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Lori Idlout
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MP from Nunavut who recently defected from the NDP to the Liberal Party.
Notable Quotes
"At this turning point in our history, I am ready to work with (Carney) to build a strong future for Nunavut and for all of Canada."View Story →
"At this turning point in our history, I am ready to work with (Carney) to build a strong future for Nunavut and for all of Canada."View Story →
"It started to, every day, to feel like I was betraying the wrong people, that I was betraying my constituents."View Story →
"I needed to remind myself who voted for me, for Lori Idlout."View Story →
"I understand how much anger and pain that I might have caused with the NDP."View Story →
"I needed to remind myself who voted for me, for Lori Idlout."View Story →
"It started to feel like I was betraying the wrong people, that I was betraying my constituents."View Story →
"I have nothing bad against them to say. We tried, but it takes so much more resources just to be heard."View Story →
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