Commons Speaker Anthony Rota has expressed concern about MPs using the virtual setting to break the rules of decorum that normally apply. Green Party MP Paul Manly (Nanaimo-Ladysmith) speaks in front of a green screen during a virtual Parliament session over Zoom on April 28, 2020. (CBC)Rota asked the committee to issue guidelines on ensuring decorum during virtual proceedings, which he could use when presiding over the twice-weekly virtual sittings of a modified House of Commons. Rachael Harder, a Conservative MP who represents the riding of Lethbridge, appears in a virtual sitting of the House of Commons May 5, 2020. Michelle Rempel Garner, a Conservative MP representing the Alberta riding of Calgary Nose Hill, appears in a virtual sitting of the House of Commons this week.

Source: CBC News May 06, 2020 18:37 UTC