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Boring and rowdy a terrible combination for House’s Question Period

If MPs are content with the status quo, there should be no objection to changing the Standing Orders to train the House’s cameras on those doing the heckling and interrupting proceedings.

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October 30, 2023

Editorial | October 30, 2023

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