House winter session expected to be ‘very consequential’ with affordability issues, global trade, and possible referendums, say politicos

If an election were held today, the Liberals would capture 41 per cent of voters, while the Conservatives would take 39 per cent, according to Abacus Data survey data released on Jan. 22.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, and Prime Minister Mark Carney. The House returns on Jan. 26.The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

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BY JESSE CNOCKAERT

January 26, 2026

A “train wreck” of issues on the global stage and the looming question of sovereignty in both Alberta and Quebec are likely to make the winter session of Parliament “very consequential,” with many Canadians also looking to Prime Minister Mark Carney for strength in h...

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