From the perspective of someone who works for the federal government, because I work at Royal Military College and I know what translation may look like and how long it can take in the federal public service, I think the official languages commissioner's idea is great and could definitely serve in a time of a pandemic, or different type of crises like floods. Generally speaking, outside of pandemics, translation services could be enhanced across the board in the federal public service.
On November 26th, 2020. See this statement in context.