MPs from far-flung ridings wary of reuniting as a whole in June

Liberal MP John McKay says he hopes negotiations among House leaders 'would lead to something a little more meaningful than the Tuesday and Thursday exercise.'

Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, left, pictured with House Clerk Charles Robert and House Speaker Anthony Rota on May 13, 2020, during a skeletal in-person sitting in West Block. Mr. Rodriguez's office says the current hybrid plan 'increases accountability' and conforms to public-health guidelines. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT, BEATRICE PAEZ

May 15, 2020

With Canada’s provinces and territories still at varying stages of lifting lockdown measures, several MPs representing far-flung ridings remain wary of commuting back and forth to Ottawa in June, when the House typically rises for the summer,

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