Erin O Toole

On the first day of Parliament’s new sitting, some of Canada’s federal opposition parties are calling for an emergency debate to tackle the flooding in British Columbia as another atmospheric river is expected to batter the province in the coming days.

A majority of Canadians believe wealth inequality should be tackled by increasing taxes on the wealthy and large corporations and even said it could influence their vote, according to a new poll.

Under new Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole, environment critic and B.C. MP Dan Albas has his work cut out for him. His task: writing a climate plan popular enough to win votes, but ambitious enough to hit Canada’s climate targets.

O'Toole's early days on the job were fairly routine, but his first week ended with controversy over a tweet from a Conservative MP and his answer to a question about systemic racism.