Jamil Jivani went to Washington

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani pleaded to Liberals for inter-party unity, but said the 'timing and spectacle of recent floor-crossings appears to many Canadians as an effort from you (PM) to demoralize Conservatives and the millions of Canadians who voted for us.'

Conservative MP Jamil Jivani reached out to the Prime Minister’s Office, but said he was surprised when his invitation for the prime minister to join him in Washington, D.C., was declined. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SHEILA COPPS

February 5, 2026

OTTAWA—Mr. Jivani went to Washington.

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