Plug pulled on some virtual committee witnesses due to headset rules, prompting call for more consistency

To comply with a 2023 Labour Program ruling, the Translation Bureau mandated the use of approved microphone headsets for virtual participants to receive interpretation services.

A parliamentary interpreter works during a press conference in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa on Feb. 16, 2021. Interpreting remote participants puts an added strain on interpreters, and has led to increased reports of injuries.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

February 20, 2024

Strict rules requiring the use of an approved microphone headset to participate virtually in House and Senate proceedings are posing new challenges in arranging witness testimony at committees.

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