Indigenous languages matter: MP Falcon-Ouellete dreams of day when House debates are translated in his native tongue
On Nov. 29, the House concurred in a House Affairs Committee report to allow for the use of Indigenous languages in the Commons Chamber and in House committees. MPs will have to give notice to the House Clerk in advance for simultaneous interpretation.
HOUSE CHAMBER—The House of Commons only allows translation into English and French. However, it is my dream that one day in the future, when we tune into CPAC on the television, and as we have more Indigenous members from across the country who are elected to the people's House, we can watch it in...
