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“I do believe that Jagmeet Singh and the NDP actually do care about the environment,” said Trudeau. “It’s just increasingly obviously that they have no idea what to do to fight against climate change.”

“I see this as the prime minister choosing not to take sides in a contest between (Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie) Joly and (Industry Minister François-Philippe) Champagne down the line,” said one Liberal strategist.

Bill C-63, which contains provisions aimed at mitigating hate speech, child pornography, and other harmful content found online, has been polarizing since its introduction earlier this year, with supporters saying it’s a necessary step to protect victims, and opponents calling it government censorship.

The Bloc Québécois have demanded the Liberals help pass Bill C-319, a private member’s bill that would increase Old Age Security by 10 per cent for all Canadians aged 65 or over, in exchange for the party’s support during confidence votes.

For more than a week, the House of Commons has been entangled in a privilege debate regarding the government’s refusal to produce documents related to the now-defunct Sustainable Development Technology Canada.

Under the looming threat of a snap election, the Liberals have only nominated 117 candidates, leaving vacancies in a majority of the country’s 343 ridings.

Wesley Wark, who has advised Liberal and Conservative governments on national security, said Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre is ‘playing with Canadians’ by refusing to get a top-level security clearance and receive classified briefings on foreign interference.

This is Adjournment Proceedings, our weekly deep-dive into the issues and people driving Canadian politics. Check out the latest edition every Friday. Today, we look at the history of caucus revolts, ahead of what’s anticipated to be a tense meeting of Liberal MPs next Wednesday.

New analysis from the Parliamentary Budget Officer shows Canada’s plan for increasing defence spending to 1.76 per cent by 2030 is based on erroneous economic projections that forecast a four-year recession from the 2025-2026 fiscal year through to 2029-2030.

“I’m not going to let [Conservative Leader] Pierre Poilievre, the ‘King Cut’ himself, and the Bloc decide when to cut these things that people need,” said NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh.