MPs Hit Summer Campaign Circuit as Election Year Looms

Steve MacKinnon, Leader of the Government in the House of Commons responds to a question as he stands with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland in the Foyer of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, on June 19, 2024. The Canadian Press/Adrian Wyld

Members of Parliament poured out of the House of Commons into the stifling air of an Ottawa heat wave on June 19, heading back to their constituencies for the summer barbecue and festival circuit many love most about their jobs.

The next time they take their seats will be Sept. 16, just before the one-year countdown until the next election campaign has to begin.