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ABOVE: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Thomas Mulcair both confirm they were not asked to accompany the Canadian delegation to Kyiv

OTTAWA – The NDP and Liberals have been shut out of the delegation that will accompany Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird to Kyiv on Friday.

Four prominent Ukrainian Canadians will join two Tory MPs and a Conservative senator.

But there are no opposition members among the seven people who will accompany Baird on the list the government released today.

READ MORE: Baird off to Ukraine for first-hand look at crisis

The NDP and Liberals say they asked the government to be represented but were turned down.

Parliament is also expected to hold a non-binding, take-note debate Wednesday evening over the crisis.

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The government, which has sent monitors to Ukraine in the past, is expected to use the debate outline its support of next steps toward democratic elections.