All Apologies

Plus: Cabinet shuffle speculation, ad watch, NDP and Greens set their sights on 2022, mea culpa in London

Good Monday morning. This is Queen’s Park Observer.

ABOVE THE FOLD

IT WAS A RARE WEEKEND SITTING to debate the notwithstanding clause and revive the cap on third-party election ad spending that the courts struck down as unconstitutional. That’s expected to wrap up today.

How it could play out:

— Slim pickings to delay or block: Despite the Opposition’s best efforts, there are few options left to hold up or shut down Bill 307. Those efforts had included an unusual forced vote on first reading, the introduction of several petitions opposing the “nuclear constitutional option,” and an attempt to change the channel to discuss what they thought the House should’ve been recalled for (such as more paid sick days, back-to-school plans, and anti-Islamophobia motions — more on that below.)

— No chance for amendments or public input, committee-wise: Bill 307 was put on the fast track thanks to a time-allocation motion from the PCs. That was introduced and debated on Sunday, which was expected as…