Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. Through you, Madam Chair, yes, we are constantly looking at opportunities to help the members who are suffering from, I would say, having a lesser quality of connectivity to actually interact with Parliament. If you're asking where the areas are, it's certainly the n

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The technology in the rooms and in the chamber allows for this to happen. We can have multiple languages. The real discussion will be around the impacts to other products that we have, such as the Hansard and broadcasting. We just need to make sure it's planned with the appropria

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, I'm aware of the issue that happened in this committee. I can inform the committee that it wasn't a security issue. It was actually an operational issue that caused the event to happen, impacting the committee and the witness. That's the first answer. I

Procedure and House Affairs committee  We've always had the support of the Board of Internal Economy to meet our needs. We're continually adapting. If we identify other needs or if things change, I know that we can make the necessary requests to adapt quickly. We have the right people and the right partners to be agi

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much. In the context of cyber-security, we are constantly under pressure to maintain the information technology environment and not interfere with the operations of Parliament. As a result, we continue to invest in our people to ensure that they are trained well

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Through you, Madam Chair, as you remember, Centre Block had three committee rooms. There were rooms 237 and 253, and there was room 112 down in the basement, but 112 wasn't really functioning as a committee room. Our requirements basically remain the same for the Centre Block fa

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you for the question, Mrs. DeBellefeuille. As you know, and as Mr. Patrice mentioned earlier, for us, business continuity is a very important principle when it comes to parliamentary activities. Consequently, for all of the infrastructure we will put in place inside the bu

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Mrs. DeBellefeuille, I can guarantee you that interpreters are full partners who collaborate on the implementation of any solution. For instance, under this initiative, we have pilot projects on various ways to provide interpretation services. The translation bureau is our partn

Official Languages committee  It's already been done, Mr. Boulerice.

Official Languages committee  It's required in order to meet the ISO standards, Mr. Boulerice. We had to replace all of our consoles at considerable expense.

Official Languages committee  Mr. Dubourg, security is an essential criterion. As you know, our meetings require different levels of security. The platform we decided upon allows us to take this into account and to continue to provide the required services.

Official Languages committee  I don't have those statistics in hand, Mr. Beaulieu.

Official Languages committee  I'd like to add something briefly. Connectivity is just as important, if not more so. It needs to be tested before the meeting begins to test the sound quality, and make sure that the meaning comes across. Most of the problems that have been occurring are the result of problemat

Official Languages committee  We tested two other platforms, one from Microsoft and one from Cisco. We had to decide quickly between a specialized platform and a hybrid model. Following our research and consultations, we chose a hybrid platform because the quality was higher and it allowed much more flexibil

Official Languages committee  Even though I have Wi-Fi at home, I still connect through a cable to keep connectivity as strong as possible. Also, as some people mentioned, it's important to make sure that people have a good microphone. Other standards should also be developed. People could make sure that the