MPs using tours, lobbying this summer to gain support for private member’s bills

A number of MPs with private member's bills before the House or soon to be introduced are using their time off the Hill to push their legislative initiatives.

NDP MP Guy Caron with Margo Murphy, president of the Conception Bay Chamber of Commerce, left. Right, Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen with members of Boilermakers Union Local 146 and the Canadian Building Trades. Both MPs have done regional summer tours promoting their private member's bills. Photographs courtesy of Guy Carron's and Ahmed Hussen's Twitter

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

August 22, 2016

MPs have been away from the Hill for two months, but the legislative work hasn’t stopped, particularly for those with private member's bills pending. On top of summer constituency events, and consultations the government has MPs conducting, at least two MPs have found time to fit in regional tou...

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