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Politics Week: Parliament Returns, Foreign Policy Drowns Out Housing

CANADA
(MNI) OTTAWA
  • Parliament returns from weeklong break and Canada's response to Gaza/Israel war will be in focus as govt seeks to bring home citizens from conflict areas.
  • India continues to reject Trudeau's accusation that their officials may have been involved in murdering a Canadian Sikh activist in British Columbia earlier this year.
  • Government may continue to face pressure to say how a former Nazi soldier was invited by the former House Speaker to receive an ovation after a Zelensky speech to Parliament. Govt is reviewing whether to release a decades-old classified report with names of potential Nazis allowed to enter Canada after WWII.
  • Housing and cost of living remain a major issue, the govt has begun making frequent announcements of more funding. New Democrats propping minority Liberal govt have increased criticism of Trudeau's plan but given no indication of a non-confidence vote.
  • Polling aggregator 338Canada shows Conservatives likely to win a majority government if an election were held now. Election is due in 2025 under a traditional four-year mandate.
  • Sample recent headlines: The Liberals plan to get back on track. Again (Globe and Mail); Fall update to show Ottawa faces fiscal squeeze, growing deficit projections in coming years (Globe and Mail); Supreme Court rules environmental impact legislation largely unconstitutional (CBC)
MNI Ottawa Bureau | +1 613-314-9647 | greg.quinn@marketnews.com
MNI Ottawa Bureau | +1 613-314-9647 | greg.quinn@marketnews.com

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