Thank you very much, Minister.
Again, using hybrid is an option; it's not an obligation. I just want to highlight that, because we keep hearing about an “all or nothing”.
Ms. Blaney brought up a really good point a couple of meetings ago regarding under which conditions MPs should be allowed to participate virtually. If we put out prescribed conditions, would that not actually go against the right to privacy? For instance, if it said that it could only be in case of illness, then everyone would know, if I was participating virtually, that something was wrong, that I was ill. If I had a problem, I would be more comfortable to go to my whip and say, “Look, I need to be working virtually today because of X, Y and Z.”
Would you feel that it would actually be hindering people in terms of their right to privacy?
Yes, I understand that if we were to use virtual all the time, it would be up to the electorate to decide whether or not they felt they were represented well come the next election. Would you agree with that?