Show Notes
MPs returned to Ottawa this week for what’s expected to be a busy legislative session, as Mark Carney’s Liberals look to make headway on its lofty agenda.
But with big ideas can come issues around execution, politics, and how to pay for it all.
National Post politics writer Simon Tuck joins me to discuss Carney’s priorities for the fall, how the government hopes to implement some of its agenda, and whether there could be any surprises.
Read more: From a big deficit budget to cracks in the coalition: The next 100 days for Mark Carney
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