In a first for Canadian Parliamentary democracy, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took questions from Opposition Leader Andrew Scheer via video link, moderated by the Speaker of the House as would be the case during Question Period in the House of Commons. About 90 per cent of the country’s 338 MPs have dialled in to Canada’s first-ever virtual House of Commons session.
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