May 21, 2024 11:20 GMT
Politics Week: Last Push Before Summer Recess Begins
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- Parliament returns Tuesday with sitting days scheduled until June 21 before summer recess, and may see a return to late-night voting to pass budget measures amid opposition resistance to carbon tax.
- Polling aggregator 338Canada shows Conservatives likely to win majority government if an election were held now. Election is due in late 2025 under traditional four-year mandate.
- Break week was packed with soft campaign-style events. Governing Liberals made more announcements around its childcare and EV supply chain policies and Conservatives pressed for a summer cut to the gasoline sales tax.
- Spending continues with govt taking on a chunk of a CAD1 billion dollar plan to maintain a Quebec City bridge in coming decades, opening up demands from other regions for similar payouts.
- PM Justin Trudeau says he is “100% focused” on governing when asked at a press conference if he should step aside given his flagging poll numbers.
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