A trade war with its largest economic partner, a faltering economy - and a lot of promises to deliver on.
These are only some of the high-stake tests facing Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as parliament returns for the autumn sitting on Monday.
Here is a look at some of the political pressures on his Liberal government's horizon.
Carney's Liberals made a series of lofty promises during the recent election campaign, from making Canada's economy the strongest in the G7 to "turbo-charging" major infrastructure projects and massively ramping up housing development.
Now, voters are ready to see progress.
