Political parties reach last-minute deal to temporarily change House rules for hybrid Commons, electronic voting

The rule changes includes a sunset clause, with the terms expiring Dec. 11.

Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, pictured in April, introduced the last-minute deal which the political parties agreed on for a hybrid sitting during this pandemic and presented the motion to change the necessary rules on the day of Parliament’s return on Sept. 23, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

September 23, 2020

With no time to lose, the federal political parties reached a last-minute deal on Wednesday and unanimous consent for a government motion to temporarily change the rules for parliamentary proceedings so that a hybrid House and remote Commons voting can happen this fal...

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