Industry reps, MP urge swift action on committee calls to help interpreters

Conservatives have flagged concerns with two of the committee’s calls, including one that MP Marc Dalton says could be exploited by unwilling witnesses eager to dodge testimony.

Interpreters are pictured in their booths during a Feb. 16 press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The House Official Languages Committee recently issued six recommendations to better support and protect Hill interpreters during virtual proceedings.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

May 19, 2021

The House Official Languages Committee has backed a number of recommendations to improve the working conditions of interpreters supporting Parliament during the shift to virtual, including unanimously urging the government to adopt a new definition of remote interpretation—changes industry reps sa...

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