Mr. Speaker, I would also like to extend my condolences to the families of those we lost, as well as their shipmates, their friends, all members of the Canadian Armed Forces and all Canadians on the tragic losses we have experienced.
I believe that we can and should be having these discussions and debates, but we do not necessarily have to do them right here in this chamber. Canadians across the country have been doing this in their own workplaces.
I am from Ottawa. I am 15 minutes away. I can drive here very easily. However, if there are MPs flying from all across the country, coming to Ottawa, using Uber, going out and getting food, getting in touch with pages, interpreters and other staff who are taking public transit in my own community, that is putting the constituents I represent at risk. They are potentially being vectors of the virus from all parts of the country to Ottawa. I think we can find a way to do this virtually.