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MPs plan Senate offensive to get private members’ bills through

‘It’s going to be a different exercise than it is through the House of Commons where I know most of my colleagues and can speak to them any time,’ says Liberal MP Colin Fraser.

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BY RACHEL AIELLO
July 17, 2017

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MPs plan Senate offensive to get private members’ bills through

‘It’s going to be a different exercise than it is through the House of Commons where I know most of my colleagues and can speak to them any time,’ says Liberal MP Colin Fraser.

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MPs plan Senate offensive to get private members’ bills through

‘It’s going to be a different exercise than it is through the House of Commons where I know most of my colleagues and can speak to them any time,’ says Liberal MP Colin Fraser.

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