Not only will Prime Minister Mark Carney be back in his front-and-centre seat in the House of Commons to field questions from his cross-aisle adversaries this afternoon, but he’s also set to join Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez to mark the start of Pride season at a midday flag-raising ceremony on Parliament Hill. (12:25 p.m.)

As per his itinerary, he’ll also hold his traditional Tuesday morning huddle with his front bench team this morning. (10 a.m.)

Meanwhile, as flagged in What We’re Watching, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon has filed the necessary procedural paperwork to add a temporary late shift to the parliamentary workday, which is on track to go to a vote this afternoon, and if adopted — which, given the government’s newly-secured majority — would take effect immediately and extend the daily hours until the stroke of midnight, starting tonight.

Yesterday afternoon, the Liberals served notice that they’re similarly prepared to impose a deadline for a final vote on legislation to formally set up 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,” which will likely happen shortly after the chamber reopens for business this morning. (10 a.m.)

With a little less than two weeks left on the clock, the government is also aiming to wrap up the final round of debate on Justice Minister Sean Fraser’s omnibus proposal to strengthen protections against gender-based violence, add new child protection measures and address issues caused by court delays, which cleared report stage last night, and, as the time allocation motion adopted last week, is now poised to undergo up to five more hours of debate before going to a vote.

On the committee circuit: 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, will air their concerns during a one-hour session at ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. (3:30 p.m.)

The meeting will take place just hours after representatives of key environmental advocacy and civil society groups, including Environmental Defence, West Coast Environmental Law, Nature Quebec and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment, team up with Bloc Québécois MP Patrick Bonin, New Democrat Leah Gazan and Green Party leader Elizabeth May to “demonstrate cross-country and cross-partisan solidarity against new pipelines, as the July 1 deadline approaches for Alberta to submit an application for a new west coast oil pipeline to the Major Projects Office.” (11:30 a.m.)

Also on the radar: The Parliamentary Budget Office releases its preliminary assessment of the latest supplementary estimates, which was submitted to the House of Commons last week and, as the advisory notes, outlines $11.1 billion in proposed new spending, including $2.7 billion earmarked to settle Indigenous land claims, $2.3 billion to be divvied up via the Build Communities Strong Fund and $3.6 billion to roll out additional measures listed in the most recent federal budget, including money for “Canada’s arts, culture, heritage and media sectors,” as well as expenses related to co-hosting the FIFA World Cup. (9 a.m.)

ON AND AROUND THE HILL

• 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. (10 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.” (10 a.m.)

OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT

Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson hits the stage at the annual Global Energy Show, which gets underway in Calgary this morning, and, as per the programme, “brings the energy industry together to examine how global markets are shaping investment, infrastructure and supply in an increasingly constrained and security-focused environment.” (10:30 a.m. MT)

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