaking English?

[Marc Dalton, Conservative, Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, BC]

Yes, I hear you in English, but there's no translation.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

At the moment, I am speaking in French. Tell me if you can hear the interpretation.

[Marc Dalton, Conservative, Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, BC]

I am already on the French channel. There shouldn't be any interpretation.

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Right.

[Marc Dalton, Conservative, Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, BC]

It isn't for me.

[Dan Mazier, Conservative, Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB]

Mr. Chair, it's working for me. We're good here.

[Mario Beaulieu, Bloc, La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC]

I can hear the interpretation in English when Mr. Dalton is speaking.

Could you say something again, Mr. Dubourg?

[The Chair, Liberal, Emmanuel Dubourg]

Okay. I'm going to try again in English.