Premier proposes mostly virtual House sitting for prorogation

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The public health order as it relates to the five-person gathering limit does not apply to workplaces where physical distancing is possible. 

NDP House leader Claudia Chender noted the exception when contacted by CBC News about the premier's letter. 

"The gathering limits that we have for public health do not apply to the legislature, do not apply to workplaces," said Chender. "We know that teachers are in classrooms every day. We know that people are in offices every day and they're doing their work and they're doing it in the safest environment that they can."

McNeil's proposal would see the other MLAs attend Friday's sitting virtually.

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Claudia Chender MLA