The Liberal government managed to pass some of its most noteworthy pieces of legislation before Parliament rose this week for its over two-month summer recess, but several impactful bills will still be pending when the House of Commons reconvenes in September.
Both of the government’s online-regulation bills—the Online Streaming Act and the Online News Act—passed in Parliament’s final weeks, bringing to a close over a year of debate on the matter.
The government also managed to pass its Budget Implementation Act despite heavy opposition from the Conservatives, who filibustered the bill’s passage for weeks while calling on the Liberals to introduce a plan for eliminating deficit spending….