Carney cabinet set to chart Ottawa’s way forward on crime, ‘major projects,’ defence & free trade

By Cristin Schmitz ( September 2, 2025, 3:40 PM EDT) -- As MPs ready their Sept. 15 return to the House of Commons, Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet are meeting for two days in Toronto to strategize how to move forward with the Liberal government’s fall priorities, which include combatting crime, fast-tracking major infrastructure projects including building affordable homes, and “advance the beginnings of Canada’s preparations” for the 2026 joint review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) on free trade....