Tories Pan Electronic Voting After Test Amid 11th Hour Talks on Return of Parliament

Tories Pan Electronic Voting After Test Amid 11th Hour Talks on Return of Parliament
Conservative Deputy Leader Candice Bergen arrives at a caucus meeting in Ottawa on Sept. 22, 2020. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
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OTTAWA—The federal Conservatives are panning a proposed electronic voting system after what they described as a disastrous test run, and say there is still no agreement on how MPs will return to work.

Parties have been arguing for months over the best way for the House of Commons to function during the COVID-19 pandemic, disagreeing over how to protect the health and safety of MPs while ensuring full parliamentary representation and accountability.