Rural ridings offer potential growth for Liberals in 2019 and PMO’s paying attention, says rookie rural Liberal MP Harvey

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Liberal MP T.J. Harvey, centre, pictured with Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, right, and Liberal MP Will Amos, left. Mr. Harvey, chair of the Liberal rural caucus, says that rural ridings are a potential growth area for his party in 2019.The Hill Times file photograph

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BY ABBAS RANA

January 15, 2018

Rural ridings will offer potential growth areas for the federal Liberals in 2019 and the PMO and cabinet are paying close attention, says Liberal MP T.J. Harvey, chair of the Liberal rural caucus, but the Conservatives say they're also targeting rural ridings and expect to win seats from the Grits i...

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