A roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Parliament set to break after turbulent fall Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting filled with non-confidence votes, filibusters, stalled legislation, a growing deficit and the finance minister’s resignation. After Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell departure from cabinet Monday morning, several Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as well. Ontario MP Chad Collins left an evening caucus meeting telling reporters the Liberal caucus is divided and that the party needs a leadership race. Dominic LeBlanc was sworn in as the new finance minister Monday, minutes after the government’s fall economic statement was released. The economic update shows the deficit has grown…
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