Published 2 years ago

‘I was in a really desperate spot’: MP Mark Holland opens up about heavy toll politics can take

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Mark Holland tried to take his own life after losing his Ajax riding to the Conservatives in 2011. His marriage failed and other relationships, including those with his kids, also suffered, he said. His stunning confession comes at a time when MPs have become increasingly vocal about the toll politics takes on them.

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The Toronto Star

‘I was in a really desperate spot’: MP Mark Holland opens up about heavy toll politics can take

Mark Holland did everything he was asked to do in the service of a job he believed was a calling, and one he’d wanted since he was a child, Holland told a roomful of his colleagues on Parliament Hill.

2 years ago·Toronto, Canada

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