The Jane and Jody show gets picked up for another season and it’s going to be worth watching

Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott can afford to be fearless, since most of the scenarios they have gamed out show many more positives than negatives in their upcoming electoral contests.

Former Liberal cabinet ministers Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould speak with reporters in Ottawa in April. On May 27, the pair announced their plans to run as Independent candidates in October’s election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

May 29, 2019

OTTAWA—The Jody and Jane show lives on. Earlier this week, former Liberal cabinet ministers Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott announced they would in fact be running as Independents in this fall’s federal election. More power to them, as winning a seat as an unaffiliated candidate in the Ca...

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