In the midst of cheap-shot politics, Conservative MP Mike Lake stands out, speaks up

Conservative MP Mike Lake, left, pictured Feb. 16, 2017, with former Conservative MP James Rajotte, in the dressing room before a friendly charity hockey match between Conservatives and Liberals to raise money for the Terry Fox Foundation.
In the midst of the cheap shots and the usual go-for-the-jugular nastiness of federal politics, Conservative MP Mike Lake stood out from the rest on Feb. 16 in the House when he had this to say in his one-minute member's statement: "The past several years have been challenging for global democracy....

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