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MP Jenny Kwan ate nothing but two oranges and noodles every day last week

Two NDP MPs restrict their food budget to that of an average British Columbian on welfare.

NDP MP Jenny Kwan battled a cold while also eating the bare minimum to get through her days last week. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY CHELSEA NASH, KRISTEN SHANE

October 26, 2016

NDP MPs Jenny Kwan and Ruth Ellen Brosseau both spent last week eating on an $18 budget; no more, and no less. The pair took part in British Columbia’s annual Welfare Food Challenge, which gets participants to try and fill their tummies for a mere $18. That's the...

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