Procurement watchdog calls PSPC’s handling of interpreters’ contracts ‘unreasonable’

Ombud's review of complaints says proposed changes would cut freelance interpreters' number of billable hours, leading to less compensation for the same amount of work.
An interpreter at work in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building during a press conference with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in February 2021.

A federal watchdog says Public Services and Procurement Canada’s handling of contracts with freelance interpreters on Parliament Hill was “unreasonable” in his review of complaints from more than half of the roster of freelancers.

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