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    #28 Justin And Jagmeet’s Experiment In Democracy
    Jagmeet Singh’s Chief of Staff Jennifer Howard was in the room during negotiations for the Liberal-NDP supply and confidence  agreement. She breaks down how politicians can work together, even if looks like they hate each other on TV. 
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    Jagmeet Singh’s Chief of Staff Jennifer Howard was in the room during negotiations for the Liberal-NDP supply and confidence  agreement. She breaks down how politicians can work together, even if it looks like they hate each other on TV.

    Further Reading:

    “Going Inside the Room: How the Liberal-NDP Confidence Deal Happened”

    https://www.nationalobserver.com/2022/03/24/news/going-inside-room-how-liberal-ndp-confidence-deal-happened

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