Politics Briefing: Former prime minister Stephen Harper seeks closer ties between federal Conservative Party and Hungary’s Viktor Orbán

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Hello, Former prime minister Stephen Harper says he wants closer ties between centre-right parties including the Conservative Party of Canada and the Hungarian government. Hungary has been accused of backsliding under the governance of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. Human Rights Watch says Mr. Orbán’s government has delivered sustained “attacks on rule of law and public institutions” and the European Court of Justice repeatedly ruled that Mr. Orbán is violating EU migration laws with policies hostile to asylum claimants. Details here. On Thursday, Mr. Harper met Mr. Orbán in Budapest in his role as the chair of the International Democrat Union,...