From MAID to Online Regulation, 2023 Was a Divisive Year for Government Legislation

From MAID to Online Regulation, 2023 Was a Divisive Year for Government Legislation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on May 2, 2023. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Matthew Horwood
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The year of 2023 was a busy one for federal lawmakers, who passed legislation on a wide array of topics ranging from medically assisted death, to online news and streaming, to bail reform, to gun control.

It was an especially divisive year for the House of Commons, with Conservative MPs heatedly squaring off with Liberal and NDP MPs during Question Period, in committee meetings, and often on social media.