Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the comments with respect to virtual participation in the chamber. I just cannot reconcile why this continues to this day. I wonder if the member could share with us if he knows if this continues in any other Parliament similar to ours. My understanding is that it does not.
I fully agree that the tradition of pairing in the House should be fully used. Certainly, there is no reason for members to join in debate from their car in a gas station parking lot or from the bedroom in their hotel. It does not raise decorum in here, and neither do the heckles of the members opposite who would rather work from home.