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Opposition forces standoff in N.B. legislature over lack of hybrid sittings

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N.B. opposition calling for resiliency plans to allow legislature to sit But the government did not give in.“We would be happy to provide consent to go to third reading and so on today if they brought forward a motion to the house to debate the ability of members to participate virtually in a meeting of the legislative assembly,” said Green Leader David Coon.Government house leader Glen Savoie said asking opposition leaders to establish hybrid sittings with a government motion, was oversimplifying the process.“The opposition is trying to make this a very simple thing, which it is not.

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