Senator Batters: Senator Gold, “sharing” implies sharing and equality, not subservience to the House of Commons. I’m hopeful that we will be in a situation where our committees are also able to be hybrid, so if we’re here we can choose to attend in person or be virtual.

I’m wondering if you have any more information with regard to that. Will our committees be able to be hybrid or will they be mostly virtual?

Senator Manning: I’m confident that it was not intentional on your part, Senator Gold, but in your speech you mentioned that wherever one of us senators was located in this great country of ours, we could participate in the hybrid sittings.

You mentioned the expanse of Canada, from Yukon to Prince Edward Island. I just want to be on record, as you always want to be on record, as saying that we, too, in that far, beautiful province in Eastern Canada of Newfoundland and Labrador indeed participate in the hybrid sittings. I just want to make sure that it is on record that we, too, are part of this great country.