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MPs return to Parliament after drama-filled summer
Carney says the Liberal government will bring forward major economic bills as the minority opposition faces a thinner agenda in a 173-seat majority.
On Monday, Members of Parliament returned to Ottawa as Prime Minister Mark Carney promised "significant" economic legislation, with Government House leader Steven MacKinnon calling it the "centrepiece" of the fall sitting.
The Liberals hold a thin majority of 173 seats in the House of Commons following floor-crossers and byelections over the past year, leaving opposition parties with limited control over the parliamentary agenda.
Carney has traversed the globe to deepen ties beyond the United States, delivering a speech in Strasbourg, France, where the European Commission president proposed Canada become an "associate member" of the EU.
Six vacant seats require byelections in the coming months, including Brantford-Brant where Conservative stalwart Larry Brock resigned last week to return to his former career as a Crown prosecutor.
Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith announced in July a private-public partnership for a West Coast pipeline, positioning infrastructure development as a key economic priority alongside legislative efforts.