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  "publishedAt": "2026-02-04T21:47:30.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Before being announced as the Liberal candidate to run in a federal byelection for the suddenly vacant Scarborough Southwest riding, Ontario NDP member of provincial parliament Doly Begum had been criticized for her position on the Israel-Hamas conflict, a war in which she accuses the Jewish state of committing “genocide.” Read More",
  "title": "Who is Doly Begum, the Ontario NDP MPP poached to run for the Liberals in a federal byelection?",
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