As Trudeau nears end of first 100 days, here’s what’s left on key to-do list

Bills banning conversion therapy and the intimidation of health-care workers passed in December, as did legislation implementing a mandatory 10 days of paid sick leave.

The Liberal government’s self-imposed clock for its first 100 days is ticking down to midnight, setting the stage for what is expected to be a busy first week back in the House of Commons with promises of bills to tackle online hate and ban mandatory minimums for some offences on the agenda.

Members of Parliament have been on winter break since the House of Commons rose on Dec. 16, 2021, and Monday will mark the first return to the chamber — either virtually or in-person — in just over six weeks.

And while the government managed to tick off four items from its first-100-days to-do list before the break, six more are still waiting for their moment in the parliamentary sun.

Bills banning conversion therapy and the intimidation of health-care workers passed in December, as did legislation implementing a mandatory 10 days of paid sick leave for federally regulated workers.

The government also passed legislation authorizing promised changes to COVID-19 benefits.

Here’s what’s left on its to-do list for the first 100 calendar days, which the government says started when the new cabinet was sworn in on Oct. 26, 2021, and which run out on Feb. 3.

One of the big promises still on the Liberal agenda is a pledge to fight online harms.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the spread of hate and extremist content online, as well as turned health-care professionals, journalists and public leaders into bigger targets for abuse and threats.