Tory House leader rails against interpreter pilot project defended as necessary amid service strain

'Right now we have meetings, parliamentary meetings, that are taking place with no [interpretation] whatsoever, and the quality of that service is exactly zero,' counters Government House Leader Mark Holland.

Conservative House Leader John Brassard, left, is critical of the House of Commons' interpretation pilot project, which has been branded as a threat to quality, but Liberal counterpart Mark Holland says it’s about 'going from no service to service.'The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY Laura Ryckewaert

July 27, 2022

A union and an association representing Hill interpreters are lambasting the House of Commons’ decision to launch a pilot project testing the use of remote and external interpreters, and Conservative House Leader John Brassard is adding his voice to the chorus of those arguing it will threaten the...

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