Remote simultaneous interpretation now in use for House committees

Following a pilot, party whips agreed to begin phasing in use of remote interpretation services for regular committee meetings starting on Nov. 20.

An interpreter covers a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Feb. 16, 2021. The use of remote simultaneous interpretation began being phased in for regular House committee meetings on Nov. 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

November 22, 2023

As part of continuing efforts to increase the availability of interpretation services to Parliament, the House of Commons officially began phasing in use of a new remote simultaneous interpretation option for regular committee meetings this week.

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