Less talking, more listening: rookies say grassroots campaigns helped unseat high-profile incumbents

'That’s what we were known for: being kind, being there, and helping people,' says incoming Ontario Liberal MP Emma Harrison.

Bloc Québécois MP-elect Alexis Deschênes, left, Liberal MP-elect, Emma Harrison, and Liberal MP-elect Rebecca Chartrand unseated high-profile incumbents in their respective ridings.Photographs courtesy of the Liberal Party and Bloc Québécois

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BY IREM KOCA

May 10, 2025

A wave of rookie MPs will take their seats in the House when the 45th Parliament begins this month, and some of those newcomers who unseated long-serving or high-profile incumbents say the key to their success was listening to concerns, and responding to calls for...

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