House votes to meet in person once a week, despite Conservatives’ push to expand sittings

Plus, Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez gives notice of the feds' intention to appoint a permanent auditor general, saying there will be a 30-day consultation period.

Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, pictured April 20 with ministers Jean-Yves Duclos and Marc Miller, telling MPs that the government has support from the Bloc Québécois and the NDP to limit in-person sittings to one per week, along with holding virtual sittings Tuesdays and Thursdays. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

April 20, 2020

The government won a vote in the House of Commons Monday that will cause MPs to meet in the Chamber on Parliament Hill once a week. The Liberals had the support of the Bloc Québécois and the NDP for their motion, and won the vote 22-15, with just a small number of MPs on the Hill Monday amid the ...

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