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The House celebrates 150 years since the first meeting of Parliament

Former prime ministers, clockwise from top left, Joe Clark, Paul Martin, John Turner, and Brian Mulroney were among the politicos to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of the first Parliament of Canada on Nov. 6 in Centre Block.Reuters/pool photograph by Chris Wattie
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BY SHRUTI SHEKAR
November 8, 2017
MPs celebrated the 150th anniversary of the first meeting of the Parliament of Canada on Nov. 6. Several former prime ministers and speakers of the House were recognized before Question Period, including ex-PMs John Turner, Joe Clark, Brian Mulroney

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