NDP MP defects to Bloc

Modified date: February 28, 2013, 7:16 pm

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February 28, 2013, 7:16 pm

In Ottawa, the official opposition is losing a member.

Claude Patry is crossing the floor in the Commons. He becomes the fifth Bloc Quebecois MPs, saying he no longer feels comfortable in the NDP.

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