Update:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the Liberals and Opposition parties are "very close" a deal to resume Parliament after negotiating whether the House of Commons will re-open Monday, and under what terms.
A proposal from the government to reconvene parliament via weekly 'virtual sittings' with a reduced number of MPs has received pushback from conservatives, which Trudeau calls "unreasonable."
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer has demanded three in-house sittings per week in order to hold the federal government accountable to its response to the COVID-19 crisis.
If parties fail to reach an accord, the House of Commons will resume with all 338 MPs and staff back at work.
Parliament has been adjourned since mid-March, with the exception of two single-day sittings that were used to pass emergency bills.
- with files from The Canadian Press
Original story:
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to brief Canadians at 11:15 a.m. on COVID-19 in what has become his daily address from Rideau Cottage.
Village Media will carry the livestream.
