Global Courant
Mark Holland, Leader of the Government House, revealed on Thursday the federal Liberals’ plans to make hybrid sittings in the House of Commons a permanent feature.
What was adopted as a temporary measure to ensure Parliament’s work could continue safely during the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic has since become a mainstay through a series of temporary agreements.
And now the minority Liberal government is seeking to re-open the Rules of Procedure, reinforcing the change in the rulebook that governs the House.
This comes after the Committee on Procedure and Home Affairs recommended that the hybrid structure and electronic voting system should become the new way of doing things.
Holland’s announcement also comes just a few weeks before the current hybrid regulations are set to expire.
The debate on the proposal is expected to lead to some disagreement, as not all MPs support this break with decades of parliamentary precedent.
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