With opposition parties holding the balance of power, parliamentary committees will become the real testing ground for whether the government can push through its agenda. 

Key Points:

  • No NDP presence on committees means the opposition will control committees if they work together, with the Bloc acting as committee kingmakers.  
  • The opposition will be able to amend legislation as it comes to committees, and the government’s ability to push through an agenda will require spending lots of time, effort, political capital and resources on committees. 
  • Expect more unpredictability in committee outcomes. 

Parliament is back, and it’s going to be a very busy fall. The number of sitting days from the September return to the (scheduled) Christmas break adjournment is currently scheduled for 53 days, with only two break weeks between now and Christmas.

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