One month until Parliament resumes, byelections held [Video]

Friday marked the one month countdown to Parliament resuming and voters going to the polls in a pair of byelections in Manitoba and Quebec.

With the sun starting to set on the Canadian political summer, here’s everything you need to know about the key political happenings between now and when MPs return to Ottawa.

Plus, what political insiders, analysts, and pollsters are saying about party fortunes and strategies heading into the fall season.

Byelections collide with Parliament’s kick-off

The summer political news cycle will be starting and ending with federal byelections.

After the shocking Conservative victory in Toronto – St. Paul’s in late June, two more byelections have been called for Sept. 16. One is happening in Quebec to fill former Liberal MP David Lametti’s seat, and the other is in Manitoba, to replace former NDP MP Daniel Blaikie.

Sept. 16 also happens to be the first day of the fall sitting of Parliament, setting …