A parliamentary year like no other: shifting alliances, a cautious ‘legacy’ agenda, and a potential deal with the devil

The Liberals can no longer count on the NDP, and the “legacy-building year” will be a limited parliamentary agenda where the government works hard for support bill-by-bill.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. The NDP will be cautious in the fall sitting, despite its new expressions of independence, writes Yaroslav Baran, former Conservative Hill staffer.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY YAROSLAV BARAN

September 16, 2024

The government opens the new parliamentary season amidst grave challenges. Nine years in, it has inevitably accumulated nicks and bruises. Senior talent is starting to leave. And, most significantly, the Liberals have seen a sustained lag in the polls, trailin...

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