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The Commons: This uncivil democracy

It would be nice if MPs were nicer, but that’s not the problem

A brief history of recent commotions

Before yesterday’s incident, the most recent confrontation in the House might have been when Conservative MP Royal Galipeau confronted Liberal MP David McGuinty. A couple weeks before that, Liberal MP Anita Neville and Conservative MP James Bezan seem to have had an an acrimonious encounter of some sort as well.