As previewed in What We’re Watching, Prime Minister Mark Carney was scheduled to start the week by wrapping up a two-day stint on the high-level diplomatic hustings, where he was set to make the rounds as the first-ever non-European leader to be invited to the European Political Community Summit, a twice-yearly gathering that, as Canadian Press notes, is focused on “strategic co-operation in politics, security and infrastructure.”

According to his itinerary, in addition to speaking at the main plenary session — and, later, joining a “roundtable discussion” on “strengthening connectivity and economic security in the context of the green transition” — Carney was booked in for one-on-one meetings with European Council president António Costa, European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and his Spanish, Italian and French counterparts, as well as Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy before boarding his 12-hour return flight to Ottawa, which should touch down just after 10 p.m. tonight.

Back in Canada, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly teams up with fellow front bencher Evan Solomon, who, in addition to serving as cabinet lead on Artificial Intelligence, is also responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, for a morning visit to the East Ottawa community of Vars. Ont., to unveil what the advisory describes as “additional supports to protect and strengthen the sectors most affected by U.S. tariffs,” with other unnamed cabinet ministers and MPs also expected to be in attendance. (9:30 a.m.)

Later this afternoon, Joly is booked in for a one-hour appearance before the INDUSTRY AND TECHNOLOGY committee as part of its self-initiated investigation into her government’s current electric vehicle policies, with senior representatives of the Canadian Vehicle Manufacturers’ Association, Dunsky Energy + Climate, Electro-Federation Canada, along with Global Network for Strategic Effects founder Michael Kovrig, slated to testify during the second hour of the meeting. (3:30 p.m.)

Before signing off for the day, Joly will announce a “new development related to the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Centre” that, as per the notice, will “advance Canada’s photonic semiconductor industry.” (7 p.m.)

Also on the radar: Newly installed Parliamentary Budget Officer Annette Ryan and her team are set to release their preliminary assessment of Champagne’s update, which, as per the notice, will include five separate costing notes on departmental spending and new measures, the economic and fiscal track, fiscal anchors and fiscal sustainability, major capital priorities and the impact of the temporary suspension of the federal fuel excise tax. (9 a.m.)

Later this morning, Auditor General Karen Hogan and Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner Jerry V. DeMarco, will “jointly deliver” five new reports to the House of Commons, including Hogan’s latest findings on “new fiscal initiatives with First Nations” and “accessibility in the public service,” and, from DeMarco, performance audits focused on flood hazard mapping, the “climate resilience of federal assets and services,” and Canada’s response to the avian influenza outbreak. (11 a.m.)

As has become standard practice, immediately after the documents are tabled in the House of Commons, Hogan and DeMarco will brief PUBLIC ACCOUNTS members on their latest findings. (11 a.m.)

Elsewhere on the committee circuit: CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION members will cross-examine Citizenship and Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab over an earlier report from Hogan on efforts to reform the International Students Program, which was released in March and found that, although the department “reduced the number of new post-secondary study permits issued,” but “found critical weaknesses in the program’s integrity controls.” (11 a.m.)

Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem fields questions from FINANCE members on the latest monetary policy report. (3:30 p.m.)

IN THE CHAMBER

As per Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon’s latest legislative preview, the Liberals are aiming to wrap up report stage debate on Defence Minister David McGuinty’s proposal to overhaul the military justice system, which underwent a major rewrite at committee and is now back on the House of Commons docket, accompanied by a second round of proposed amendments submitted by McGuinty himself, as well as several put forward by Conservative defence critic James Bezan, all of which must be dealt with before the bill can proceed to third reading. (12 p.m.)

Before that gets started, Conservative MP Jamie Schmale will launch the final round of debate on Sen. Yvonne Boyer’s backbench pitch to criminalize medical sterilization without consent, which was passed by the Senate last fall and is now working its way through the House of Commons. (11 a.m.)

ON AND AROUND THE HILL

• Ukrainian Canadian Congress president Alexandra Chyczij briefs reporters on Ukrainian Canadian Advocacy Day, which, according to the notice, will bring “over 50 delegates (from) across Canada” to meet with “parliamentarians of all parties, ministers and senior staff to advocate for Canada’s support for Ukraine in the face of Russia’s genocidal war of aggression,” including “strengthening” defence and commercial ties between the two countries. (8:30 a.m.)
• Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski and her parliamentary secretary, Anthony Housefather, head to the National Press Theatre to mark the start of Emergency Preparedness Week by flagging new “investments” that will “strengthen emergency response and capacity,” as per the advisory. (10 a.m.)
• Later this afternoon, a trio of Team Carney front benchers — Veteran Affairs Minister Jill McKnight, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Canadian Identity Minister Marc Miller — join “key stakeholders, Veterans, and local students” at a “groundbreaking ceremony” to launch what the advisory describes as the “construction phase of the National Monument to Canada’s Mission in Afghanistan.” (1 p.m.)

OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT

After unveiling his first-ever midyear fiscal update last week, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne hits the post-reveal promotional hustings in Winnipeg, where, according to his office, he’ll drop by the local Canadian Forces Base to “highlight the government’s federal investments in the defence sector” before joining Manitoba Chambers of Commerce CEO Chuck Davidson for an “armchair discussion” on how he — and his government — “plan to face global uncertainty with fiscal responsibility and strong economic choices.”(10:30 a.m.)

Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, Abegweit First Nation chief Junior Gould and Prince Edward Island justice minister Bloyce Thompson will share the details of a “milestone agreement” on “multilateral emergency management” at a morning signing ceremony in Scotchfort, P.E.I. (10:30 a.m. AT)

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