The opposition parties look back on 2018
Insults and tension between the political parties in the House of Commons have defined much of 2018.
For the Conservatives, one of the defining issues was convicted murderer Terri-Lynne McClintic's transfer to an Indigenous healing lodge.
Lisa Raitt, the party's deputy leader, told The House it was a prime example of the Official Opposition responding to the anger of ordinary Canadians.
"It truly came from people calling in who were very upset with it," she said.
NDP MP Nathan Cullen said policy challenges like the negotiation of a new NAFTA and the closure of the GM car plant in Oshawa made his party look closer at whether Canadians could see their lives improving.
Immigration was a big issue for both parties, although their stances differ.
Raitt said that municipalities are being hit hard by illegal border crossings and people seeking asylum in Canada. She added that some people have a "valid concern" about how the system processes immigrants.
Cullen said there's also an undercurrent in the immigration debate of "straight up racism," which worries him. He blamed part of that rhetoric on current Liberal immigration policies which he said leave Canadians with the wrong message about the the asylum and immigration processes.