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Conservative MP Hoback shows compassion comes first in a crisis

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During the June 3 emergency debate on the Prairie wildfires, Conservative MP Randy Hoback, left, offered to share his Prince Albert, Sask., constituency office with Secretary of State for Rural Development Buckley Belanger, whose riding has been affected by the ongoing fires.Screenshots courtesy of CPAC

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BY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

June 11, 2025

Conservative MP Randy Hoback used his first speech in the House of the 45th Parliament to extend a helping hand across the aisle to a fellow Prairie MP.

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