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Peter Watts: Busy fall session for Parliament

Peace tower on the Parliament Hill building in Ottawa, Ont., on Sept. 22, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS IMAGES/Lars Hagberg

Parliamentarians return to work in Ottawa on Monday and the Trudeau Liberals have an active agenda to accomplish this session.

From legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, to new rules on immigration, to changes to the justice system, and more, there is a lot the Liberals want to accomplish.

MPs and Senators have received a steady diet of critical reviews on the summer barbecue circuit. Topics like proposed changes to the Income Tax Act have generated much fodder for the opposition.

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The Conservatives have a new leader in Andrew Scheer. The New Democrats are about to pick a successor to Tom Mulcair. Both will be under scrutiny as they try to present creditable alternative visions on a number of topics.

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How they do will determine to a large degree what the electorate does two years from now.

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