Hybrid House should survive the pandemic

The federal government should extend the hybrid model—and work with other political parties to make it a permanent option.

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured June 20, 2022, arriving at the West Block before Question Period. The hybrid House of Commons is worth preserving—but only if its post-pandemic future is carefully designed and implemented, writes Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, a professor of political studies and director of the Canadian Opinion Research Archive at Queen’s University.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ELIZABETH GOODYEAR-GRANT

June 22, 2022

For nearly two years, the Canadian House of Commons has used a hybrid model, meaning Parliamentarians can attend in-person or via video-teleconferencing for House sittings and voting. This arrangement was born of necessity during the pandemic when public health measures advised against travel and la...

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