Having finally secured a narrow but viable working majority with a three-for-three sweep in last night’s byelections, Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to start the day by unveiling what his office is billing as “new measures to bring down costs for Canadians” during a mid-morning appearance somewhere in the National Capital Region. (10 a.m.)

As yet, no details have emerged on exactly what those “new measures” might be, although today’s reveal comes just days after Carney told a Brampton, Ont. audience that the government was “looking at … what we can do to cushion the blow” as gas prices continue to rise amid the ongoing uncertainty triggered by the U.S-Israel joint military attack on Iran, and the resulting blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.

He’s also not expected to be in his front-and-centre seat in the chamber to field questions from across the aisle this afternoon, but will be back in the precinct to join visiting Finnish president Alexander Stubb at an Ottawa Charge practice session (12:50 p.m.) before the two leaders head back to Parliament Hill for a closed-door tête-à-tête in Carney’s West Block office (1:50 p.m.) ahead of a “working dinner” this evening. (6 p.m.) 

Carney is also booked in for an afternoon huddle with Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew, which, as Canadian Press reports, is “part of a plan the two men have to meet roughly every three months, primarily to discuss the possibility of a northern trade corridor through the Port of Churchill on Hudson Bay.” (4 p.m.)

Back in the chamber, the Conservatives are poised to use their party’s first designated opposition day of the new supply cycle to reiterate their call for the government to “adopt the Conservative plan to save Canadians 25 cents-a-litre by removing federal taxes on gas and diesel for the rest of 2026,” and “permanently removing” what the motion calls the “fuel standards tax” and the industrial carbon tax, as outlined in the non-binding motion set to be presented by Conservative finance critic Jasraj Hallan this morning. (10 a.m.)

As per standard parliamentary protocols, MPs will spend the day debating the pros and cons of the proposal before the motion is added to the queue for a vote tomorrow afternoon.

Also on the radar: New Democrat Leader Avi Lewis and New Democrat MP Jenny Kwan will join representatives of the Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network, Canadian Muslim Public Affairs Council and Oxfam Canada, as well as “academic supporters and an affected Palestinian student” to provide an update on a new push to secure a Federal Court order to compel the government to take action on “prolonged study permit delays.” (9:30 a.m.)

Later this morning, members of the CANADIAN HERITAGE committee are set to circle back to their ongoing investigation into the “state of the journalism and media sectors in Canada” during a panel discussion with representatives of the Canadian Journalism Collective, Hebdos Quebec and Rawlco Radio, as well as RNC Media president Robert Ranger (11 a.m.), who is also slated to join Bloc Québécois MPs Martin Champoux, Sébastien Lemire and Alexis Deschênes for a joint media availability after the meeting wraps up. (1:30 p.m.)  

ON AND AROUND THE HILL

Former Liberal MP John McKay teams up with members of the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking, as well as “advocates and researchers,” to challenge Canada to “take stronger action on corporate due diligence over forced labour, child labour and human rights” and express concern over the “vacant post of the Canadian Ombudsman for Responsible Enterprise” as they launch two days of “open meetings” and briefing sessions. (11 a.m.)

Members of the Health Workers Alliance for Palestine, Doctors Against Genocide, GLIA Equal Care and other “allies” mark Palestinian Prisoners’ Day by calling for the “immediate release of 9,500 Palestinian political prisoners, including 350 children, 73 women, and 91 healthcare workers abducted directly from hospitals and ambulances while treating patients.” (12 p.m.)

OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree will “highlight Canada’s new nature strategy,” as well as “recent investments supporting ecological restoration” during an afternoon visit to Rouge National Urban Park, which is partially located in his Scarborough, Ont. riding. (3 p.m.)

IN THE CHAMBER

Later this afternoon, Conservative MP Luc Berthold will wrap up the final hour of second-reading debate on his backbench pitch to expand the power of the court to allow — and, in some instances, require — youth offenders to “participate in an addiction treatment program,” which is also on track to go to a vote tomorrow afternoon.

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