OTTAWA — Rebecca Chartrand’s office on Parliament Hill speaks volumes about the challenges facing the rookie Manitoba MP and cabinet minister.

Chartrand occupies a north-facing office in the historic Confederation Building that offers a breathtaking view of the cliffs bordering the majestic Ottawa River and the iconic Supreme Court of Canada’s chambers.

There was no luck of the draw in Chartrand landing this office.

There is a hierarchy to office assignments on Parliament Hill. Members of the governing party caucus, and its cabinet ministers, tend to get nicer digs; opposition MPs are left to fight it out for the dregs.

But even within a governing party politics is at work when it comes to office assignments. The best are assigned to stars, or rising stars.

The moment you walk into Ch

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