A member of Parliament criticized for calling a videoconference session from his toilet

Funny incident in the Canadian House of Commons in early May: Shafqat Ali was watching a video meeting…from his toilet. He criticized, and promised not to repeat “this mistake.”

Since the start of the Covid-19 epidemic, parliaments around the world have adapted, and many meetings have been organized in a mixed format: some parliamentarians are face-to-face, while others follow the order of the day away.

This is what Shafqat Ali, a Canadian MP and Liberal Party member, did after a meeting he held on Friday, May 6, via Zoom. But this chosen one was connected from the toilet Report it guardian.

From the beginning of the meeting, doubts began to arise about where this deputy was, says the British daily. It was Mayor Lily Goodridge who later told the House of Commons that “a lawmaker may be joining the meeting from the toilet”.

“If you don’t need the camera, turn it off!”

The case did not erupt in the Canadian Parliament until Monday. Representative John Brassard studied the background of Shafak’a footage, and lawmakers concluded that the Liberal party member “placed his device on the edge of the wall right above the back of the toilet.”

“The MP was using the toilet while participating in a session of the House of Commons, the Cathedral of Canadian Democracy,” John Brassard lamented.

pity me apologize guardian, He promised that he would not make that “mistake” again. Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Chris Dintermont responded “If you don’t need your camera, turn it off!” He said his apology was accepted.