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Politics This Morning: Feds’ proposed relief measure hits snag in House over dispute on spending powers

In a last-ditch attempt to convince the Conservative leadership committee to push back the timeline for qualifying in the race, Conservative MPs Marilyn Gladu and Derek Sloan, along with Rudy Husny, issued a joint appeal, arguing the focus should be on COVID-19.

Sergeant-at-Arms Patrick McDonnell carries the mace into the House as proceedings, briefly, got underway on March 24. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY BEATRICE PAEZ

March 25, 2020

Good Wednesday morning, The House's emergency sitting was suspended for several hours just shortly after Parliament was recalled on Tuesday amid a dispute over opposition parties' objections to provisions in the government's draft legislation that would grant the feds the authority to spend untold ...

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