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‘Not worth the cost,’ ‘axe the tax,’ and ‘after eight long years’: repetition of phrases in the House may be annoying, but also ‘how political marketing works,’ say experts

News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The phrase 'not worth the cost' was uttered 246 times in House debates and in Question Period referring either to Trudeau or the Liberal government between Oct. 3 and Oct. 31, in addition to 'after eight years' or 'after eight long years' 409 times. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 20, 2023
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The phrase 'not worth the cost' was uttered 246 times in House debates and in Question Period referring either to Trudeau or the Liberal government between Oct. 3 and Oct. 31, in addition to 'after eight years' or 'after eight long years' 409 times. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The phrase 'not worth the cost' was uttered 246 times in House debates and in Question Period referring either to Trudeau or the Liberal government between Oct. 3 and Oct. 31, in addition to 'after eight years' or 'after eight long years' 409 times. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 20, 2023
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 20, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The phrase 'not worth the cost' was uttered 246 times in House debates and in Question Period referring either to Trudeau or the Liberal government between Oct. 3 and Oct. 31, in addition to 'after eight years' or 'after eight long years' 409 times. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan has twice presented a motion at the House Finance Committee that opposes Alberta’s pension plan exit. The motion will again be put forward at the committee’s Nov. 20 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 15, 2023
Liberal MP Rachel Bendayan has twice presented a motion at the House Finance Committee that opposes Alberta’s pension plan exit. The motion will again be put forward at the committee’s Nov. 20 meeting. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | November 6, 2023
Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault, pictured in Ottawa on March 2, took part in a rare Five Eyes public meeting in the United States last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | November 6, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | November 6, 2023
Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault, pictured in Ottawa on March 2, took part in a rare Five Eyes public meeting in the United States last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 1, 2023
Liberal MP Jenica Atwin, parliamentary sectary to the Indigenous services minister, left, kicked off second reading debate on Bill C-28 on Oct. 20. Former senator Lillian Dyck says she appreciated that Atwin’s speech highlighted how revoking one’s status revokes their identity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 1, 2023
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | November 1, 2023
Liberal MP Jenica Atwin, parliamentary sectary to the Indigenous services minister, left, kicked off second reading debate on Bill C-28 on Oct. 20. Former senator Lillian Dyck says she appreciated that Atwin’s speech highlighted how revoking one’s status revokes their identity. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | October 30, 2023
House Speaker Greg Fergus enters the House of Commons during the Speaker's Parade after his election to the post on Oct. 3, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | October 30, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | October 30, 2023
House Speaker Greg Fergus enters the House of Commons during the Speaker's Parade after his election to the post on Oct. 3, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | October 24, 2023
Senator Stan Kutcher, left, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, NDP MP Richard Cannings, Liberal MP Valerie Bradford, Libera MP Brendan Hanley, and Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured Oct. 24, 2023, at the Canadian Science Policy Centre's event on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Nathan Fung
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | October 24, 2023
News | BY NATHAN FUNG | October 24, 2023
Senator Stan Kutcher, left, Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux, NDP MP Richard Cannings, Liberal MP Valerie Bradford, Libera MP Brendan Hanley, and Conservative MP Stephanie Kusie, pictured Oct. 24, 2023, at the Canadian Science Policy Centre's event on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Nathan Fung