A day after going public with his move to name former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada’s next vice-regal representative, Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Mirabel, Que., for what his official itinerary describes simply as an “event to announce a new investment in the Canadian aerospace industry,” but multiple media outlets are reporting will be the official reveal of a “multibillion-dollar sale” by Airbus, which “is set to unveil one of its biggest ever orders for its Canadian-made A220 airliner,” according to the Globe and Mail. (2:25 p.m.)

“The European aerospace giant will provide details Wednesday of a long-awaited order for as many as 150 planes from AirAsia, according to a senior federal official,” with Carney “expected to join Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette and Airbus officials for the announcement at the Airbus complex in Mirabel, Que., the main site for A220 assembly,” the paper notes.

“Union leaders and local politicians confirm that they’ve also been invited.”

Before heading out, Carney will join his Liberal colleagues for the weekly closed-door caucus huddle (10 a.m.), and he’s also booked in for an afternoon visit to a Mirabel business “to highlight recent funding to protect our workers and industries,” according to his office.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is in Toronto to kick off two days of back-to-back appearances to promote his newly released fiscal update, starting with a mid-morning “fireside chat” hosted by the Empire Club of Canada, where, according to his office, he will reflect on the government’s fiscal and economic priorities, and what lies ahead for Canadians as the country navigates a complex international and domestic landscape” in conversation with Curse of Politics podcast host David Herle. (11:30 a.m.)

Later this afternoon, he’ll join Payments Canada CEO Susan Hawkins for an “armchair discussion” on “key pillars” of the update, including “efforts to combat financial crime and fraud, as well as the importance of payment modernization initiatives.” (4:50 p.m.)

Back in the precinct, MPs are set to circle back to Champagne’s omnibus bid to roll out several key measures outlined in last week’s speech, including tax changes and reducing Canada Pension Plan contribution rates, as well as the proposed pause in collecting the federal fuel excise tax until Labour Day.

During the opening round of debate last week, the Conservatives put forward an amendment that, if adopted, would have the House of Commons “decline to give second reading” to the bill, on the grounds that it “reflects the prime minister’s approach to credit-card budgeting,” a move that, if successful, would constitute an expression of non-confidence and would likely trigger an election, although with the Liberals now controlling a working majority in the chamber, it will almost certainly go down to defeat when it eventually goes to a vote.

Outside the chamber: Auditor General Karen Hogan and her team will brief members of the PUBLIC ACCOUNTS committee on the findings of her latest report on the planned overhaul the public service pay system, which was released in March and which, as CBC News reported at the time, concluded that the “government is on pace to replace its troubled Phoenix pay system with a new platform,” but warned that “risks, including a backlog and rising costs, remain,” with Public Works and Government Services Deputy Minister Arianne Reza and Treasury Board Secretariat Chief Human Resources Officer Jacqueline Bogden also on the witness list. (4 p.m.)

Also on the radar: Federal privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne joins his British Columbia, Alberta and Quebec counterparts to reveal the results of their joint investigation into OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which, as per the advisory, “examined OpenAI’s compliance with Canadian privacy laws, including whether the company had obtained valid and meaningful consent for the collection, use, and disclosure of Canadians’ personal information.” (11 a.m.)

ON AND AROUND THE HILL

Canadian Cattle Association president Tyler Fulton hits the West Block media circuit alongside “industry partners,” including representatives of the National Cattle Feeders Association, Beef Farmers of Ontario and Les Producteurs de bovins du Québec, as well as Conservative MP Adam Chambers and Bloc Québécois Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay, to “raise concerns about the proposed Mercosur trade agreement,” including the “impacts (that) increased beef market access for Mercosur countries with lower production standards … will have on Canada’s beef sector,” as per the advisory. (1 p.m.)

International Center for Human Rights president Ardeshir Zarezadeh — who, according to the advisory, is also a “former Iranian political prisoner” —will offer his perspective on “recent developments in Iran,” including “reported executions of political prisoners, mass protest-related fatalities, and detention and mistreatment of dissidents,” during an afternoon appearance alongside Conservative MP James Bezan, as well as several family members of victims of “state violence” and “protest-related events.” (1 p.m.)

IN THE CHAMBER

Later this afternoon, Conservative MP Rachael Dancho will launch the opening round of debate on her backbench pitch to set up a “national framework to support a dedicated, coordinated silver alert system across Canada that helps to ensure the rapid and safe recovery of missing vulnerable older persons.”

OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree teams up with his cabinet colleague — and fellow Greater Toronto Area MP — Evan Solomon to share the details of a fresh tranche of federal funding that, according to the advisory, will boost their government’s ongoing push to “keep Canadian communities safe,” during a morning visit to an unnamed location somewhere in the region. (9 a.m.)

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