As M-Ps return to work after their winter break, the ratification of the new North American free trade deal will likely be the first piece of major legislation. Canada is now the only hold out on the trilateral pact, and the minority Liberal government has asked the Opposition parties to help get it passed quickly, although that has not been promised. The government is also sure to face a grilling over major issues that have developed in recent weeks, including relations with Iran and the status of an investigation into what killed at least 57 Canadians on a flight leaving Tehran earlier this month.
