TORONTO: A Canadian lawmaker was left embarrassed after he was witnessed naked on a House of Commons Zoom conference call.
According to reports, William Amos, a Liberal MP was caught naked when his laptop camera turned on during the virtual session.
"I made a really unfortunate mistake today & obviously I'm embarrassed by it," the 46-year-old tweeted late Wednesday after the incident in his office was made public. Read more
"My camera was accidentally left on as I changed into work clothes after going for a jog. I sincerely apologize to all my colleagues in the House. It was an honest mistake + it won't happen again", the Canadian MP tweeted. Read more
The incident has since gone viral, with Amos, 46, apologizing and explaining that his camera was "accidentally left on as I changed into work clothes after going for a jog."
It is to be mentioned here that Amos is not the first public official caught in a compromising situation during a virtual legislative session. Last September, Juan Emilio Ameri, an Argentine lawmaker, was suspended for inappropriate conduct after he appeared on camera touching and kissing his wife during a virtual session of Congress, the Associated Press reported. Read more
Amos was first elected in 2015 to the House of Commons. The environmental lawyer represents Pontiac, a municipality in western Quebec with about 115,000 residents.
Under the section 'Rules of Order and Decorum' in Canada, no dress code is required to sit it on a debate, but male speakers "must be wearing contemporary business attire" such as jackets, shirts, and ties.