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Covid-19 cares kill the cat in Canada’s House of Commons
The country has reduced its parliamentary sittings to once a week despite the need and possibility for more
21 April 2020 - 16:04
Here we are, in the middle of the greatest crisis to face Canada in 75 years, and in Ottawa, the Liberal minority government and Conservative party opposition spent the weekend arguing over how often the House of Commons can sit without violating physical-distancing guidelines.
The Liberals were for fewer sittings, the Conservatives were for more. On Monday the Liberals won; a skeleton crew of members will sit in person one day a week, and MPs will be able to question ministers via video on two other days...
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