Politics Briefing: Liberal MP Anthony Housefather ponders next move after party backs NDP motion on Middle East conflict

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Hello, A prominent Liberal MP says he is reflecting on whether he belongs in the governing party after the Liberal caucus and cabinet backed an NDP opposition motion on the Israel-Hamas war, which passed. Anthony Housefather, who has represented the Montreal riding of Mount Royal since 2015, says the Liberals should have voted down the motion advanced by NDP MP Heather McPherson. However, the Liberals worked with the NDP to significantly amend the motion to come up with one that they could support. Housefather, the parliamentary secretary to Treasury Board President Anita Anand, also said he was struck by Liberals...