Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's a big question that you're asking.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It really depends on how far you want to go with the idea of your commitment to a hybrid sitting or a hybrid model. If it's scaled back, there aren't necessarily the same sort of requirements. I think we would really have to make an assessment following the decision of the comm

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There's also the reality of the pandemic and the fact that interpreters, too, are liable to catching the virus. That, too, has an impact on their ability to serve us.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  There are always going to be capacity limits depending on how far you stretch it. In the current environment in which we are working, it is largely the factor of interpretation and its ability to serve, given the limited number of qualified interpreters who can perform the job.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We have already put measures in place to ensure the safety of interpreters, and especially their health. We are constantly making improvements to the equipment because, as you know, we have received complaints about the technology and the sound. This is one of our concerns. I kno

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think the answer to your question depends on the availability of interpretation services. To date, that has really limited our capacity to provide support. I think the conversation really has to take place with Public Works to see what can be done to build the pool of interpre

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I don't think we can really answer that question quite definitively at this point. We don't really know what demand growth there will be. We are limited now because of the interpretation services' capacity. Once that's adjusted and the members decide that they want to expand the

Procedure and House Affairs committee  That's correct.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's the pool not only for Parliament, basically, but also for other government services.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The 60 interpreters we have on call and the others who might be available are not exclusively used by Parliament.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Near the top.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In fact, Mr. Scheer, we do anticipate that there could be an impact. It will really depend on how the House wants to arrange its business and how often the government uses the option to sit until midnight.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The ability to ramp up is in fact going to be determined by the resources that are available to us for interpretation. At the same time, we also know that this is a busy period for the Senate. Interpretation has obligations to serve both Houses, as well as other functions relate

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I would assume so, but again, it depends on how you look at the code and how you read it.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Madam Chair, I think the issue that Mr. Duncan raises has a lot to do with how you define your role, really, as a member of Parliament. The code of conduct is meant to guide you as to what might be seen to be acceptable from the public view in terms of behaviour. However, it shou