Barring a sudden scheduling change, it looks like Prime Minister Mark Carney won’t be back in his front-and-centre seat in the House of Commons until the chamber reopens for business this fall.

After concluding his six-day European tour with a quick stop in Ottawa last night, Carney is set to join British Columbia Premier David Eby for a midday announcement in Vancouver that, according to his itinerary, will include “new measures to accelerate homebuilding, lower costs, and transform local infrastructure” across the province. (12 p.m. PT)

The two leaders are also booked in for a mid-afternoon one-on-one chat before Carney heads to B.C. Place to cheer on Team Canada as they take on Qatar in their second match of the FIFA World Cup. (3 p.m. PT)

Back in the precinct, MPs are poised to wrap up debate on Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s proposal to roll out some of the measures introduced in his spring fiscal statement, as stipulated in the government-initiated motion adopted yesterday that, as chronicled in iPolitics AMs passim, will limit the remaining discussion to one 20-minute speaking slot per party — which, as per standard House protocol, can be split between up to two members — with an additional 10 minutes for questions and comments, which puts the bill it on track to clear third-reading by early afternoon.

Also expected to be added to the docket today: A final lightning-round debate on Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s bid to overhaul the lawful access regime, which, as per a similar motion adopted last night, is due to be reported back to the House of Commons this morning after PUBLIC SAFETY AND NATIONAL SECURITY members held a special late-night session to wind down clause-by-clause review of the bill shortly after midnight.

Each party will have one more opportunity to express its thoughts — and concerns — over the legislation before it, too, goes to a final vote later this evening.

Yesterday, the Toronto Star reported that the Liberals were prepared to “tweak some parts of its controversial reform to police search powers,” including reducing the mandatory retention period for metadata from one year to six months.

“The Carney government is also expected to add ‘protections for encrypted communications,’ as (Anandasangaree) promised this week, after critics warned that wording in the legislation — which gives providers the option to refuse compliance if it would introduce a “systemic vulnerability” — was too vague,” the Star notes.

“It’s not yet clear what exactly that will look like.”

Outside the chamber: GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND ESTIMATES members will get an update on the ongoing challenges facing Canada Post from CEO Doug Ettinger and other senior executives. (11 a.m.)

Also on the radar: New Democrat leader Avi Lewis heads to the House of Commons Foyer for a morning media availability alongside Grassy Narrows First Nation Chief Sherry Ackabee and member Chrissy Isaacs, as well as New Democrat MP Leah Gazan, to “reiterate the calls for (Carney) to apologize” for his comment that he could “outlast” Isaac during a protest at an unrelated press conference in Toronto,  and “deliver meaningful measures to stop the ongoing environmental harms suffered by the community.” (9 a.m.)

Later this morning, the Parliamentary Budget Office will release its initial estimate of the cost of the government’s plan to automatically deliver federal benefits to low-income Canadians. (9 a.m.) 

ON AND AROUND THE HILL

Canadians United Against Hate founder Fareed Khan teams up with Sen. Marilou McPhedran and National Council of Canadian Muslims lawyer Mustafa Farooq to highlight what the advisory describes as the “abduction and torture of Canadian citizens by Israeli forces,” as outlined in “first-hand testimony” from two human rights activists who participated in the Global Sumud Flotilla, and will also share the details of the “shocking and unjust treatment they faced at Pearson International Airport when they arrived home,” which allegedly included “intimidation, threats and unlawful detention by airport security and Peel Region police officers.” (10:30 a.m.)

New Democrat MP Heather McPherson and Bloc Québécois MP Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay will hit the West Block media theatre alongside senior representatives of the Canadian Labour Congress, Amnesty International Canada, MiningWatch Canada, Development and Peace — Caritas Canada and the Canadian Network for Corporate Accountability to voice their concerns over the government’s decision to “eliminate” the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, as confirmed by the prime minister earlier this month. (12 p.m.)

McPherson is also set to join striking Oxfam Canada workers as they “mark one week since their strike began,” and reiterate their call for their employer to “return to the table to negotiate a fair agreement so that they can continue to do their important work advancing Oxfam’s mission supporting humanitarian and development programs around the world.” (1 p.m.)

OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT

Bloc Québécois leader Yves-François Blanchet will join caucus colleagues Martin Champoux and Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe in the Montreal-area riding of Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, to reveal who will be vying to replace outgoing New Democrat MP Alexandre Boulerice, who, as CBC News reported last month, has served notice that he intends to resign his seat one day before the Quebec election officially gets underway, which, under the provincial fixed-date law, will happen on or before Aug. 23, 2026. (10 a.m.)

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