US EditionIn the News Today: House of Commons Returns with New Faces
- The House of Commons resumed work on Wednesday with a new prime minister, Speaker, and many first-time MPs sworn in.
- This session follows King Charles’ formal opening of Parliament on Tuesday and the April election that introduced many new legislators, among them the newly appointed Prime Minister Mark Carney.
- The Liberal minority government intends to promptly introduce a pledged one-percentage-point reduction to the lowest income tax bracket, while Defence Minister David McGuinty is scheduled to give a state-of-the-union style address at a military equipment exhibition in Ottawa.
- McGuinty’s speech follows the government’s confirmation to join ReArm Europe and precedes his upcoming trip to Brussels for a NATO defence ministers meeting, where increased defence spending is expected to be agreed upon.
- The renewed Parliament session suggests a focus on tax policy and defence partnerships amid ongoing challenges including union talks at Canada Post and sentencing in a fatal human smuggling case.
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