Ottawa

Lisa Raitt takes the 60-Second Challenge

When we asked MPs in Ottawa to take the Maclean’s 60-Second Challenge, Conservative MP Lisa Raitt took the plunge. How did her colleagues fare? Watch them sit in the hot seat.

Alexandre Boulerice takes the 60-Second Challenge

When we asked MPs in Ottawa to take the Maclean’s 60-Second Challenge, NDP MP Alexandre Boulerice took the plunge. How did his colleagues fare? Watch them sit in the hot seat.

Erin O’Toole takes the 60-Second Challenge

When we asked MPs in Ottawa to take the Maclean’s 60-Second Challenge, Conservative MP Erin O’Toole took the plunge. How did his colleagues fare? Watch them sit in the hot seat.

Celina Caesar-Chavannes takes the 60-Second Challenge

When we asked MPs in Ottawa to take the Maclean’s 60-Second Challenge, Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes took the plunge. How did her colleagues fare? Watch them sit in the hot seat.

Seamus O’Regan takes the 60-Second Challenge

When we asked MPs in Ottawa to take the Maclean’s 60-Second Challenge, Liberal MP Seamus O’Regan took the plunge. How did his colleagues fare? Watch them sit in the hot seat.

Elizabeth May takes the 60-Second Challenge

When we asked MPs in Ottawa to take the Maclean’s 60-Second Challenge, Green Party leader Elizabeth May took the plunge. How did her colleagues fare? Watch them sit in the hot seat.

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