House of Commons set to reopen for business as final stretch of sitting begins – iPolitics

May 25, 2026

What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.

After a two-week parliamentary hiatus, MPs are set to return to their assigned seats in the House of Commons this morning, where the Liberals are poised to use their newly-assembled majority power to put Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s bid to roll out measures outlined in his inaugural midyear fiscal statement on the legislative fast track.

Just before the chamber shut down for the mid-May recess, the government served notice that they were prepared to bring in a motion to set a deadline to wind down second-reading debate on the bill, which could be called as early as later this morning — which, depending on the proposed timeline, could send the legislation to committee later this week.