With just ten sitting days left on the clock before the House of Commons is set to power down for the summer, there’s no word yet on whether the Liberals will be making the traditional pre-recess request for the speaker to add a temporary floating nightshift to the regular chamber workday for the next two weeks, but they’ve filed the necessary procedural paperwork to wrap up the current supply cycle more than a week earlier than anticipated.

Last week, the government served notice that Monday would be set aside for the final opposition-initiated debate of the season, which, as per standard parliamentary protocols, must take place before MPs will collectively decide whether to approve or reject the billions of dollars in proposed spending outlined in the main and supplementary estimates before they head back to their ridings until September. (Monday)

Barring a last-minute programming change, the Conservatives will use their final assigned supply day to a non-binding motion that, if adopted, would challenge the government to “reverse the costly, inflationary policies that have given Canada the G20’s only recession,” which, barring unanimous agreement to waive the rules, must be put to a vote before the House of Commons can move into committee of the whole for a final line-by-line review of the estimates.

Depending on how much cross-aisle cooperation there is, the series of votes required to dispose of the estimates could wind down by 10 p.m., or carry on until midnight.

That same night, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet are slated to mingle with local — and visiting out-of-town — Liberals at the annual Laurier Club Garden Party, which will take place on the grounds of the Canadian War Museum. (Monday p.m.)

Over the weekend, Carney’s office announced that he would be heading to France later this week to kick off a six-day European tour that will include a tête-à-tête with his French counterpart, Emmanuel Macron, in Paris, before it’s wheels up for Dublin to begin what the advisory notes will be the ‘first bilateral visit to Ireland by a Canadian prime minister in nearly a decade,” before circling back to France next week to join his G7 counterparts in Évian. (Thursday)

As for his chief adversary, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to start the week in Calgary, where, according to his office, he will “launch his campaign for a strong Alberta within a united Canada” with a “keynote speech” at an unnamed venue that, as per the advisory, “will be a video and photo opportunity only.” (Monday p.m.)

Also on the Liberals’ rolling pre-summer to-do list, as previewed by Deputy Government House Leader Arielle Kayabaga last week: Wrapping up the final round of debate on legislation to establish Build Canada Homes, the newly created federal agency with a mandate to “promote, support and develop the supply of affordable housing in Canada and to promote innovative and efficient building techniques in the housing construction sector in Canada,” as well as Champagne’s proposal to pay out up to $1.713 billion to provincial and territorial governments “for the purpose of improving housing supply.”

MPs will also be asked to approve the government’s proposed response to a Senate-initiated rewrite of Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s bid to tighten the rules on bail and sentencing , which, as iPolitics’ own Marco Vigliotti reported last week, recommends that the House accept several proposed amendments dealing with surety restrictions and reporting requirements, but reject two proposed changes related to disclosure and consultation.

Senators also added a new provision to Fraser’s proposal to expand and extend the existing hate crime laws to include a ban on the public display of nooses as a symbol of anti-Black racism, as iPolitics reported last week, which the government is expected to accept, although as yet, there’s no word on when the amended bill will be back on the docket.

Before all those regularly-scheduled parliamentary proceedings get underway, however, incoming vice-regal representative Louise Arbour will be formally sworn in as Canada’s next Governor General during a morning installation ceremony in the Senate that, as per the advisories, will include an appearance by the prime minister as well as Arbour’s “first speech to the Canadian people” in her new role. (Monday a.m.)

that gets underway, incoming GG Louise Arbour will be officially installed in her new role during a mid-morning ceremony in the Senate chamber

Outside the chamber: Nearly two months after members of the ACCESS TO INFORMATION, PRIVACY AND ETHICS committee agreed to look into what the motion describes as “the connection between” Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Alto, the stand-alone federal agency set up to oversee the construction of a high-speed rail network between Toronto and Quebec City — and, more specifically, “the minister’s claims that he has recused himself from decisions his government made related to Alto,” Champagne is scheduled to spend an hour fielding questions from all sides of the table before the committee hears from Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner Konrad von Finckenstein. (Thursday p.m.)

Meanwhile, Champagne’s omnibus pitch to roll out measures outlined in his spring fiscal statement is on track to begin clause-by-clause review at FINANCE, which could put the bill back on the House docket as early as Wednesday afternoon. (Monday p.m.)

Over at INTERNATIONAL TRADE, representatives of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association and National Cattle Feeders’ Association will update MPs on the now imminent review of the Canada – U.S. — Mexico trade pact. (Tuesday a.m.)

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS members continue to examine the ‘Buy Canadian Policy’ unveiled by the government last fall with expert testimony from Dalhousie University post-doctoral fellow Noah Fry and Macdonald-Laurier Institute senior fellow Richard Shimooka, as well as senior officials with MRE Canada and Wuxly Defence. (Tuesday p.m.)

INDUSTRY members explore “financial fraud and scams” during a roundtable chat with representatives of Beauceron Security, Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange and Meta Platforms, as well as the Australian Banking Association Head of Future Policy Nicholas Giurietto. (Monday p.m.)

HUMAN RESOURCES, SKILLS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT members get an update on housing starts from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation CEO Coleen Volk. (Monday p.m.)

Former Net Zero Advisory Body founding members Catherine Abreu and Simon Donner, who resigned their posts last year over what they described as an ongoing failure of the government to consult with the board on “key policy decisions,” as as CTV News reported at the time, are set to air their concerns during a one-hour session at ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. (Tuesday p.m.)

Rounding out the committee roster, STATUS OF WOMEN members launch a new investigation into the “labour force impacts of menopause and perimenopause” with back-to-back briefings from health care professionals, as well as Menopause Foundation of Canada president Janet Ko (Tuesday p.m.), with another round of expert witnesses, including representatives from the Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health, Women’s Health Collective Canada and Edmonton Women’s Health Research on deck to testify later this week. (Thursday p.m.)

Elsewhere in the precinct:

• Former New Democrat MP Charlie Angus returns to his erstwhile West Block stomping grounds to promote his call for a “full public inquiry” into what the advisory suggests is “foreign interference connected to separatist organizing and influence operations targeting Alberta,” and the “role of bad actors in amplifying separatist narratives and exploiting regional divisions.” (Monday a.m.)
• New Democrat leader Avi Lewis teams up with his party’s parliamentary leader, Don Davies, to provide a preview of the “new anti-scab legislation” set to be introduced in the House of Commons later that same day that “would close a loophole in the Canada Labour Code that allows employers to use outside managers as replacement workers during strikes and lockouts,” according to the advisory. Also expected to be in attendance: United Steelworkers Canada national president Marty Warren and USW Local 1944 president Michael Phillips, whose Abbotsford, B.C. union “faced a lengthy labour dispute with Rogers over its use of managers as replacement workers.” (Monday p.m.)
• Canadian Chiropractic Association CEO Ayla Azad and chair Jaipaul Palmer urge the government to “authorize qualified chiropractors to certify Disability Tax Credit applications within their scope of practice.” (Monday a.m.)
• Later this week, Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner will hold his traditional end-of-session press conference to “update Canadians on the work of the court,” as well as take questions from reporters. (Tuesday a.m.)
• Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed will release the Inuit Nunangat Poverty Strategy, which the advisor is billing as an “urgent call to action to strengthen economic participation by Inuit in the Inuit homeland,” as well as “address the extreme cost of living and invest in social services and community infrastructure.” (Tuesday a.m.)

On the ministerial circuit: A quartet of senior Team Carney front benchers will start the week by making the rounds at the annual Conference of Montreal, a high-level three-day meet-up organized by the International Economic Forum of the Americas that, as per the programme, “has evolved to become an internationally recognized event attended by world leaders and decision makers from government, business and academia, who convene to discuss topics ranging from the economy and global leadership to sustainability, energy and innovation.” (Monday a.m.)

First up: Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, who will join European Commission Executive Vice-President Stéphane Séjourné for an on-stage “panel discussion” on “shaping stability in a changing world,” as well as a “fireside chat” with her French counterpart, Roland Lescure.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will share her “post-Davos” thoughts on “delivering for Canadian business during a back-and-forth with BMO Wealth Management vice-chair Scott Brison, who also served in then-prime minister Paul Martin’s cabinet.

Later in the morning, International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu will hit the stage for a 10-minute lightning-round talk on the “next chapter of Canada’s trade diversification” before ceding the spotlight to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, who is booked in for a roundtable chat on the “new policy playbook.”

Meanwhile, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson speaks at a sold-out breakfast hosted by the Montreal Council on Foreign Relations. (Monday a.m.) 

Back in the National Capital Region, Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez, will mark Pride Season with midday flag-raising ceremony — the location for which, it’s worth noting, is not included in the advisory, but will be “shared following registration,” where, according to her office, she’ll also “highlight federal funding to address safety and security needs at upcoming Pride festivals.” (Tuesday a.m.)