Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his way to the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

ALSO TODAY: Reaction to Tony Clement's resignation — RCMP holds briefing on CRA phone scam investigation — McKenna, Garneau and Wilkinson celebrate ocean protection campaign

The cross-aisle cacophony that normally pervades the Commons on a typical Wednesday afternoon is set to fall silent, at least temporarily, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivers a formal, if overdue, apology for Canada’s 1939 rejection of the MS St. Louis, and the 907 Jewish refugees aboard, more than 200 of whom were subsequently killed in the Holocaust.

Before rising in the House to express his — and Canada’s — regret over the decision made by then-prime minister Mackenzie King’s government, Trudeau will hold a private meeting with Ana Maria Gordon, the “only surviving Canadian passenger” from the ship, according to his office.

He’s also scheduled to make a “brief” appearance at a reception to mark the occasion, after which he’ll head to the National Arts Centre for a gala dinner hosted by the Canadian Electricity Association.

Meanwhile, in the wake of Conservative MP Tony Clement’safter-hours announcement that he was giving up his critic role and committee assignments after being targeted by what he describes as an “extortion attempt” related to “sexually explicit images” sent to someone he says he “believed was a consenting female recipient,” his caucus colleagues should expect a full contingent of reporters to stake out their weekly confab this morning, although it’s unlikely that any of them will be keen to go before the cameras to share their reaction to the news.

[READ MORE: Tory MP Tony Clement admits sending sexually explicit images]

For his part, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has already issued an official statement on Clement’s resignation from the critic roster, in which he acknowledged that he was “greatly disappointed” in his former leadership rival’s actions, he is “encouraged” that Clement “has decided to seek help.”

Also on the Hill today: Senior officials from the RCMP, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and the Canada Revenue Agency join forces to hold an on-the-record media briefing on their ongoing efforts to shut down those infamous phone scams, many of which are run out of a network of call centres in India.

Outside the precinct, a trio of Team Trudeau front-benchers — Environment Minister Catherine McKenna, Transport Minister Marc Garneau and Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson — celebrate the second anniversary of their government’s ocean protection plan by teaming up with the Canadian Coast Guard for a round of “water simulations” on the Ottawa River.

Elsewhere in the capital, Official Languages Minister Melanie Joly teams up with Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen to celebrate “Francophone Immigration Week” during a visit to the La Cite campus.

Finally, Finance Minister Bill Morneau makes his way to Montreal for the official groundbreaking for the National Bank’s new headquarters.

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