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Canada’s Rowdy Parliament Could Keep Talent Away, Warns Legislator

By Epoch Times ——--March 18, 2010

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Matthew Little, Epoch Times Staff PARLIAMENT HILL, Ottawa—“Parliament is sick.” That is the diagnosis of Dr. Keith Martin, Liberal MP for Esquimalt-Juan de Fuca who sat for the Reform and Canadian Alliance parties before crossing the floor to join the Liberals.
He's not the first to come down hard on the behaviour of MPs representing Canadians in the House of Commons—and he likely won't be the last if nothing changes. As it is now, Parliament's most popular hour, question period (QP), looks like a schoolyard shouting match where there is as much insultest debate. It's a level of decorum far below that of any comparable Legislature and an embarrassment to all Canadians, Martin says. More...

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