Senators complain of ‘shameful’ second-class translation services

Amid rising demand for services to Parliament, Senators say the federal Translation Bureau needs to boost capacity to support them.

A Senate working group is calling for Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough, pictured, to supply more resources to the Translation Bureau, which she oversees, so that it can provide a level of service in the Upper Chamber that is equal to the House of Commons. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY CHARELLE EVELYN

March 28, 2018

The Senate is tired of being the federal Translation Bureau’s second-place client, and wants services comparable to what the House of Commons receives, a group of Senators says. “The first issue that needs to be addressed is the different standard of services from the bureau between the House o...

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