Grit backbenches provide opposition

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien suffered a stunning defeat when 56 members of the governing Liberal Party led by former finance minister Paul Martin joined hands with the opposition parties and helped pass a motion calling for secret ballots to elect committee chairs. This is a dramatic shift fro...

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