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All three major party leaders—Conservative Andrew Scheer, left, Liberal Justin Trudeau, middle, and New Democrat Jagmeet Singh, right—have reasons to celebrate after the Feb. 25 byelections. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

February 27, 2019

OTTAWA—Canada has three new Members of Parliament. What lessons can we learn from the federal byelections that ushered them into power in Burnaby South, B.C., York–Simcoe, Ont., and Outremont, Que.? First, the NDP has a pulse—albeit a weak one. The closest race of the three fought on Monday n...

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