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‘Do you wanna double check that, please?’: high-stakes House shenanigans came with much-needed moments laughs, as MPs staved off #elxn44 (for now)

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House clerk Charles Robert, pictured in January 2018, had MPs roaring with laughter in the Commons Chamber last week, after he accidentally misread the vote results on an amendment to a Conservative motion that the Liberals deemed to be a confidence matter. Chuckling to himself about the mix-up, he quickly corrected the record after House Speaker Anthony Rota suggested he 'double check' the figures.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY PALAK MANGAT

October 26, 2020

There were some laughs in the House during last week's nail-biter confidence vote brought on by a Conservative motion that could have sent voters to the polls amid a global pandemic, which still might happen, by the way. While it ultimately turned out to be all for naught, with the NDP and Greens s...

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