‘Shenanigans,’ jaw-dropping Philpott interview colour marathon 20-plus hour House vote

‘It’s kind of like calving cows, except this is a little messier,’ says Conservative MP James Bezan of the all-night session.

Liberal MP John McKay says 'it’s one thing to take a hit from opposition' but 'another thing to take political hits from your own people.'The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

March 21, 2019

After more than 3o hours of debate and one close call that would have triggered an election, the marathon vote in the House wrapped up before 1 a.m. Friday. Liberal MP Jane Philpott’s latest appeal, arguing that Canadians deserve to hear the “whole story” on th...

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