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What was last on the Liberal to-do list before summer?

6/18/202623 min

Members of Parliament agreed to wrap up the current sitting to commence their summer break. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon joins Power & Politics to look back at the 21 government bills passed in the House of Commons during the 14-week sitting. Plus, G7 countries have backed Canada as a major global energy supplier, but what does that mean? Oil market researcher Rory Johnston joins the show to explain.

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  1. Speaker 10:00

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  2. JP Tasker· Host0:28

    [upbeat music] This is a CBC podcast. [upbeat music] MPs head home as the House of Commons rises for the summer. And in the aftermath of the war in Iran, G7 leaders agree to lean more on Canadian oil and gas. It's Thursday, June 18th. I'm JP Tasker in Ottawa with a shorter edition of the Power and Politics Podcast. [upbeat music] One day ahead of schedule, members of Parliament agreed to break for the summer, but not before unanimously approving a motion that advances several bills through the parliamentary process. Bill C-22, Canada's controversial lawful access bill, is among the legislation approved by the House of Commons. Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon joins me now. Nice to see you, Minister. Thanks for coming on.

  3. Steven MacKinnon· Guest1:19

    Thanks so much for having me.

  4. JP Tasker· Host1:20

    So Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said today that this sitting has produced few concrete results for Canadians. He says unemployment is the second highest in the G7. Many

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