Procedure and House Affairs committee  No.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I like the idea that you would expect it, and we would certainly want to provide it, but, in fact, there will be glitches. We will try to accommodate them to make sure that the system improves and the satisfaction that you feel in the service that we are providing grows.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Sure.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  For example, the National Assembly for Wales has started going into virtual sittings and they seem to be satisfied with the experience. It seems to be developing nicely. Today in London, the idea of a hybrid model, having 50 members present and up to 120 members, I think, connec

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No. I think we're joining a stream of parliaments in various places that are trying to address this problem by the fact that all of us are confronted with the COVID-19 pandemic.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Largely, yes. I think the real question becomes what the impact of reversal would be.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think that's really a question that Philippe would probably be better qualified to answer.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think that's really something the committee has an opportunity to look at. Within the narrow frame of your May 15 meeting, that might be a bit difficult, but the experience you are acquiring, even in preparing for this report, might give you some insight as to how this should b

Procedure and House Affairs committee  The reality is that your committee must determine what to do. Your mandate is to look at these issues and to determine how you want to proceed.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  If the decision is to allow the House or its members to connect remotely, I'm not sure there would be a requirement that you do it at your home or your office. The one matter that would come into play is the issue of multimedia access and security.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Philippe may have something to add, but my guess would really be that this is a learning process. We need to develop experience, and we need to actually test the technology to see what works best. That's why I think the IT people are particularly keen to follow these developments

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's my understanding that that's a concern for IT right now.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Absolutely.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I suppose once we've collected the data, there would be no reason why we couldn't share it.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think there might be several reasons. Perhaps one is adaptability to security. The other thing is, for one, that it allows for the floor and two languages, and since we are obliged to be bilingual, we have to have three channels—English, French and floor.