Rachel Bendayan on Order Respecting the Business of the House and its Committees

In the House of Commons on November 25th, 2021. See this statement in context.

Resuming Debate on the Order Respecting the Business of the House and its CommitteesOrder Respecting the Business of the House and its CommitteesGovernment Orders

November 25th, 2021 / 1:20 p.m.

Liberal

Rachel Bendayan Liberal Outremont, QC

Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague. I believe that he is asking a very important issue about the functioning of our hybrid system.

Of course, in our last mandate, we were all in virtual mode. Personally, I hope that there will be more than 300 members, even 338, in the House. However, I would like to make one thing clear.

If someone cannot be in the House because they have symptoms or were in contact with someone with COVID-19, they must be able to continue carrying out their parliamentary duties and to vote. It is very important that we ensure they can do so.

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