(Translation) Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

First of all, let me say that the language bureau staff, and interpreters have been reduced to six percent, the staff person years have reduced to six percent.

However, the reduction of person years to six percent for them to travel to the communities, and for the outside interpreting purposes, are paid through the government. I am pleased to see that in some departments, person years are reduced, but in the Language Bureau it stays the same. (Translation ends)

If there is a requirement for specialized interpreting training, then the department can host that with the cooperation of the Justice Department, and Arctic College also can be assigned to contract those specialized interpreter/translator training.

As I said before, I would encourage an association, or some sort of a body, created independently from the government, of the translators/interpreters as a group, or an association, to test and license those interpreters/translators, and that specialized interpreter/translator also would be recognized accordingly.

For example, if a doctor is a general practitioner, so is a translator/interpreter; if a doctor becomes a specialized person, like a plastic surgeon, or a general surgeon, he will be recognized. So, would the interpreter/translator become specialized in the court interpreting, or health areas, as you said, in terms of biological names, then that person would be tested and licensed as a specialist in that area. We could work on that cooperatively.

In the time of financial restraint right now, something much more imaginative will have to be created, rather than just going ahead and continuing to increase the budget estimates for that area. This is very important, but other things also dear to the public are, social services, housing, health, education, and for their own well being.

So, unfortunately, when we suffer under financial restraint, language will also suffer under the restraint, but I am happy to report to you that no person years have been lost in that one. Thank you.