Procedure and House Affairs committee  I know there are some that do not. I'm not sure if there are others besides Zoom that provide this capacity or capability.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Nothing prevents the House from making decisions as it sees fit.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think that this is the time needed to ensure that digital services give members the equipment and the training required to use it. That's what we're talking about.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm not sure that I have the precise information for that, but I do believe that in the northern regions there are challenges for some of the MPs.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think, in fact, that would be correct. Their access is limited; it's not high-speed.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I believe that's so, but it's also why I think our IT people are trying to reach out to the MPs to see if they can find solutions.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  What I was trying to point out was based on a question coming from Mr. Richards. The portion where we traditionally follow how question period works would probably still be followed. I think you're quite right, Ms. May, that it would be easy to identify the rounds, but not neces

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, in one word.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, you are quite correct. That was why I suggested that you may want to take the opportunity of the experience you are doing now to consider at some future date whether or not you would want to develop options when we are confronted in the future with circumstances similar to th

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I think you're raising some tough questions that we will have to consider seriously and try to develop a kind of technology that will better ensure the proper participation of the members in a way that we are accustomed to when we meet in person in the chamber. The points that yo

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. The Constitution provides a number of requirements that the House must follow in determining how to regulate its debates and proceedings. Relevant to this study is section 48 of the Constitution Act, 1867, which specifies that a quorum of 20 members is

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Let me begin at the part where I spoke in French. The Constitution provides a number of requirements that the House must follow—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much, Madam Chair. I will be much briefer than 10 minutes, and then I'll be followed by Philippe Dufresne, the law clerk and parliamentary counsel, who will give an explanation of the constitutional issues that might be involved in holding a virtual House of Comm

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, but in any sort of conversations that have taken place, the caution that I've already expressed to you about our capacity to provide this service within a timeline that was different from the response that was provided by the Speaker to the government House leader has been ra