Rookie opposition MP’s bill could pass the Liberal-majority House

Marilyn Gladu credits her extensive outreach and collegial, collaborative tone for pushing her bill forward in the House, where it has won support from her Conservative colleagues, NDP and Liberal MPs.

First-term MP Marilyn Gladu's private member's bill establishing a national palliative care framework looks set to pass with broad support in the House of Commons, a rare feat for any bill, let alone seldom-passed private member's legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

April 26, 2017

Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu knew the odds were stacked against her. It’s rare, she was told, for any private member’s bill to win approval, let alone one proposed by a rookie opposition MP in a majority Parliament. ...

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