Four-week Commons sitting a chance for Grits to ‘get up off the mat,’ show what they can do in the House

The fall economic update, expected soon, will provide an opportunity for the Liberals to change the narrative—or give fresh ammunition to the opposition.

Chief Government Whip Pablo Rodriguez, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Government House Leader Bardish Chagger will oversee a key stretch for the Liberals in the House over the next few weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Rachel Aiello

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BY PETER MAZEREEUW

October 16, 2017

The federal Liberals are facing political pressure from all sides and will have to find ways to stop playing defence and hit back at the opposition parties when the House returns for the next four weeks, say veteran Hill watchers.

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