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Government House Leader Chagger says she ‘misremembered’ her presence in Senate the night of key budget vote

Her office chalks it up to a busy run-up to the House's adjournment, but Conservative Senators say there’s more to it.

'I need you to know that I did not watch the vote. There was a royal assent ceremony that took place that day, so I had been over for the royal assent ceremony,' Ms. Chagger told The Hill Times on June 22, despite the vote and the royal assent ceremony happening on two different days. Her office says the minister misspoke, blending the days together. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

BY RACHEL AIELLO

June 29, 2017

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