Members of Parliament of different party stripes have won a chance to pursue policies close to their hearts — and maybe even see their ideas adopted into law — all thanks to some good luck.
At the start of a new Parliament, the Speaker of the House of Commons holds a random draw to determine the order of precedence for considering private members’ business — the bills and motions brought forward by MPs who aren’t serving as cabinet ministers or parliamentary secretaries.
House Speaker Anthony Rota held the lottery in Ottawa Tuesday, drawing MPs’ names to determine the order. With so much
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