Heard On The Hill

Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings confronts cancer again, writes her story in Montreal Gazette

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Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings, pictured in 2009 on the Hill, served in a number of parliamentary secretary roles during her time representing Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Que., from 1997 to 2011. She is battling cancer once again. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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BY MIKE LAPOINTE

June 3, 2024

Marlene Jennings, who served as the Liberal MP for Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Que., from 1997 to 2011, is battling cancer for the second time, she recently announced.

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