It'll be a feisty fall on Parliament Hill

Plus, a harrowing court case and a looming Air Canada strike [Get This Offer]( [The Star] First Up [By Andy Takagi] By Andy Takagi Good morning. Here’s the latest on what to expect when Parliament returns, a Toronto man on trial for the death of his wife and the looming Air Canada strike. DON’T MISS Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick politics [Don’t expect a friendly fall sitting]( Get ready for some heat on the Hill — leaders are trading barbs, threatening votes and slinging accusations as parliamentarians trudge back into Parliament on Monday. It’s more name-calling and posturing than we’ve seen in recent years, all as party leaders vie to win the favour of Canadians ahead of an expected election. [Here’s how bad the fighting has gotten](. - It’s not just on the Hill: Even Doug Ford is getting into the fray, lashing out a Jagmeet Singh. [But he’s doing so at the cost of his own MPPs, Martin Regg Cohn writes](. - Meanwhile: In another campaign-style promise, Pierre Poilievre said he wants to “cap population growth” in Canada, [adding that he would put out exact numbers ahead of an election](. - David Olive’s take: Can Canadians trust Poilievre with the economy? [Here are some of the major changes we can expect](. Richard Lautens/The Star courts [Inside the trial of a man accused of setting his wife on fire]( Prosecutors have rejected Norbert Budai’s offer to plead guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Henrietta Viski, alleging the 41-year-old intentionally killed his estranged wife. Budai testified that he was drunk and high on June 17, 2022, and intended to set Viski’s hair on fire, not kill her. [Betsy Powell has followed the harrowing case](. - Context: Viski, Budai and their three children came to Canada from Hungary in 2019. [Viski had continually attempted to escape her husband’s abuse]( her daughter told the Star.  Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck labour [Will Ottawa step in to stop the Air Canada pilots’ strike?]( With each passing day, Air Canada customers hold out hope for a resolution to a strike that could see cancellations as early as Friday. But, those hopes likely won’t be bolstered by the federal government — even though the feds stepped in to stop a rail strike just last month. [Experts tell the Star’s Josh Rubin why history is unlikely to repeat itself](. - Countdown: Though a 72-hour strike notice wouldn’t be issued until Sunday, Air Canada has said [some flights may need to be cancelled as early as Friday to avoid stranding customers](. WHAT ELSE Doug Ford says the child protection system [“failed” a girl whose body was found in a Toronto dumpster](. [Canadian credit card holders’ financial health is falling]( as interest rates and revolving debt rise. Students and instructors at U of T’s Rotman school are [angry over the closure of this program]( A U.S. regulator ordered TD Bank to pay $28 million for [sharing “inaccurate” consumer credit data](. The Trump Harris debate put fracking back in the spotlight. [Here’s why](. [TIFF won’t pull this controversial documentary]( despite protests. Today’s Polaris Dawn spacewalk will be risky. [We asked Canadian astronauts what to expect](. This popular food additive is being banned by Canadian and U.S. health regulators. [Here’s why](. Mid-Autumn Festival is here. [Mark the occasion by enjoying these four must-try mooncakes in the GTA](. Can joy coexist with suffering? This thought-provoking play suggests it can — [and takes the question one step further](. Injuries have been his Achilles, but Max Pacioretty thinks he still can score goals in the NHL — [the Leafs hope so, too.]( Revue Cinema’s reprieve is a rare bit of [welcome news for Toronto’s hard-hit arts scene](. POV Canadian Press/Paige Taylor White [The days of “the people’s festival” and fan-first shows are over. Arts in Toronto are now split into haves and have-nots.]( CLOSE-UP Yousef Karsh OTTAWA: A scowling portrait of Winston Churchill, by famed Canadian photographer Yousuf Karsh, has been found years after it was stolen from the Chateau Laurier. It had made its way through a London auction house to Italy before being recovered. [Here’s who was behind the brazen heist](. Thank you for reading. You can reach me and the First Up team at [firstup@thestar.ca](mailto:firstup@thestar.ca?source=newsletter&utm_source=ts_nl&utm_medium=emailutm_email=6C53B63A8E3FAD70AD4EF13004527437&utm_campaign=frst_2023). I’ll see you back here tomorrow. Get [thestar.com]( + ePaper edition. Only $1 for 6 months! Save over $100. [Get This Offer]( If you're not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you'd prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Sign Up for More Newsletters and Email Alerts]( [View in Browser]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](