OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee says the pandemic-era practice of allowing federal elected officials to vote virtually should be allowed to stay.
Members of Parliament on the committee for procedure and House affairs studied the issue of the hybrid Parliament last year and their report was tabled today.
The practice was introduced in 2020 as the House of Commons joined the thousands of workplaces across the country that closed their doors and went virtual at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The committee recommends that the House of Commons administration look for ways to improve the situation for interpreters who have reported workplace injuries due to the poor sound quality of virtual platforms.
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