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THE HOT SEAT On a day when shockwaves from the bombings in Boston continue to reverberate, no one cabinet minister will be in the hot seat. Expect the same issues as yesterday to occupy Question Period—namely, those listed beside this column.

HOT TOPICS Temporary foreign workers Tariffs and “iPod taxes” Peter Penashue

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