When the curtain rises on the Commons Chamber this afternoon, the first item on the government’s legislative to-do list will be its plan to overhaul Canada’s family law regime, which was introduced by then-Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould last year and is now back before the House after undergoing review — and minor rewrite — at committee.

MPs will now begin the process of going through the proposed changes before moving onto the third, and final, round of debate, which likely won’t get underway until next week.

Later this afternoon, Bloc Québécois MP Simon Marcil will get his first opportunity to make the case for his proposed new laws limiting the use of replacement employees during strikes or lockouts, as well as boost Quebec’s power to enforce its language laws without interference by the federal government.

Also on the House agenda today: The second — and final — day of secret-ballot voting on Bloc Québécois MP Mario Beaulieu’s bid to restore his proposal to make Quebec-based permanent residents have an “adequate knowledge” of French to successfully apply for Canadian citizenship, which was designated as non-votable by the Liberal majority on the House procedure committee over concerns that it may not be in line with the Charter.

ON & AROUND THE HILL

New Democrat MP Charlie Angus teams up with three of his fellow Northern New Democrat MPs — Niki Ashton, Georgina Jolibois and Romeo Saganash — to highlight the “housing crisis in on-reserve and Northern housing” — and specifically, continuing concerns over mould — during an afternoon appearance at the new West Block press theatre.

Also making the rounds on the Hill media circuit: Friends of Earth Canada CEO Beatrice Olivastri and Prevent Cancer Now CEO Meg Sears join forces with “leading US pesticide lawyers” Michael Baum and R. Brent Misner to brief reporters on the implications of the $289 million Monsanto Roundup case, which they aim to “put into a Canadian context” with a particular focus on evidence that, as per the advisory, revealed that Monsanto “knew for decades that Roundup can cause cancer,” as well as address the continuing concerns in Canada over the use of glyphosate pesticides.

OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT

The Transportation Safety Board holds a media briefing in Toronto to release the results of its investigation into “a series of runway incursions” at the Lester B. Pearson airport in Toronto.

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