For the more than 200 wide-eyed new members of Parliament who arrived in Ottawa last week, the transition to life as an elected federal politician will be an exciting period. But it could also be overwhelming and stressful. Rookie MPs must hire staff, sign a lease for a constituency office, find a place to live in Ottawa, sign up for pay and benefits, be briefed on parliamentary protocols and try not to get lost in the Centre Block in search of the bathroom, among other immediate tasks. That’s where MP orientation comes in, providing new MPs some important advice on how to avoid many parliamentary pitfalls. All told, there are 214 new MPs (of which 17 are former MPs but weren’t sitting in...
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