B.C. legislature leads pack in transition to virtual sittings, says Samara report

The dynamics of being in a minority government seems to have influenced in part the process for reaching an arrangement that doesn’t sacrifice accountability, says Paul Thomas.

B.C.'s minority NDP government, led by Premier John Horgan, is expected to resume legislative sittings in mid-June. The legislature is also planning to hold pre-budget consultations, expanding the scope of its legislative business. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

May 26, 2020

Canada’s legislatures are operating under widely divergent approaches in conducting legislative business amid the global pandemic, with British Columbia leading the pack in striking a hybrid arrangement that ensures ongoing oversight, according to a new report.

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