Rookie 68 new MPs in process of ‘leaving one world’ and settling into life on Parliament Hill

Rookie Liberal MP Rob Oliphant says 'MPs should also have a little bit of a sense of humour and a sense of life, and a sense of hopefulness about the whole place because it's important.'

Just under one quarter of Parliament's 308 MPs will be sitting in the House of Commons for the very first time when Parliament opens on Nov. 18, however in the meantime the 68 newly-elected MPs are busy getting their offices set up, meeting their peers, and getting used to it all.

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