Official Languages committee  It's a question you should ask the Translation Bureau when it appears before your committee.

Official Languages committee  I believe we do that already. All witnesses know that they have an absolute right to speak in the language of their choice and are even encouraged to do so. Some witnesses are bilingual and can respond in both languages, which affects the statistics. However, I've taken note of

Official Languages committee  Yes indeed. That would be an excellent solution. However, even though we can generally get these headsets out to people within 48 hours to most parts of Canada, it might be more difficult on weekends or when people live in more remote areas, for example. And this only happens o

Official Languages committee  Well, at the Committees and Legislative Services Directorate, we provided this information to the Bureau of Internal Economy. It was then sent on to the Chair of the Liaison Committee, who sent it to all the standing committee chairs. Most of the chairs in turn passed this inform

Official Languages committee  In terms of procedure, there are several options available to each committee. The committee could adopt a motion saying that witnesses can't testify without wearing their headset or if the headset they have has not been tested. It's important to remember that witnesses are often

Official Languages committee  I haven't received anything either. We'll have to ask the people from the Translation Bureau when they appear at a future meeting.