“Madam Speaker, as Gilles Duceppe always says, there are two languages in the House of Commons: English and simultaneous interpretation. He is not wrong: Ninety per cent of translation is from English to French because everyone chooses English, even a good number of Quebec Liberals. Without our exceptionally talented interpreters, our privileges as members of Parliament would be violated. Let us be clear: French is not an irritant to be entrusted to the lowest bidder with lesser accreditation standards. Will the government maintain the full scope and quality of our interpretation services and reverse the cuts?”
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Thanks 8%Promise 23%Claims 68%
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Madam Speaker, Thanks · 8 wordsagain I thank my colleague for the question.ThanksPromise · 23 wordsI want to assure him that we will always endeavour to maintain the highest standards of quality in interpretation and translation at Parliament.Vague promiseClaims · 67 wordsAs for the interpreters, I want to assure my colleague that there is no lowering of standards in terms of accreditation.1In fact, we want to ensure that we have the next generation of interpreters.That is why we are investing in programs to train new interpreters coming to lend us a hand so that our work may continue in both official languages at the highest quality.2
