With just six weeks left on the clock before the House of Commons powers down for the summer, regular parliamentary proceedings are on pause for the next two weeks, with MPs not scheduled to be back in their assigned seats in the chamber until May 25, which will mark the unofficial launch of the final stretch of the sitting.

As of Sunday morning, there was no word yet on what Prime Minister Mark Carney has on his to-do list this week — not, at least, as far as any planned public appearances, events or upcoming travel.

Over the weekend, Carney made the rounds at the annual Global Progress Action Summit in Toronto, including hitting the stage during the closing ceremony on Saturday afternoon, where he told the crowd that Canada “needs to build new institutions and reimagine old ones as an antidote to the anxieties that people and governments are grappling with in the modern age,” as Canadian Press reports.

“Carney said the loss of control that people feel over the affordability crisis, immigration and artificial intelligence has fed a ‘politics of grievance’ that is dividing people worldwide, (and) said the government’s approach includes a willingness to accept hard realities, like using all sources of energy, ‘including some gas,’ while working towards cleaner, more affordable energy systems.”

He also “offered some insight into what Canada has offered up ahead of an official review of the Canada – U.S. — Mexico Agreement this summer,” according to CTV News.

“’Canada remains open to deeper integration,’ said Carney, whose government has so far signaled it is in no rush to negotiate a new deal. ‘Like Mexico, Canada remains open to deeper integration, including options for fortress North America in (certain) sectors,” adding: “To be clear, those offers are on the table,” the broadcaster notes.

His comments prompted a swift response from newly installed New Democrat leader Avi Lewis.

“Deeply integrating our economy with the United States is what made Canada so vulnerable to (U.S. President Donald Trump’s bullying,” he tweeted in response to the CTV story. “This isn’t what Canadians voted for.”

For his part, Lewis is set to head to Winnipeg tomorrow to reiterate his call for the federal government to “reverse the Canada Post cuts” that, as per the advisory, “will impact Canadians throughout the country” during an on-stage at an evening town hall alongside local New Democrat MP Leah Gazan, Manitoba education minister Tracy Schmidt and members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, as well as “local community groups and residents.” (Monday p.m.)

Carney may also want to check in with possibly-no-longer-soon-to-be-former Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine Smith to find out if he still intends to resign his Toronto-area seat to run for the provincial party leadership after losing his bid to carry the Ontario Liberal banner in the as-yet-uncalled byelection in Scarborough Southwest this summer, as QP Briefing’s Barbara Patrocinio reports.

“Businessman and federal Liberal Party vice-chair Ahsanul Hafiz secured the nomination in the east-end Toronto riding after a bruising internal contest that drew unusual attention across political circles,” she notes.

“But almost immediately after the result was announced, (Erskine-Smith) suggested he may challenge the outcome. Hafiz captured roughly 700 votes in the ranked-ballot contest, according to sources familiar with the result, while Erskine-Smith finished shortly with about 20 votes less per cent after approximately 1,400 ballots were cast.”

The defeat “represented a major setback for Erskine-Smith, who entered the race as its most recognizable candidate and whose provincial ambitions had become increasingly apparent in recent months,” she explains.

“Many inside the party viewed the Scarborough Southwest nomination as a key test of whether he could successfully transition into provincial politics. Instead, he left the contest raising concerns about how the vote had been conducted.”

Out and about on the ministerial circuit:

• Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon starts the week on Prince Edward Island, where, according to his office, he’s booked in for back-to-back appearances in Charlottetown, starting with an “important” but otherwise unspecified mid-morning reveal ahead of a mid-afternoon “infrastructure and supply chain announcement.” (Monday)
• Elsewhere on the Atlantic Canadian circuit, Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab will be in Dartmouth, N.S., to “highlight housing investments” included in Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s spring economic update that, according to the advisory, “will help build more homes in Nova Scotia by growing the skilled workforce, speeding up construction and supporting modern methods of construction.” (Monday a.m.)
• Diab will also drop by the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax, N.S., to “celebrate the dedication into service of the Naalak Nappaaluk, which, as the advisory notes, is the Canadian Coast Guard’s “largest science vessel ever built.” (Tuesday a.m.)
• Back in Montreal, as noted previously, Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller will share the details of new federal support earmarked for the “growth of Canadian creative industries in international markets” during a morning event with local MP and former environment minister Steven Guilbeault. (Monday a.m.)
• Meanwhile, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will deliver a fresh tranche of federal financing for what the advisory calls a “transformational Kruger Inc. project” at the Wayagamack Mill in Trois-Rivières, Que. (Monday a.m.)
• Moving west, Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon will be in Vancouver, B.C. to provide an update on his government’s support for “Canadian artificial intelligence infrastructure” — and, more specifically a “sovereign large-scale data centre,” as per the advisory. (Monday a.m.)
• Also in Vancouver: Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, who will promote new “investments” that, according to the notice, will “accelerate the adoption and commercialization of artificial intelligence and quantum technologies,” as well as “help businesses scale-up and compete, and create good jobs,” while Secretary of State (International Development) Randeep Sarai joins Burnaby-area Liberal MP Wade Chang for a “critical minerals announcement.”(Monday a.m.)
• Rounding out the roster, Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu jets to Whitehorse to announce, alongside her territorial counterpart, Jen Gehmair, their shared plan to “partner to support tariff-impacted workers” throughout the region to “build new skills and seize emerging opportunities.” (Monday a.m.)

Also on the radar:  The Union of B.C. Indian Chiefs teams up with members of the Indian Act Sex Discrimination Working Group to host a virtual briefing session on a newly-released United Nations expert opinion that “advises Canada to end discrimination in the Indian Act and remove the second-generation cut-off,” which will include commentary from a panel of Indigenous and First nations leaders, legal experts and advocates, including Pamela Palmater, Heiltsuk Tribal Council chief councilor Marilyn Slett, McIvor v. Canada lead plaintiff Sharon McIvor, Jeremy Matson and Zoe Craig-Sparrow. (Tuesday a.m.)