Liberals push through bills as Parliament wraps
6/22/202623 min
It was a busy end to the season in the House of Commons. CBC Chief Political Correspondent Rosemary Barton is here to talk about what happened, what it tells us about Carney’s majority government, and what we can expect in the months to come.
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Jayme Poisson· Host0:33
[upbeat music] Hey, everybody, it's Jamie. It was a busy end to the season in the House of Commons, with a lot of activity to wrap up, and a lot still to look ahead to. So today, CBC's chief political correspondent, Rosemary Barton, is here. We're gonna talk about what happened, what it tells us about Carney's majority government, and what we can expect in the months to come. [upbeat music] Rosie, hey, it's great to have you.
Rosemary Barton· Guest1:12
Hey, Jamie.
Jayme Poisson· Host1:12
So I wanna start with, uh, just a big picture snapshot of what the last couple of weeks before Parliament wrapped up for summer actually looked like, because there was a lot of action at the end there, and, and frankly, it was, like, a little bit hard to keep up with. So maybe just take us through the broad strokes.