Three by-elections result in a new Liberal majority, the Liberals want to ban teens from social media, and David Eby backs down from proposed DRIPA changes. Also, the court system intervenes in Alberta’s independence movement.
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“This is getting ridiculous. A few more of these and we are edging into Italian territory. Floor-crossing is so endemic in the Italian parliament it even has a name: trasformismo. Recent parliaments have seen as many as a quarter to a third of the legislators switch parties, often in pursuit of office of some kind.” – Globe and Mail Columnist Robert Fife on the recent floor crossings.
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Hosts: Shane and Patrick
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