‘Historic’ effort to run two hybrid Chambers a balancing act

'The reality is that we [had] limited capacity for the House of Commons and the support team in the Senate to go remotely with committees,' says Progressive Sen. Pierre Dalphond.

On Nov. 2, the Senate joined the House of Commons in running its proceedings in a hybrid fashion, allowing Senators to participate both in Ottawa and virtually from home. But the Red Chamber, pictured on Nov. 5, has to share limited resources with the House of Commons to make it happen.Screenshot courtesy of SenVu

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

November 18, 2020

After a months-long effort, Canada’s two parliamentary Chambers have now moved to a hybrid model, allowing Parliamentarians to participate both in Ottawa and at home, sharing resources along the way to reach that “historic” first, according to the office of the S...

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