After clocking in three days on the high-level diplomatic circuit at the United Nations General Assembly in New York — which, as Canadian Press reports, also included a “lengthy interview” with the New York Times, during which he revealed that he “has studied the possibility of U.S.-led military action in Canada,” which he “declined to discuss in detail” — Prime Minister Mark Carney will once again face his opposition adversaries from his front-and-centre seat in the House of Commons this afternoon. (2 p.m.)

Earlier in the day, he’ll take part in the official “welcome ceremony” for visiting Vietnamese president Tô Lâm, with whom he’s also booked in for a private tête-à-tête in his West Block office. (11:10 a.m.)

He’ll also convene an afternoon huddle with his front bench team before heading to Rideau Hall, where Governor General Louise Arbour is slated to host a dinner in Lâm’s honour. (6:30 p.m.)

Back in the chamber, MPs are set to continue debating the pros and cons of Transport Minister Steven MacKinnon’s omnibus bid to further streamline and accelerate the project approval process, as well as an overhaul of the federal labour laws that, among other changes, would establish what his government is framing as “guardrails” on the use of a controversial section of the Canada Labour Code that effectively allows the minister to order an end to a strike or lockout.

The bill — which, in a rare but not unprecedented move, MacKinnon wants to send to a special legislative committee for further review —  made its second-reading debut yesterday afternoon.

As of close of parliamentary business last night, the government had not yet given notice that it was preparing to unilaterally impose a deadline to put it to a make-or-break vote, which could happen as early as later this morning, although with the House of Commons set to power down for a one-week hiatus tomorrow, they may just let the cross-aisle back-and-forth play out for now.

Also on the radar: The Parliamentary Budget Office will publish two new reports: A preliminary estimate of the “fiscal cost” of the “three new federal personal income tax brackets for high-income tax filers,” as outlined in a non-binding motion put forward by New Democrat Don Davies, which, according to the notice, has been prepared in response to a request from Davies himself, and an updated analysis on the “operating budget fiscal anchor.”(9 a.m.)

ON AND AROUND THE HILL

National Association of Women and the Law legal affairs director Suzanne Zaccour and Université de Sherbrooke professor Évelyne Jean-Bouchard teams up with lawyer Philip Viater, as well as Liberal MP Lisa Hepfner to promote a new report on the “institutional histories of eight children who were killed in five families in Ontario and Quebec,” which, as per the notice, examines “interactions of family-law, child-protection and related institutions with the children and their families before the deaths” — and, as the advisory notes, is being released as the House JUSTICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS committee is due to begin reviewing Hepfner’s backbench proposal to “strengthen protections for children experiencing family violence, including by ending the use of ‘parental alienation’ as a consideration in family court.” (10 a.m.)

Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs CEO Noah Shack and Hillel Ontario CEO Jay Solomon will join a group of Jewish university students as they “share their firsthand experiences of antisemitism on campus and call for action to ensure students are treated equally” during a mid-morning press conference that, as per the advisory, will also include Liberal MP Anthony Housefather and Conservative MP Adam Chambers. (11:15 a.m.)

OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT

Health Minister Marjorie Michel drops by the Critical Care Wing at the Ottawa Hospital to share the details of a new “investment” that aims to “advance research and personalized cancer care,” with an on-camera tour of the “research lab” to follow, according to her office. (10 a.m.)

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