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Voting marathon sets record after Philpott says there's 'more to' SNC-Lavalin scandal, PM disagrees

New Leger poll suggests federal Liberals lagging Conservatives

A new poll conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press suggests the governing federal Liberals have lost ground to the Conservatives over the past month.
Senator tables bill with former UN envoy to spend seized assets of dictators

An independent Canadian senator has proposed a bill that would allow the government to take the frozen assets of dictators and their cronies to help refugees forced to flee their tyranny.
Some political leaders have blind spot for white nationalist threat: professor

Some political leaders in Western countries have focused on countering radical Islamist groups while failing to address potential threats from right-wing extremists and white supremacists, according to a professor of Islamic studies at the University of Toronto.
Outspoken Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes quits caucus

MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes has quit the Liberal caucus. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau confirmed the news to reporters on his way into the House of Commons on Wednesday.
Liberals pledge $253 million to undo Tory-era changes to benefits tribunal

The federal Liberals are promising to spend more than $250 million to revamp the body Canadians turn to with disputes over access to federal benefits, partially restoring the system that existed before the Conservatives created the Social Security Tribunal.
Federal budget suggests Liberals may help 'free the beer,' wine

Advocates of removing trade barriers that prevent citizens from moving more than small amounts of alcohol across provincial borders say they are cautiously optimistic about a line in Tuesday’s federal budget.
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh to publish memoir ahead of federal election

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is set to release a memoir, "Love & Courage," in the lead-up to the federal election.
Conservatives call on ethics committee to pick up SNC-Lavalin study

In the Conservatives' latest push to keep parliament’s study of the SNC-Lavalin issue alive, the opposition has asked the parliamentary ethics committee to launch a look into the allegations the Prime Minister’s Office interfered in a criminal trial.

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MPs Pierre Poilievre, Tracey Ramsey and Jennifer O'Connell discuss the upcoming federal budget and calling out hateful rhetoric in politics.
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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh discusses the massacre at two mosques in New Zealand and the role of politicians in denouncing hateful rhetoric.
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Air Date: March 10, 2019
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The Scrum discusses the ongoing SNC-Lavalin scandal, Prime Minister Trudeau's response and if he should remove Wilson-Raybould from caucus.
Air Date: March 10, 2019

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