Winning the legislation lottery: MPs eye causes that hit close to home for fall bills

‘I’m very excited about it,’ says Liberal MP Ahmed Hussen, who’s among the first set of MPs to get a crack at proposing legislation this Parliament after being ineligible to do so since 2017.

Conservative MP Ziad Aboultaif is among the first 30 MPs who will get a chance to bring forward private members' business. He says he plans to table a bill tackling organ and tissue donation—a subject close to his heart. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

July 9, 2025

The lottery has been drawn and places have been set, and the first lucky 30 MPs on this Parliament’s list for the consideration of private members’ business have until September to decide what proposed legislative changes they want to bring forward.

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