MPs on the Procedure and House Affairs Committee are recommending that hybrid Parliament and the electronic voting system become permanent features of the House of Commons.
on Monday. It spans 106 pages and contains eight main recommendations focused on ways to improve the system and address some of its biggest limitations.In addition to the overall request to keep hybrid Parliament, the committee is suggesting:
The House roll out a series of mandatory policies meant to protect interpreters, including requiring virtually appearing witnesses at committees use high-quality headsets and have strong connections or their appearance will be rescheduled; "While there have been some benefits from some aspects of hybrid Parliament, we have undoubtedly witnessed firsthand of our shortcomings with it," said Conservative MP and committee vice-chair John Nater, presenting the Conservatives' dissenting report in the House, pointing to ministerial accountability and the toll on interpreters as examples.
They also want to see a requirement imposed that ministers and senior officials appear in person at committees.As it stands, the hybrid sitting structure is supposed to remain in place through June 2023, pending the committee's findings. The decision to lock the provisions for a year was made with the support of theThen, over the fall sitting, the committee took on this study into the future of hybrid Parliament.
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