On my question of privilege, I want to point out that I'm currently not able, as a member of Parliament, to attend the HUMA committee where we're discussing matters related to housing, might I add, in the middle of a pandemic where people are dying, certainly in my riding where people are burning up in makeshift shacks, in order to accommodate this gross level of privilege.
It is a total disrespect to our electorate and people who are expecting us to keep them alive during the pandemic to play these games. I want to point out what a serious matter this is when people in my riding and around the country are dying, and we see this gross level of privilege here. Especially as members of Parliament, upon whom people are counting to keep them alive, I see people around this circle, when I am supposed to be in committee, snickering and laughing. I don't find it funny.
I am wondering what we can do about this, because my privileges as a member of Parliament to fight for my constituents and Canadians whose lives are on the line are being violated.