The committee also wishes to point out that the re-establishment of training and certification for aboriginal languages interpreter-translator programs would be an important step towards language terminology standardization, which is a vital aspect of language revitalization.
Committee recommendation: The Standing Committee on Government Operations recommends that the GNWT implement and plan training and certification of interpreters and translators and establish a registry of interpreters and translators for all official languages.
The Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight tabled its “Report on the Review of 2005–2006 Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner” on March 12, 2007. The report concluded with Motion 58-15(5), requiring the government to table a comprehensive response to the report within 120 days. The government did not table that response.
The Standing Committee on Government Operations recommends that the GNWT respond to the Standing Committee on Accountability and Oversight’s “Report and Review of the 2005–2006 Annual Report of the Languages Commissioner” by addressing all recommendations from the commissioner and the committee in its reply to the present report.
Mr. Speaker, I’ll ask the committee chair to conclude the delivery of this report.