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Backbench MPs can wield power, despite what any cabinet minister saysRegardless of where an MP sits, each must pass the same test when proposing laws or amendments: earning a majority support in the Commons and Senate.PoliticsNov 18, 2013
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Backbenchers support Rathgeber’s billOTTAWA – At least two Conservative backbenchers say they would have supported Brent Rathgeber’s private member's bill to expose the salaries of senior federal civil servants in its original form.PoliticsJun 6, 2013
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Conservative MP who set off backbench revolt finally set to speak about abortionMark Warawa wants to speak. The Conservative MP who set off a backbench rebellion and in doing so re-defined freedom of speech in the modern House of Commons is expected to finally touch on the issue that started it all: abortion.PoliticsMay 7, 2013
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