Budget bill waits for House’s January return as ‘slow’ session comes to a close

The Liberals' budget implementation bill completed second reading on Dec. 10, and will be considered by the House Finance Committee after the House returns in the new year.

To help pass legislation, Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured, is 'going to have to find dance partners on a case-by-case basis,' says Garry Keller, a vice-president at StrategyCorp, and a former Conservative Hill staffer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

December 15, 2025

A slow session of Parliament that wrapped up last week with the budget bill unable to reach study stage at committee could be indicative of the pace of the legislative process when the House returns in January 2026 as the minority Liberals seek to govern without a formal par...

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