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Cot napping: Grits nearly lose confidence vote, MPs survive marathon sitting with make-shift beds and bagels

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Make-shift cots were set up for Liberal MPs to catch a nap during marathon votes. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

March 25, 2019

As MPs voted in a more than 30-hour marathon session last week, Liberal MPs had cots to sleep on and bagels to eat. [caption id="attachment_193571" align="alignright" width="146"]

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