Hill Climbers

More than 100 MPs defeated, hundreds more political staffers lose Hill and riding jobs

'There's no good way or happy way to do this. You just have to leave. It's not fun,' says Grit staffer Richard Leger.

First came the election night surprise. The Conservatives won 167 seats forming a majority government and the NDP won a whopping 102 seats, replacing the Liberals as the Official Opposition. The Bloc Québécois lost all but four of its 47 seats and the Liberals dropped 43 of 77 seats...

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