The House of Commons sat yesterday after a deal was struck between the Liberals, NDP and Bloc to sit in Parliament once a week with more virtual gatherings planned going forward.

That’s not what the Opposition Conservatives were hoping for in their attempts to hold government accountable during an unusual time. This, after weeks of Prime Minister Trudeau answering media questions during his daily COVID-19 update.

Political analyst Tim Powers says outgoing Conservative Party leader Andrew Scheer has been pushing for more parliamentary sittings, but the political strategy could backfire.

Scheer has pointed out that there are renovations underway on Parliament Hill, and if you can have construction, you should have sittings of the House, but Powers says Bloc Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet put it in perspective.

Blanchet, suggested that’s nonsense. He indicates Canadians don’t want to see their parliamentarians playing silly games during a pandemic, and as the country mourns in the wake of the violent rampage in Nova Scotia.