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For the first time since June, MPs returned to the House of Commons to decide the path of Canada’s future. And just a few days into the fall session, it’s already looking like a busy season.
After more than a decade in politics, Chrystia Freeland announced she is calling it quits. Pierre Poilievre and Mark Carney faced off for the first time in question period, and we learned when we’ll see the Liberals’ long-delayed budget –– and got a preview of some of the obstacles the minority government will face in getting it passed.
Rosemary Barton, CBC’s chief political correspondent, is back to discuss an eventful week in Parliament and what we know about the national interest projects that are so key to the Prime Minister’s agenda.
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