Former Dion adviser pens new book, could create a bit of drama
Yaprak Baltacıoğlu gets her send-off from the House, and veteran journalist Peter Harris joins Rosemary Thompson at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his former foreign affairs minister Stéphane Dion didn't always see eye to eye, and a former adviser to Mr. Dion, Jocelyn Coulon, will launch a book on April 11 that reveals some details about the cold relationship. Mr. Dion was first elected in 1996’s byelection and represented the riding of Saint-Laurenet-Cartierville, Que., for nearly 21 years before he resigned and became Canada’s ambassador to Germany and the European Union last year. In Un selfie avec Justin
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