Minister admits to ‘shortcoming’ in response to Translation Bureau problems

The Liberals are cancelling a contentious automated hiring program for interpreters. 'We want to make sure we get this right,' says Minister Foote.

Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote announced Thursday that her office had cancelled a proposed request for standing offer for an automated system for hiring freelance interpreters. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

February 9, 2017

The minister in charge of a federal agency that provides translation services to government departments and Parliament is climbing down from her initial lukewarm response to a parliamentary committee's recommendations to improve the agency. Public Services and Procurement Minister Judy Foote (Bon...

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