It was immediately apparent that something was different when Glaser blew past her opening joke for a slew of other knockout punchlines and jabs that followed.

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But a slew of disasters struck team Lumum-Blouin - and the newly formed government - just a few days into their tenure.

Unions backed a slew of artificial intelligence-related legislation, aiming to place safeguards around the rapidly evolving technology, with limited success.

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