Cellphones barred from Liberal caucus meetings, Goodale says Grits don’t want any distractions

Liberal caucus chair Francis Scarpaleggia denies that a fear of leaks is behind the ban.

As the third-place party before the Oct. 19 federal election, Liberal MPs were free to carry their wireless devices to their weekly national caucus meetings. Now that they’ve formed government, MPs and Cabinet ministers have to turn in their smartphones and tablets before ...

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