Trudeau’s leadership in spotlight as Parliament returns from break

The House of Commons returns connected Monday from a week-long break, but it’s improbable to beryllium concern arsenic usual.

Members of Parliament are slated to resume debating a Conservative request for documents astir national spending connected greenish exertion projects.

The substance of privilege has each but paralyzed House concern arsenic the Liberals effort to support a grip connected an progressively fractious number Parliament.

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to look the astir superior situation to his enactment to date.

Several media reports person elaborate the plans of a radical of Liberal MPs to face Trudeau astatine the party’s Wednesday caucus gathering implicit sagging canvass numbers and gloomy electoral prospects.

The precise strategy and breadth of the effort to propulsion Trudeau to resign stay unclear, though immoderate MPs who spoke to The Canadian Press connected inheritance said the fig of members progressive is significant.

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Trudeau could sidestep some problems by taking the arguable measurement of proroguing Parliament, which would extremity the league and acceptable the signifier for a caller throne speech.

Some governmental watchers person mused the determination would let clip for a Liberal enactment contention if Trudeau were to measurement down.

The premier curate besides plans to soon shuffle his furniture to regenerate 4 ministers who don’t program to tally again successful the adjacent election.

A wide predetermination is scheduled to beryllium held successful October adjacent year, but could travel sooner if the Liberals suffer the assurance of the House.

— With files from Laura Osman