Both the Bloc and the NDP plan to fight it, but Quebec losing a seat is just the start of a bigger trend. 'Overall, the weight of the province [in Parliament] is declining.'

MPs will sit for four weeks before the House breaks for another six. There will be plenty to do before the government can meaningfully advance its new legislative agenda.

Five MPs are running for the House Speaker’s position, which will be decided by a vote on Nov. 22.

Only the Liberal caucus has yet to hold its Reform Act votes for the new Parliament, while a veteran political scientist says that the Conservative caucus has shown 'guts' in adopting all four Reform Act measures.

Accelerated money printing by central banks, labour shortages, and a change in Canadians' spending habits have all contributed to the highest inflation rate since 2003, which the Bank of Canada says is 'temporary'

From the 'echo chamber' of social media, to the isolation of individuals that has come with the COVID-19 pandemic, MPs from all sides of the political spectrum say they've noticed a deterioration of political discourse.

The Special House Committee on Canada-China Relations put a microscope on the Liberals' handling of its ties with Beijing and put the Commons on a collision course with the government.

'We’ve been sort of in limbo, so it’s a relief to be able to start organizing everything,' says Liberal Pascale St-Onge, whose victory in Brome-Missisquoi, Que., was challenged in a since-cancelled recount.

In many ways, the precarity that most people saw with their jobs during COVID-19 is something that gig workers struggle with near constantly, says the NDP's Daniel Blaikie.