Conservatives pick up support in N.L., CBC's political panel weighs in on party's inroads
While the Conservatives didn't win the election and form a government, the party saw much stronger support in Newfoundland and Labrador. The CBC's Peter Cowan talks to Former Liberal MP Scott Simms, NDP strategist Amanda Will and Conservative political consultant Eugene Manning.
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