Three newest MPs enter House of Commons after byelections
Three Liberal MPs, Doly Begum, Danielle Martin, and Tatiana Auguste, took their seats in the House of Commons after winning byelections earlier this month, securing a majority government for Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Liberal caucus now has 174 members after five MPs defected to the party over the last six months.
Three Liberal MPs, Doly Begum, Danielle Martin, and Tatiana Auguste, were sworn in as members of Parliament on Saturday and took their seats in the House of Commons. Begum and Martin replaced outgoing cabinet ministers Bill Blair and Chrystia Freeland in Toronto-area seats. Auguste won the seat in the Bloc Québécois stronghold of Terrebonne in a rematch after the Supreme Court of Canada invalidated the results of last April's election. The Liberal caucus now has 174 members after five MPs defected to the party over the last six months. NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice is expected to announce his resignation to run provincially, reducing the NDP caucus to five members.
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