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Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is appealing to the official Opposition Conservatives to hasten passage of a COVID-19 relief bill through the House of Commons.
The appeal is in a letter from Freeland to Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole sent Tuesday, as members of Parliament return from a week-long break and prepared to resume debate on Bill C-14.
In the letter, a copy of which was provided to The Canadian Press, Freeland accuses the Tories of having dragged their feet on the proposed legislation for no good reason – and to the detriment of Canadians.
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