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Digital disruption: how heckling has changed in a hybrid Parliament

Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May initially welcomed the shift to a hybrid sitting—until she realized that giving MPs power over their mute buttons made the problem of heckling worse.

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BY ALICE CHEN
March 10, 2021

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Digital disruption: how heckling has changed in a hybrid Parliament

Green parliamentary leader Elizabeth May initially welcomed the shift to a hybrid sitting—until she realized that giving MPs power over their mute buttons made the problem of heckling worse.

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