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Here are the 2017 Parliamentarians of the Year
The recipients of the 2017 awards were announced on Nov. 7 in Ottawa
Garnett Genuis: The 2017 Parliamentarian of the Year
Of the 10 recipients of the prize since its inception, Genuis is, by more than a decade, the youngest
Monique Bégin: The feminist trailblazer
A career of pioneering in politics has earned Monique Bégin a well-earned lifetime prize in Maclean’s 2017 Parliamentarians of the Year awards
Nathan Cullen: The Commons’ explainer-in-chief
Cullen has been named Best Orator in the Parliamentarians of the Year awards two years running
Joël Lightbound: The quick study
The winner in the Rising Star category of Maclean’s 2017 Parliamentarians of the Year awards on what gets him fired up
Kevin Lamoureux: Even a night on the town can be work
The winner in the Hardest Working category of Maclean’s 2017 Parliamentarians of the Year awards on why the work-life line no longer exists for him
Hélène Laverdière: The speed-reading academic-diplomat
She’s the winner in the Most Knowledgeable category in Maclean’s 2017 Parliamentarians of the Year awards—thanks to her ’photographic memory’
Shannon Stubbs: Lakeland’s woman in Ottawa
Voted the MP who best represents constituents, Stubbs says the day a politician no longer wants to hear someone’s concerns is ’the day that you should quit’
Rodger Cuzner: Parliament’s sense of humour
Voted the Most Collegial MP for the 2017 Parliamentarians of the Year, Cuzner is admired for his ability to strip away partisanship