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Ontario PCs taking notes from House of Cards, problematic practice of politicising the naming of legislation

Under Doug Ford, the PCs won a majority, the election period is over, and it’s time to start acting like it. Governments should not politicize legislation to puff up their credentials in an effort to get re-elected.

In the latest season of house of cards there is a scene in which the vice president is sitting with members of his staff deliberating what they should name their newest act. Image courtesy of Wikipedia
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