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Tories dismiss new format, but will still take part in leaders’ debates

The Conservatives objected to the new format in a recent House committee report, calling the appointment of a new commissioner to oversee debates an example of ‘government intervention.’ The objections are just ‘partisan positioning,’ says the parliamentary secretary to the democratic institutions minister.

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BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN
March 28, 2018

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House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

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With five new ridings coming into play and many riding names and boundaries changing, the BOIE recently approved measures to help MPs with the post-election transition.

House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

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With five new ridings coming into play and many riding names and boundaries changing, the BOIE recently approved measures to help MPs with the post-election transition.

Miller, Anand, MacKinnon expected to get new portfolios in Friday cabinet shuffle: Liberal source

Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database

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Final new riding maps for B.C., Alberta boon to Tories, bad news for NDP

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Liberal MP Coteau urging fix to public input plan in federal riding redistribution process

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Final new riding maps for B.C., Alberta boon to Tories, bad news for NDP

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B.C. is a key province for the NDP electorally, and even small boundary changes to tightly contested ridings there can make a big difference, says Éric Grenier.

Final new riding maps for B.C., Alberta boon to Tories, bad news for NDP

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B.C. is a key province for the NDP electorally, and even small boundary changes to tightly contested ridings there can make a big difference, says Éric Grenier.

Liberal MP Coteau urging fix to public input plan in federal riding redistribution process

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Given its mandate, PROC has both a ‘responsibility’ and an ‘incredible opportunity’ to review and ‘strengthen’ the decennial process, Coteau says.

Liberal MP Coteau urging fix to public input plan in federal riding redistribution process

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Given its mandate, PROC has both a ‘responsibility’ and an ‘incredible opportunity’ to review and ‘strengthen’ the decennial process, Coteau says.

NDP, CPC MPs take joint Manitoba riding-redraw appeal to PROC

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The Procedure and House Affairs Committee recently heard MPs' objections to the final proposed new maps for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with NDP MP Daniel Blaikie making pitches for both provinces.

NDP, CPC MPs take joint Manitoba riding-redraw appeal to PROC

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

The Procedure and House Affairs Committee recently heard MPs' objections to the final proposed new maps for Manitoba and Saskatchewan, with NDP MP Daniel Blaikie making pitches for both provinces.