Half-hour ‘House parties’ on Zoom: MPs adjust to the transition to electronic voting

'There’s a lot of talent; it’s not just political rhetoric. We do have our moments. At the end of the day, we’re just people,' says NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen of the range of musical talent among MPs, who performed for their colleagues over Zoom.

Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez made the feds' latest coronavirus-aid package the House's first confidence vote. The government survived its first test of confidence in the wee hours of Sept. 30. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY Beatrice Paez

September 30, 2020

The introduction of drawn-out voting proceedings over Zoom have given the usually staid practice a new tone. Some MPs serenaded their colleagues with the piano, mandolin, saxophone, and guitar—some musical accompaniment to wile away the wee hours.

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