Heard On The Hill

‘I spoke almost 100,000 words over four days,’ Poilievre sets a record for longest speech in the House

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Pierre Poilievre says he set a record for the longest speech in the House of Commons when he spoke over four days of the budget debate. Screen capture courtesy of the House of Commons

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BY NEIL MOSS

April 8, 2019

Over the course of four days last week, Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre was front and centre in the House of Commons as he staged a quasi-filibuster during the budget debate. He did so, he says, to bring attention to the SNC-Lavalin affair. “I spoke almost 100,000 words over fou...

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