How an email gone wrong saw an NDP MHA kicked out of NL legislature
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28 over the use of unparliamentary language directed at housing minister Chris Tibbs.
28 turned into an NDP MHA’s removal from the chamber.
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How an email gone wrong saw an NDP MHA kicked out of NL legislature
“I will await and certainly with respect and honor to the speaker of the house. I am an honourable person,” said Sheilagh O'Leary
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By Nicholas Mercer
Published Oct 28, 2026
NDP MHA Sheilagh O'Leary (left) was removed from the House of Assembly on Oct. 28 over the use of unparliamentary language directed at housing minister Chris Tibbs.…
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