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BY ABBAS RANA

November 16, 2020

The House Justice Committee is expected to vote this month on a Bloc Québécois motion calling for a probe into "political vetting" of judicial candidates, and all opposition parties are saying they have a “favourable view” of the motion. In an interview with The Hill Times, Bloc MP R...

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