Backbench MPs who typically make up a majority of the House of Commons have had their presence shrink as cabinet members and House officers make up the majority of the Chamber in COVID-19 sittings.
Liberal MP Ken Hardie, pictured on April 20 in the House of Commons, was one of two Liberals with no official House or government role present for this week's sitting and only one of the four B.C. MPs at the parliamentary session. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
With reduced numbers of MPs sitting in the House amidst the coronavirus pandemic, the presence of backbenchers and equitable geographic representation has been constrained in three sittings since the pandemic hit Canada.
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