Politics Briefing: As Parliament takes a break, political leaders will be on the road

Also: Canada’s jobs growth higher than expected; unemployment rate at 5.5%

After a tempestuous week that saw, among other things, the election of a new Speaker, the House of Commons will be on a break next week.However, expect to see federal politicians make headlines in locations across Canada as MPs return to their constituencies, ministers make spending announcements and party leaders head out on the road.

And, at the end of the week, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will be in Hamilton for a party convention, described as the largest gathering of New Democrats in three years. British Columbia, facing pushback from municipalities that expressed concern over public drug use, has announced major changes to its drug decriminalization policy. StoryDeputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has hired a top adviser to former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne and a long-time Liberal Party insider as her new staff of chief.

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