Evidence of meeting #4 for Official Languages in the 43rd Parliament, 2nd Session. (The original version is on Parliament’s site, as are the minutes.) The winning word was chair.
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Liberal
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?
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The Clerk of the Committee Ms. Josée Ménard
We have Mr. Mazier replacing Mr. Williamson today.
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Liberal
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—
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Bloc
Mario Beaulieu Bloc La Pointe-de-l'Île, QC
I wanted to tell you that the interpretation does not seem to be working.
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The Clerk
Could you say something in English and French so that we can test it?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Yes. Good afternoon, everyone.
I just called the meeting to order.
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The Clerk
That's good. Could you speak in English now?
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Okay, I was just saying that we're going to start our fourth meeting of the House of Commons—
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The Clerk
The check is complete and everything seems to be working well. Thank you.
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Bloc
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”.
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Conservative
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.
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The Clerk
Mr. Dubourg, can we suspend the meeting for a moment, to give us time to solve the problem with the interpretation?
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Liberal
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
Let me try for Mr. Dalton.
Do you hear me when I'm speaking English?
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Conservative
Marc Dalton Conservative Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, BC
Yes, I hear you in English, but there's no translation.
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Liberal
The Chair Liberal Emmanuel Dubourg
At the moment, I am speaking in French. Tell me if you can hear the interpretation.
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Conservative
Marc Dalton Conservative Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge, BC
I am already on the French channel. There shouldn't be any interpretation.
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Conservative
Dan Mazier Conservative Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa, MB
Mr. Chair, it's working for me. We're good here.
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Bloc
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?