School’s Out, Parliament Too 🍎

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Parliament’s out for summer. MPs wrapped the spring sitting of Parliament last Thursday, and they won’t return to their seats until September. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon described the spring sitting as very busy, with 21 gov bills passing the House of Commons in the 14 weeks it sat. MacKinnon says most of the legislation focused on two themes: the economy and protecting Canadians from crime. But none of the bills are law just yet. Some still require consideration by the Senate, while others are awaiting royal assent by Governor General Louise Arbour. Meanwhile, a number of bills are now sitting in legislative limbo until Parliament returns. That includes the Safe Social Media Act, which would ban social media for kids under 16. Btw, some legal experts are already questioning whether the bill would violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Parliament may be offline for the summer, but the questions are just getting started.

Meanwhile, it was a busy final week in the House of Commons. A few highlights (and lowlights): on Tuesday, the gov tabled Bill C-37, The First Nations Clean Water Act. The long-awaited bill would create a legislative framework to protect drinking water in First Nations communities, though it’s already facing criticism. On Wednesday, a parliamentary committee studying whether people with mental illness should have access to medical assistance in dying (MAID) tabled its report. The committee recommended that the federal gov indefinitely pause expanding eligibility for MAID to people whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. Then on Thursday, MPs fast-tracked a number of bills through unanimous consent, including Bill C-22. The controversial lawful access legislation gives law enforcement agencies new tools to investigate modern crimes, including expanded powers to collect a person’s private digital information. Liberals dismissed privacy concerns surrounding the bill as “tinfoil hat” and “paranoid” conspiracy theories. With that, Parliament heads into summer recess until September 21.

Summit Season: Prime Minister Mark Carney spent the start of last week in France for the G7 Leaders’ Summit, an annual gathering where world leaders compare notes on global economic, security, and geopolitical issues. PM Carney said he had several informal discussions with U.S. President Donald Trump during the summit, despite not having an official meeting. Other takeaways: G7 leaders backed Canada as a major global energy supplier, and Canada entered talks with Italy on buying trainer jets. Not a bad week for networking.

Peace Talks: The U.S. and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding last week aimed at ending the war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The deal includes an immediate, permanent halt to fighting on both sides, including in Lebanon, and says Iran must restore Strait of Hormuz traffic within 30 days. PM Carney praised the agreement. But as this pod explains, signing the deal was the easy part. What comes next may prove much more complicated.

Daycare Dollars: Remember Canada’s $10-a-day child-care program? It rolled out in 2010 with ambitious goals to lower the fees for parents and create hundreds of thousands of new spaces by 2026. But in many parts of the country, those targets remain out of reach. Now the federal gov is providing provinces and territories with an additional $5.4 billion over two years. Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu says the funding will help stabilize the program.

Canada defeated Qatar 6-0 last week in the team’s second match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup tournament! The win was the first for Canada in men’s World Cup history, and it happened at B.C. Place in Vancouver in front of a deafening crowd. The victory was tempered by a gruesome leg injury for midfielder Ismaël Koné, who was stretchered off the pitch and later underwent surgery to repair the break. After the historic win, PM Carney visited the locker room to congratulate the team, praising the players’ sportsmanship and performance. “I’ll just say I couldn’t be prouder as a Canadian,” he said. Historic win, packed stadium, and a PM pep talk — not a bad night for Team Canada.

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