The new Parliament begins in Ottawa today with a few firsts.
It will be the first time Thunder Bay’s Marcus Powlowski sits as a Liberal MP since he was elected.
It will be the first time his Liberal colleague Patty Hajdu will be sitting on the front benches as health minister, and it is the first time Justin Trudeau will be leading a Liberal minority government.
With just 157 seats in the House of Commons, the prime minister will need the support of either the Conservatives, NDP or Bloc Quebecois to get anything passed.
Trudeau will have to ensure that all his MPs are available for a vote in the House of Commons at a moment’s notice or his government could fall.
