Parliament will be a little lesser of a place without Harris and Easter

Harris and Easter have demonstrated throughout their careers you can play a long game in politics governed by decency, dignity, and commitment to service that isn’t just about you.

Outgoing NDP MP Jack Harris, left, and Liberal MP Wayne Easter. When a new Parliament eventually settles in, it will be a little lesser of a place without these two characters, writes Tim Powers.The Hill Times file photograph and photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY TIM POWERS

June 16, 2021

OTTAWA—When two hardened political veterans announce their pending retirements, their “intention not to run in the next election,” you can be pretty sure that the rumoured late summer or early fall call of the next federal election is moving closer to reality. NDP stalwart Jack Harris from New...

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