Madam Speaker, today, we celebrate an interpreter whose voice will be instantly recognizable to members of the House. Over his 30-year career, Peter Douglas has also been the voice of francophone leaders for 10 different leaders' debates and interpreted numerous budgets and Speeches from the Throne.
As a professor of conference interpreting at the University of Ottawa since 2007, he has transmitted his vast expertise to numerous cohorts of young interpreters who themselves now work on the Hill. A lawyer by training, Peter also interprets at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Peter will be greatly missed, but we know he is eager to spend more time with his beloved dog Piper and at the curling rink. I wish him a happy retirement.