Watch: Our panel unpacks the political fallout from the Supreme Court ruling on physician-assisted suicide and John Baird’s resignation from politics.
OTTAWA — In one week, Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s pit bull in Parliament announced he was leaving politics and the Conservatives were tasked with drafting laws on physician-assisted suicide.
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On The West Block with Tom Clark, two of Ottawa’s top journalists help unpack the politics of the week.
Will assisted suicide become a campaign issue?
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