Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Toronto Mayor John Tory are seen here in a file photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nick Kozak

With Team Trudeau set to decamp to the West Coast for a two-day cabinet retreat in Nanaimo and card-carrying Conservatives from across the country heading to Halifax to debate party policy , the federal spotlight will be roaming far outside the borders of the capital this week, but fret not, Ottawa political junkies: the provincial roadshow is coming to town, courtesy of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario.

According to the official programme for the annual get-together, now firmly installed Ontario Premier Doug Ford and “all three party leaders” will hit the stage today, although the online schedule is frustratingly imprecise on exactly when those appearances will take place.

The Canadian Press daily lookahead, however, suggests that Ford’s speech will take place shortly after 11 a.m. and will be livestreamed on the premier’s “official Youtube channel,” while New Democrat leader Andrea Horwath is expected to address the crowd at 9:30 a.m.

Other scheduled speakers include “disruption strategist” Shawn Kanungo, who will explain how “we are on the brink of a revolution,” as well as pollster Nik Nanos, who will offer his take on “citizens’ perspectives on the 2018 elections.”

Delegates can also attend workshops on a wide range of issues, including electronic records, “homegrown hydro” and the Algonquin comprehensive land claim, among other topics.

Both disruption and citizens’ perspectives will be front and centre in Toronto, where Mayor John Tory is expected to be in attendance as Toronto City Council holds a special session to discuss Ford’s plan to slash the number of councillors by nearly half, ostensibly as a move to boost efficiency but one that his critics believe is motivated by his lingering anger over his own experience in municipal politics.

For his part, Ford has challenged Tory to rejig the planned agenda for Monday’s meeting to focus on “guns and gangs,” a suggestion that has already been rebuffed by the mayor. Instead, the council is expecting to hear from city solicitors on how the proposed revamp could be challenged in court.

ON & AROUND THE HILL

Governor General Julie Payette presides over the annual inspection of the Ceremonial Guard that provide sentry service at Rideau Hall — an event that, according to the advisory, will be open to the public, and will include a post-inspection address by Payette in which she will “thank them for their devoted service during the summer season.”

AT COMMITTEE

As both the House and Senate have risen for the season, there are no scheduled committee meetings today.

Committee highlights courtesy of our friends at iPoliticsINTEL.

Don’t miss today’s complete legislative brief in GovGuide.ca!

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