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MPs report no personal paycheque problems under Phoenix, but some Hill staffers do

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen's Hill staffer hadn't been paid in three months and NDP MP Erin Weir gave a personal loan to one of his staffers who hadn't been paid in months.

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MPs report no personal paycheque problems under Phoenix, but some Hill staffers do

Liberal MP Mark Gerretsen's Hill staffer hadn't been paid in three months and NDP MP Erin Weir gave a personal loan to one of his staffers who hadn't been paid in months.

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