MPs on track to kick off opening debate on proposed new election laws – iPolitics

April 16, 2026

What’s happening on (and off) Parliament Hill, plus the news you need to start your day.

With the Liberals having managed to secure a narrow but viable working majority in the House of Commons, at least for now, the prospect of a snap spring — or, for that matter, summer or even fall — is effectively off the table, but Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon’s pitch to overhaul the federal voting laws is apparently still near the top of his legislative to-do list.

As flagged in What We’re Watching, MacKinnon is expected to kick off the opening round of debate on the legislation — which the minister has dubbed the Strong and Free Elections Act, and includes new measures aimed at preventing foreign interference, impose new restrictions on donations made via cryptocurrency, money orders or prepaid credit cards and establish new privacy protocols for political parties — this morning. (10 a.m.)