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HOT SEAT Just the same as yesterday, really. Prime Minister Stephen Harper would be under the gun in the House, but he’s in Brussels to sign a free-trade deal with the EU. In his stead, a senior cabinet minister will defend the government against opposition attacks on the Senate expense scandal, the information commissioner’s scathing report into access to information, and Wednesday’s Speech from the Throne.

HOT TOPICS Senate expenses scandal Access to information Speech from the Throne Canada-EU trade

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