People can't get over MPs' stylish living rooms during Canada's first virtual House of Commons
Canada's first virtual House of Commons meeting took place on Tuesday, and even though MPs had plenty of important issues to discuss during the Zoom call, it was their living rooms that stole the show.
No, really.
Just check out Mississauga MP Navdeep Bains' colourful pop art painting, which perfectly matched his pink turban.
I’d like to point out this @zoom_us @OurCommons call with @NavdeepSBains because it’s legit the greatest background and we all should applaud and appreciate it #COVID19 cc: @ChrisGNardi for the amazing screenshot pic.twitter.com/eaCjPGQroV
— Shruti Shekar (@shruti_shekar) April 28, 2020
And then there's Finance Minister Bill Morneau's sleek black and white living room, which looks like it just appeared out of an Ethan Allen catalogue.
Hi I'd like to move a motion to have Parliament sit permanently in @Bill_Morneau's classy-af living room pic.twitter.com/zbDhMjsiIU
— Christopher G. Nardi (@ChrisGNardi) April 28, 2020
And Calgary Nose Hill MP Michelle Rempel Garner proudly sported a Canadian flag on her fireplace, even though she's working from Oklahoma at the moment.
An appearance from @MichelleRempel at virtual Parliament. Canada flag, US fireplace, I assume. #cdnpoli pic.twitter.com/oZIcwNEDPc
— Susan Delacourt (@SusanDelacourt) April 28, 2020
Lakeland MP Shannon Stubbs put us all to shame with her super clean kitchen, which instantly made all Canadians want to go wash their dishes.
Not much to say about @ShannonStubbsMP's background, except to applaud how beautifully CLEAN her kitchen is. Mad respect for that. pic.twitter.com/pkQ6THvVye
— Christopher G. Nardi (@ChrisGNardi) April 28, 2020
And Elgin-Middlesex-London MP Karen Vecchio won the day with her wall of Karen Vecchio, because why wouldn't you want to show off your work accomplishments?
On the topic of backgrounds, shoutout to @karen_vecchio and her wall of pictures of Karen Vecchio at work. Be proud of y'all's work, people. pic.twitter.com/D6nikpqRpF
— Christopher G. Nardi (@ChrisGNardi) April 28, 2020
Like any other work call, MPs struggled to remember to unmute themselves before chiming in, with even our Prime Minister falling victim to the pitfalls of Zoom.
It was bound to happen, and it has happened: even the Prime Minister forgot to unmute himself during the first Virtual Parliament. ERRRRRYONE forgetting to unmute
— Christopher G. Nardi (@ChrisGNardi) April 28, 2020
But all in all — barring a few connectivity issues — Canada's first virtual House of Commons session was a success.
Here's hoping Minister Navdeep Bains reveals where he got his fabulous painting soon.
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