Canadian politician apologizes after appearing naked during video conference

Canadian politician apologizes after appearing naked during video conference

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Canadian MP William Amos apologized on his Twitter account after being spotted during a video call on April 14 during a parliamentary video call.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story contains an image of partial nudity.

OTTAWA, Canada (CNN) – A Canadian politician has apologized after being spotted during a video call in a parliamentary call in a state of disguise on Wednesday.

Will Amos, federal MP (MP) for Pontiac, Quebec, for the Liberal Party, can be seen as inappropriately dressed in a screenshot circulating online.

Co-MP Claude DeBellefeuille, of the Bloc Quebecois party, showed Amos’ indiscretion during question time.

‘We saw a member during question time who was dressed incorrectly. That is, undressed. “So maybe you remind the members, especially the male members, that costumes and ties are appropriate,” DeBellefeuille said, according to the parliamentary translator in French.

‘We saw that the member was in a very good condition, but I think this member should be reminded of what is suitable and to control his camera.

House Speaker Anthony Rota responded to DeBellefeuille: “I would like to thank the Honorable Member for her comments,” Rota said. “I missed it.”

This screenshot obtained by The Canadian Press shows the liberal MP William Amos, top, naked in his office during a video conference call on Wednesday 14 April 2021. Amos, who has been representing the Quebec district of Pontiac since 2015, appears on the screens of his fellow lawmakers completely naked and say his video was accidentally turned on when he got dressed in his work clothes after going jogging. | The Canadian Press via AP

Amos then posted an apology on his Twitter account.

‘I really made an unfortunate mistake today and I’m obviously ashamed of it. My camera was accidentally switched on when I changed into work clothes after I went jogging, ”reads the tweet.

‘I apologize to my colleagues in the house. It was an honest mistake + it will not happen again. ‘

Amos is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

CNN contacted Amos and the prime minister’s office for comment.

In June 2020, the Canadian parliament again saw a controversy after the leader of the Canadian New Democratic Party, Jagmeet Singh, had to leave the building after calling another politician ‘racist’.

Singh made the accusation in the House of Commons after Alain Therrien, of the Bloc Québécois party, refused to support a motion asking parliament to recognize the existence of systemic racism in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Force.

Bloc Québécois tweeted to address the exchange, urging Singh to apologize for his remarks, which they said had “tarnished” Therrien’s reputation.

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