OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) – A Canadian MP was caught completely naked during a virtual meeting of the House of Commons.
William Amos, who has represented the Quebec district of Pontiac since 2015, appeared completely naked on the screens of his fellow lawmakers on Wednesday. The pandemic has resulted in many Canadian lawmakers attending sessions via video conference instead of in person.
A screenshot obtained by The Canadian Press shows Amos standing behind a desk between the Quebec and Canadian flags, and his private parts are hidden by a cell phone in one hand.
“It was an unfortunate mistake,” Amos said in a statement. ” My video was accidentally turned on when I got dressed in my work clothes after I went jogging. I sincerely apologize to my colleagues in the House of Commons for this unintentional distraction. This was obviously an honest mistake and it will not happen again. ”
Claude DeBellefeuille, a lawmaker from the opposition Bloc Quebecois party, put the incident in order after question time and suggested that MPs require male MPs to wear a jacket and tie – and a shirt, underwear and pants.
Speaker Anthony Rota later thanked DeBellefeuille for her “observations” and explained that although he had not seen anything, he had checked with technicians and confirmed that they were seeing something. He reminded lawmakers to always be vigilant when they are near a camera and microphone.
Amos, the parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Industry, Francois-Philippe Champagne, was only visible to members of parliament and staff at an internal video conference. Since he did not speak, his image did not appear on the public stream.
Mark Holland, a colleague of the Liberal Party, said Amos was “completely killed”. Holland said he was satisfied with his colleague’s explanation.
“I do not think there was a bad intention. This is definitely an unfortunate circumstance, Holland said.
“This is a warning to everyone,” Holland added. ‘You should always assume that the camera is on, and be very careful when wandering around in the vicinity of that camera that you have appropriately dressed. ″
Asked if he would issue a warning to all liberal lawmakers about it, he said: ‘Oh, big time. ″