Michael Potestio

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MP Caputo cancels Kamloops news conference after Tory MPs muzzled by Poilievre on Alberta policy

MP Caputo cancels Kamloops news conference after Tory MPs muzzled by Poilievre on Alberta policy

Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Frank Caputo abruptly cancelled a press availability Friday without explanation. The move comes following news Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre quietly muzzled Tory MPs on Alberta’s proposed transgender medical care and education policies, which prompted backlash this week. Caputo’s office issued an advisory to media on Thursday that Caputo, who is associate shadow minister for justice, and Michael Barrett...