Diplomatic Circles

‘This is different’: diplomats warned of divided Canada during parliamentary crash course

Given Canadians' self-professed preference for a minority government, 'I think we all are on probation,' Liberal MP Greg Fergus told diplomats.

Liberal MPs Chandra Arya, left, Greg Fergus, and Mona Fortier, and Conservative MP Randy Hoback, second from right, gave new diplomats a crash course in minority Parliaments on Nov. 8 as part of an orientation event at Carleton University moderated by Maureen Boyd, right. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

November 13, 2019

How parties in the House of Commons interact over the next six months will be a key indicator of whether this minority government will last, a Liberal MP told new diplomats gathered for a crash course in Canadian politics on Nov. 8, while a Conservative MP warned the c...

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