Covid-19: Canada parliament goes virtual during pandemic

Trudeau (centre) attends a Special Committee on the Covid-19 pandemic in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill May 13, 2020 in Ottawa, Canada as MPs practice social distancing in the empty House of Commons. — AFP

OTTAWA: Canada's parliament has gone virtual through the pandemic, assembling MPs across six time zones and giving a rare peek at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's bookcase, a deer head and a stifled opposition.

Every Tuesday and Thursday over the past month 338 Canadian MPs logged into Zoom from home to question ministers in lieu of holding a daily in-person question period.