As the months-long cross-border standoff triggered by the series of escalating tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump drags on, INTERNATIONAL TRADE members are set to launch a self-initiated review of “Canada’s clean economy sectors as strategic export assets” — which, as per the motion outlining the terms, will “focus on nuclear technology, clean electricity, and critical minerals processing, and their role in advancing Canada’s position in secure, resilient, and value-added global supply chain” — with back-to-back presentations from the Centre for North American Prosperity and Security, Mining Association of Canada, Vision Marine Technologies and MacDonald-Laurier Institute analyst Heather Exner-Pirot, as well as the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Candu Energy and Resource Works Society. (3:30 p.m.)

ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT members will circle back to their examination of “home energy efficiency retrofits” with representatives of the Canada West Foundation, Canada Green Building Council and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. (3:30 p.m.)   

Meanwhile, GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND ESTIMATES continue to explore the potential use of “underused and surplus federal lands and buildings (to) provide services for veterans,” as outlined in a backbench motion put forward by Liberal MP Alana Hirtle earlier this year, with Amherst Mayor Robert Small, veteran Justin McKay and Veterans Association Food Bank executive director Marie Blackburn slated to testify. (3:30 p.m.)

Over at SCIENCE AND RESEARCH, MPs will explore the “findings and recommendations” outlined in the final report from the External Advisory Panel on the Creation and Dissemination of Scientific Information, which was released in June and offers new suggestions on how the government can “advance substantive equality by protecting, promoting and raising the profile of the French language in science” during a panel discussion with members of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council. (3:30 p.m.)

As flagged in iPolitics AM, JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS members are set to begin going through the fine print of Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner’s backbench bid to “strengthen protections for children experiencing family violence, including by ending the use of ‘parental alienation’ as a consideration in family court.” (8:15 a.m.)

Private members’ proposals are also set to take the spotlight at HUMAN RESOURCES, where MPs are studying Liberal MP Parm Bains’ pitch to establish a “national framework respecting skilled trades and labour mobility (11 a.m.) and INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY, where Liberal MP Marianne Dandurand will present her plan to “establish a process for ensuring the accuracy of the mobile network coverage data provided by Canadian carrier.” (3:30 p.m.)

Also this morning: Auditor General Karen Hogan is set to brief PUBLIC ACCOUNTS members on the findings of her spring report on Royal Canadian Mounted Police recruitment, which concluded that the force “did not recruit and post new police officers in their first assignments in a timely and effective way to meet operational needs,” with RCMP Commissioner Michael Duheme also expected to be at the table. (11 a.m.)

INDIGENOUS AND NORTHERN AFFAIRS members explore “affordability challenges in northern Canada” with representatives of the Northwest Territories government, Buffalo Airways, Energy for a Secure Future and the Pembina Institute. (8:15 a.m.)

Committee highlights courtesy of our friends at iPoliticsINTEL.