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A <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;recent Hill Times interview&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/05/27/crappy-polling-numbers-make-some-liberal-mps-uneasy-about-electoral-prospects-but-still-consider-next-election-worth-fighting/422843/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2024/05/27/crappy-polling-numbers-make-some-liberal-mps-uneasy-about-electoral-prospects-but-still-consider-next-election-worth-fighting/422843/">recent Hill Times interview</a> with Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski seemed to reveal something telling about the current state of the Liberal caucus: Few of them have ever had it this good, or will ever have it this good again.

Few of them have ever had it this good, or will ever have it this good again{ai:summary}<p>New newsletter by Tristin Hopper tracks Canadian politics. Liberal MP interview hints at caucus privilege. #politics</p>

FIRST READING: The real reason the Liberals are holding on for dear life

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