This news article reports on the conclusion of a turbulent fall session of Parliament in Canada, marked by government instability and financial challenges. It also covers the end of a month-long strike by Canada Post employees and the government's intervention in the dispute.
Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting filled with non-confidence votes, filibusters, stalled legislation, a growing deficit and the finance minister's resignation. After Chrystia Freeland's departure from cabinet Monday morning, several Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as well.
Ontario MP Chad Collins left an evening caucus meeting telling reporters the Liberal caucus is divided and that the party needs a leadership race. Dominic LeBlanc was sworn in as the new finance minister Monday, minutes after the government's fall economic statement was released. The economic update shows the deficit has grown to nearly $62 billion, far beyond the $40-billion target Freeland set earlier this year. Canada Post is resuming operations after a month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers left letters and parcels in limbo. The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered postal workers back on the job after holding hearings over the weekend to determine whether they were too far apart to reach a deal by the end of 2024. The hearings came after a directive from Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon, who said Friday he was giving the two sides a'timeout' as negotiations seemed to have stalled. However, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is challenging the intervention into the strike, and says the labour board is set to hear its challenges mid-January. The government is already facing legal challenges to its similar interventions in other recent high-profile labour disputes. Federal Conservatives win B.C
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