You can’t tell during Question Period, but Liberal backbench MP Ken Boshcoff has a fighting spirit. Well, in principle at least. The former mayor of Thunder Bay, Ont., has a second degree black belt in three martial arts–goju kai, shotokan and traditional wing chun kung fu–and could easily fend off his political opponents in a dark alley. “Once in a while, I like to throw my weight around,” he said.

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