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Thu Apr 15, 2021, 11:42 AM Apr 2021

Canadian lawmaker shows up naked for online meeting - 'An unfortunate error'

A Canadian Parliament member was caught stark naked in a virtual meeting of the House of Commons. William Amos, who has represented the Quebec district of Pontiac since 2015, appeared on the screens of his fellow lawmakers completely naked Wednesday. The pandemic has meant many Canadian lawmakers participate in 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, his private parts hidden by what appears to be a mobile phone in one hand.

“This was an unfortunate error,” Amos said in a statement sent by email. “My video was accidentally turned on as I was changing into my work clothes after going for a jog. I sincerely apologize to my colleagues in the House of Commons for this unintentional distraction. Obviously, it was an honest mistake and it won’t happen again.”

Amos, the parliamentary secretary to Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne, was visible only to Parliament members and staffers on an internal video conference feed. Because he was not speaking, his image did not show up on the public feed.

https://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2021/04/an-unfortunate-error-canadian-lawmaker-shows-up-naked-for-online-meeting.html

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Canadian lawmaker shows up naked for online meeting - 'An unfortunate error' (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 OP
OMG! People are naked with no clothes on! NoSheep Apr 2021 #1
I guess our politicians are getting tired of being called boring Bev54 Apr 2021 #2
Now that's funny. Vinca Apr 2021 #3
So many stories lately of people 'accidentally' exposing themselves via Zoom meetings left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 #4

left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts)
4. So many stories lately of people 'accidentally' exposing themselves via Zoom meetings
Thu Apr 15, 2021, 12:50 PM
Apr 2021

Either they are not all accidents, or we have a lot of stupid people using Zoom for meetings.

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