MPs must seize opportunity of Reform Act votes

The powers under the Reform Act give MPs more independence to speak on behalf of their constituents or seek cross-partisan consensus without fear of reprisal from their party leaders.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, pictured on Oct. 30, with some of the new and returning MPs of his 24-member caucus.
Canada’s democracy doesn’t end when the polls close on election day. We expect that our newly elected MPs will head to Ottawa and advocate for the interests of their communities and regions. But for that expectation to become a reality, MPs must seize the powers o...

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