Is the tradition of giving party leaders a free pass to the House dead?

Is the tradition of giving party leaders a free pass to the House dead?

Political parties won't be giving Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre a free ride back into the House of Commons — seemingly ignoring a parliamentary tradition that dates back decades.But the convention of political parties standing aside to allow seatless party leaders

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