House Leader MacKinnon looks to hit the legislative ground running

‘We’re not trying to overload the agenda, but we do have a lot to get done in a short period of time,’ says MacKinnon of the coming sitting weeks.

'It's early, but we'll try and set a good tone here,' says Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon of the start of the 45^th Parliament.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

June 4, 2025

Quebec MP Steven MacKinnon is back in the government House leader’s chair for a third time—his first in a permanent capacity during a sitting Parliament—and after months away, new parliamentary dynamics to navigate, and some lessons learned under his belt, he says he�...

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