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Heads up, Twitterverse: @JustinTrudeau will be holding a virtual Q&A session later this afternoon following an “online announcement” on his election pledge to set up a Prime Minister’s Youth Council.

According to the platform, the PMYC will “[consist] of young Canadians aged 16-24,” and will “provide non-partisan advice to the Prime Minister on issues the country is facing.”

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Although no specific time is provided in the daily itinerary from his office, the announcement is slated for 1:30 p.m., which means that the Twitter chat will likely take place soon after.

Back on the Hill, the House citizenship and immigration committee reconvenes for a second day of testimony on Canada’s current efforts to ensure the protection of “vulnerable groups.”

On the witness list for this morning: Yazidi Human Rights Organization International chair Mirza Ismail, Yazda executive director Murad Ismaeland human rights activist Nadia Murad Basee Taha, as well as representatives from the Shalom Syrian Refugee Initiative, Amnesty International, Foundation of Hope, Rainbow Refugee and the Vancouver Association for Survivors of Torture.