"Prime Minister Mark Carney told his caucus last week that the spring sitting had been "all about action" and said the government needs to keep going. He listed a number of priorities, but said his key focus is the economy. "We've relentlessly focused on our core mission, which is to empower Canadians by building Canada's economic strength," he said. Those comments come amid signs of economic headwinds."
"WATCH | 'Focus on things we can control,' Carney says: As Prime Minister Mark Carney tells Liberal MPs it will be important for Canadians to 'put aside our differences and focus on the things we can control,' the Power Panel discusses Carney's speech and looks ahead to the politics around the major project announcements expected on Thursday. The biggest item on the fall agenda is Carney's first budget, which is expected to drop sometime in October."
Parliament resumes its fall sitting on Monday after limited activity in May and June following prorogation and an election earlier in the year. Some key government bills passed during the shortened spring sitting with Conservative co-operation. The government frames the fall agenda around economic priorities and an October budget that was delayed from spring. The budget will be a confidence vote requiring another party to support or abstain to avoid triggering a fall of government. Economic indicators show headwinds, with unemployment rising to 7.1% in August and the economy losing 66,000 jobs. Ministers and departments have been asked to identify ambitious savings ahead of the budget.
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