Federal MPs are not extensions of provincial governments: Grit MP Volpe

Liberal MP Joe Volpe says if the practice continues then MPs from Ontario might take a second look at their roles too

TORONTO–MPs are not extensions of provincial governments in Ottawa because that's not the way Confederation works and they shouldn't be pressured by provincial premiers to vote a certain way in the House of Commons, says the former federal minister of immigration Joe Volpe.

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