Mr. Speaker, this government is unique in Canada in that we allow unilingual people to sit on juries in the Northwest Territories, but this requires great care in the provision of competent interpreting services. Since the legal interpreting program will soon be without a full-time manager and is deprived of the position to coordinate Dene language services, I would like to ask the Minister, in light of the fact that this program has been severely reduced, whether he is now contemplating introducing amendments to the Jury Act to repeal the provision allowing for unilingual juries because we just won't be able to offer the service any longer. Thank you.
Dennis Patterson on Question 415-12(7): Impact Of Staff Cuts On Legal Interpreting Program
In the Legislative Assembly on April 6th, 1995. See this statement in context.
Supplementary To Question 415-12(7): Impact Of Staff Cuts On Legal Interpreting Program
Question 415-12(7): Impact Of Staff Cuts On Legal Interpreting Program
Item 6: Oral Questions
April 5th, 1995
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Dennis Patterson Iqaluit
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