Premier wants permanent change to House rules to allow virtual sittings

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NDP Leader Claudia Chender offered lukewarm support for changing the rules.

"The House leaders need to sit down with the staff, the operations and the clerk and the Speaker's office, and unpack it," said Chender. "And say what does the legislative proceeding look like in 2022?"

She said they'd spent months debating how a hybrid House would work at the start of the pandemic. 

"If we're going to make a permanent change that isn't about COVID, we're going to have to spend a lot of time figuring out how that actually works in a way that is the most accessible for the highest number of people in Nova Scotia."

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Claudia Chender MLA