House of Commons rises until end of January after tumultuous year
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The House will sit again on Jan. 29, but major issues from 2023 will remain on the agenda, including Canada's affordability and housing crisis.
The House of Commons rose on Friday until the end of January as a tumultuous year for the chamber comes to a close.
The House will sit again on Jan. 29, but major issues from 2023 will remain to be parsed through, including Canada’s affordability and housing crisis, and the hashing out of pharmacare.
That’s not to mention rising tensions between the ruling Liberals and the opposition Conservatives, including a filibuster from the latter that had MPs staying late into the night earlier in the month with about 20,000 amendments introduced to legislation.
Polling, including surveys by Ipsos done exclusively for Global News, has shown the Liberals flagging, with three-quarters of respondents telling Ipsos last month they feel Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should step down now.
Ipsos’ poll found that if an election were held at that time, 40 per cent would vote Conservative, 24 per cent would vote Liberal and 21 per cent would vote NDP. Other polls throughout the fall suggested similar sentiments among Canadians.
Liberal figures, including Trudeau, have shifted their messages to warn of what they describe as a growing trend in MAGA-style politics from the Conservatives and party leader Pierre Poilievre.
House leader Karina Gould said Thursday that Poilievre is “hell-bent on bringing American-style extreme right-wing politics that have created chaos and dysfunction in Washington to Canada.”
“Instead of entertaining his little temper tantrum, I’m going to suggest that he takes a little bit of time out,” she said, hinting at the upcoming break for the politicians.
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Trudeau said he would prefer the North American free trade agreement to remain in place, but that Ottawa was 'leaving all doors open' to secure Canadian interests.
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Quebec's finance minister painted a positive picture of the province's finances, saying the province had a stronger-than-expected recovery from last year's economic slowdown.
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