Transition to virtual sittings should be ‘staggered,’ former clerk tells PROC

Virtual sittings 'should be a stop-gap measure to ensure Parliament can continue to play a role, but it cannot replace an in-person Parliament during normal times,' says Emmett Macfarlane, associate professor at Waterloo University.

Liberal MP Ruby Sahota, pictured in a file photograph, chairs the House Procedure and Affairs Committee, which is in the midst of a month-long study on virtual parliamentary sittings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

April 23, 2020

The move towards increasing the frequency of virtual parliamentary sittings can take on a “staggered approach,” as MPs grow more accustomed to engaging with one another online as opposed to across the aisle, says a former House administration official.

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