Mark Holland says the flexibility is still needed as last week five members, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, had COVID\u002D19 and couldn’t appear in…
He made the announcement Monday after speaking with House leaders from opposition parties.
Holland says he’s sympathetic to calls from opposition benches to have MPs attend the House of Commons in person and is committed to having government members physically show up to provide answers during question period, barring illness or the emergence of a new COVID-19 variant that is cause for concern.Article content
Holland said the plan includes a request for a parliamentary committee to study MPs’ use of the virtual option and the voting app.
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