Having duly ticked off the full four days traditionally allotted to the first round of budget debate — virtually every minute of which was, of course, taken up by the response offered by Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre, who carried out his threat to launch a record-setting filibuster to protest the government’s refusal to allow a full investigation into the SNC-Lavalin affair — the House is set to turn its attention to Team Trudeau’s bid to streamline the pardon — or, to use the official term “record suspension” — process for cannabis possession-related charges.

The bill, which was introduced last month, would establish a “no-cost, expedited” application system, but would stop short of simply expunging such records en masse, which has already prompted criticism from the New Democrats.

MPs will have the chance to air their thoughts — and concerns — over the proposed process later this morning, although as of right now, it appears that phase could wrap up within a few hours, as there’s a second item on the government’s legislative to-do list for today: namely, a multilateral tax convention that is poised to begin report stage debate.

Also on the Commons agenda today: A vote on Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s latest ways and means motion, as well as the opening round of debate on retired senator Art Eggleton’s proposal to establish National Physicians’ Day, which is being sponsored in the House by Liberal MP — and physician — Hedy Fry.

ON & AROUND THE HILL

Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights chair (and former Liberal justice minister) Irwin Cotler returns to his erstwhile precinct stomping grounds for a mid-morning press conference to mark the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide alongside survivors of the tragedy, as well as an all-party delegation of MPs that includes Liberal MPs Rob Oliphant and Ali Ehsassi, Conservative MP Erin O’Toole, New Democrat Murray Rankin and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May.

Also on the parliamentary media circuit today: Representatives from the Hearing Health Alliance of Canada call on the government to “play a leadership role in shaping a national hearing health strategy.”

Meanwhile, House of Commons Speaker Geoff Regan celebrates the 20th anniversary of the creation of Nunavut as a territory by unveiling a sculpture created by Igloolik-based artist Bart Hanna.

OUTSIDE THE PRECINCT

The Canada Service Corps teams up with Students on Ice to share the details of a new program to “support civic engagement and build capacity amongst Arctic youth” — which will, as per the advisory, involve “significant federal funding for youth-led initiatives in five Arctic communities” — at a mid-morning event at the Canadian Museum of History, with area Liberal MP William Amos and Inuit leader Natan Obed also expected to be in attendance.

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