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MPs Try Luck By Jumping To Their Feet In House

CP | Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press | Posted 04.24.2013 | Canada Politics
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OTTAWA - Despite having been suddenly given the green light to stand up and speak without political sanction in the House of Commons, MPs weren't exac...

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NDP Punishes an MP Who Stands up for his People

Samuel Getachew | Posted 07.02.2012 | Canada
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Samuel Getachew

When Thomas Mulcair became party leader, outspoken MP Bruce Hyer was passed on the new shadow cabinet. Mulcair noted how, "Bruce simply feels that he's allowed to come up with his own decisions." But then again, one has to wonder if that is a good or bad thing, or a sign of how our political system is broken.

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