Procedure and House Affairs committee  If I may, I think it's important to understand that the virtual option is not a means to shirk your duties. In our considerable interviews with former MPs, the commitment and dedication to public service are paramount. It rings true across all of our respondents. However, we ha

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. It's an important observation that the performative aspect is diminished when people are joining from home or from a different location. When you're joining through a remote context, you're more focused on the task and you're bringing a form of yourself that is not ti

Procedure and House Affairs committee  In terms of accountability to the electorate, to the public, it lies in the evolution. If Parliament isn't able to adapt and align with the future of work in Canada and with the way the rest of the world is looking to conduct work, there lies a lack of accountability within that

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you. Perhaps with the exception of select circumstances, we recommend that remote participation be available for all MPs at any time. This is to mitigate the liabilities of “in group” versus “out group” dynamics developing. I think it's important for us to think about the

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  This challenge is not unique to Parliament. It's something that a lot of different workplaces are struggling with right now. Our recommendation is the creation of an inclusive hybrid workplace that's agile and responsive. That entails getting feedback from parliamentarians abou

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. We track toxicity in the online conversation through a project called SAMbot, where we use AI to monitor this. I don't think an increase in the number of hours spent in the same room together can mitigate the increase in toxicity in the political conversation. It's about h

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. It's a pleasure to speak with the committee today. My name is Sabreena Delhon, and I'm the executive director of the Samara Centre for Democracy, which is a non-partisan registered charity dedicated to making Canada's democratic culture more accessible, r