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A massive bill to implement the federal budget. The bill runs over 400 pages and covers everything from tax changes to bankruptcy rules to cigarette taxes to human rights commissioners. In a rare show of unity, both Liberal and Conservative MPs focused on procedure and points of order rather than the substance of the bill.

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Kelly Block

Conservative
“I don't have anything to say right now. I just want to look like I'm involved.”
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