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Assistant Speakers’ roster features two rookies, one veteran

Plus, Liberal MP Sean Casey's seatmates seem to always get lucky, Bloc MP Sébastien Lemire worries northern Quebecers were denied democracy on April 28, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has published his first letter on Substack.

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