Scandal: Canadian MP appeared naked during virtual session

TORONTO.- William Amos, member of the Liberal Party from Canada and representative of the electoral district of Pontiac, in the province of Quebec, in the House of Commons, he was forced to apologize for appearing naked during the session of the lower house of parliament.

The 46-year-old lawmaker, member of the Canadian Prime Minister’s party, Justin trudeau, explained that the incident happened accidentally yesterday afternoon during the usual “question and answer session” as Trudeau ended his speech by answering a question posed by MPs, according to the newspaper The Washington Post.

In the image, which has gone viral, the official can be seen completely naked. Amos apologized publicly and explained that at that time, he did not realize that he had left the computer camera as he dressed for work, after jogging.

At first, the parliamentarian was criticized by his colleagues, who reminded him in derision of the appropriate clothes to wear during a legislature.

“Members, especially men, should be reminded that a tie and jacket are mandatory, as well as a shirt, underwear or pants.“, He said Claude DeBellefeuille, member of the center-left Bloc Québécois party.

The accident happened during a closed-door session, that is, not broadcast by the media, so it is believed that another MP would have taken a photo on the screen where the MP was saw naked and leaked it to the press and social media in a mocking tone, according to the British newspaper The Guardian.

the government representative in the House of Commons, Pablo Rodríguez and a Liberal Party member today called for the leaked photo to be investigated. “It’s malicious and could even change the life of one of our colleagues”Rodriguez said. “Taking a photo of someone who is being changed and sharing it without their consent is a crime.

Canada faces third wave of coronavirus pandemic, It continues to get worse. The country was one of the first to detect the three most disturbing variants (P.1, B.1.1.7 and B1351) and simultaneously exceeded the rate of new Covid-19 infections in the United States. It has not yet been able to vaccinate its population quickly enough to slow the increase in the circulation of the virus.

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