The Liberals are pushing to see the hybrid House of Commons sitting model be extended for up to a year despite what appears to be an improving public health situation, and amid concerns about accountability and the impact on translators.
On Monday, in a press conference reflecting on the soon-ending spring sitting, Government House Leader Mark Holland announced that he's planning to bring forward a motion proposing that the virtual elements of the House of Commons and committees be extended through 2023.
Holland said the government is asking the Procedure and House Affairs Committee to study the utilization of the hybrid model and the voting app to see what worked, or didn't. He's also pledged, with one caveat, that ministers answer all questions in-person during the fall sitting. The Official Opposition's case for calling it quits on hybrid sittings includes citing the improving public health situation — a metric cited by the Liberals in recently— as well as the impact the virtual structure has had on translators, and what they see as a decrease in government accountability.
With that’s not seeming to be the case from the governing Liberals' perspective, it's expected the Conservatives will resist this latest attempt, though the government will likely have the numbers to keep it going with the backing of the New Democrats.
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