Hill harassment can’t hide behind parliamentary privilege

Senator Lillian Dyck has started her own campaign, by way of a Senate inquiry, to call out bad behaviour that falls outside of the bounds of what’s written in the rule book.
It’s a well-known fact that behaviour worthy of reprimand in any kindergarten classroom is typically overlooked when it happens on Parliament Hill. Like fighting in hockey, heckling in the House of Commons has its detractors, but when done well, it’s generally seen as a “fun” byproduct of t...

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