Employment numbers, Alberta referendum results – October 20, 2026

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MPs speak with reporters on Parliament Hill as they convene for the daily question period in the House of Commons. Conservative MPs Garnett Genuis and Gabriel Hardy comment on youth unemployment following recent jobs numbers that saw the economy shed 68,000 jobs in September and the unemployment rate rise to 6.5 per cent. Conservative MPs Michael Chong, Sandra Cobena and Luc Berthold speak about the rise in the inflation rate from 3 per cent in August to 3.1 per cent in September. They also discuss the growth of the federal debt. Conservative MP Dane Lloyd, NDP MP Heather McPherson and Liberal MP Matt Jeneroux face questions on the results from the Alberta referendum. Bloc Québécois MPs Jean-Denis Garon and Mario Beaulieu are asked about Quebec Lieutenant-Governor Manon Jeannotte not presiding over the swearing-in ceremony of the new Parti Québécois government’s cabinet.