Liberals’ repeal of Tory laws about ‘repaying political favours,’ says Scheer

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Most Liberal legislation so far has involved repealing the previous government's laws, though Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc defended commitments to repeal previous legislation as important initiatives because the previous government's legislation was not 'in the interest of Canadians.'The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

February 15, 2016

The Liberal government’s legislative agenda, so far, has been “purely just for repaying political favours,” according to Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. Mr. Scheer (Regina-Qu'Appelle, Sask.) told The Hill Times that Conservatives are finding it frustrating to see the bills ...

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