‘We need to be at the table’: nominated Indigenous candidates near 2015’s record high
With at least 40 Indigenous candidates running for federal office in 2019, the number is nearing the record-breaking 54 contenders in 2015, and almost doubling those nominated in 2011. Most are running under a red banner, with 13 Indigenous people confirmed as Liberal candidates, followed by 11 for the NDP, seven for the Conservatives, seven […]
PMO down a regional adviser for the Prairies after recent staff exit
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office is in need of a new regional adviser for the Prairies after Ryan Adam recently made his exit from the top office. Mr. Adam left the outreach team in the Prime Minister’s Office in mid-July, having spent a total of two years manning the Prairies regional desk, starting in July […]
Treasury Board President Murray’s chief of staff exits for Liberal campaign
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray recently bid farewell to her chief of staff, Adam Carroll, who’s left Parliament Hill to join the national Liberal campaign team. Mr. Carroll became the party’s Ontario campaign director on July 6. Before returning to work on Parliament Hill in October 2017 as chief of staff to then-treasury board president […]
‘What has been the crowning achievement of your caucus in the last four years?’
Cameron Ahmad Liberal strategist “Throughout this government’s mandate, we proved that economic growth and job creation do not come at the expense of fairness and equality, or a strong plan to protect the environment. Instead, as we’ve shown time and time again, these priorities go hand in hand. “Thanks to new agreements reached by our […]
Trudeau government’s effort to control message on China another clumsy hit
OTTAWA—As predicted, the “Gerry Butts returning to the Liberals” news cycle has passed, and this week’s obsession is that the Trudeau government has apparently been reaching out to former Canadian diplomats to China in an effort to co-ordinate messaging. First broken by The Globe and Mail last week, former Canadian ambassador to China David Mulroney […]
Mid-summer staffing changes for ministers Sajjan, Duncan
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has a new staffer in his office, with Floriane Bonneville now on the job as a special assistant for issues management. Ms. Bonneville joined the minister’s office in June and was previously a reporter with Radio-Canada in Windsor, Ont. She’s also a former freelance chase producer for CTV News’ primetime […]
Pulling Butts off the bench too early may cause Liberals to commit a foul
OTTAWA—According to numerous media reports this past week, Gerald Butts is back providing advice to the prime minister and the Liberal Party. That this happening is really a shock to no one and probably most welcomed by Justin Trudeau. Butts seems to be a major part of his mojo. How others in the organization feel […]
Contradictory polls ‘perfectly predictable,’ reflect volatility among voters, say pollsters
Contradictory poll results this far out from the election reflect the undecided population and, unlike the results themselves, are “perfectly predictable,” say some pollsters, but others say the recent variations raise important questions about transparency, standards, and reporting. So far, horse-race polls reveal a tight two-way race between the Conservatives and Liberals, but how tight […]
Political staff busy bees in riding associations and beyond, public declarations show
A year has passed since Hill Climbers last took a look at the public declarations of outside activities filed by political staffers, and it seems they’ve been busy bees, with 37 making such declarations since June 2018. From active roles in local riding associations to positions on the boards of directors of non-profits, it seems […]
Recent staff exits in Treasury Board President Murray’s office, Liberal research bureau
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray recently bade farewell to two of her political aides: Jonathan Chiu and Jonathan Robinson. Not only do they have the same first name, both have since joined Ms. Murray’s office as the Liberal MP for Vancouver Quadra, B.C. With Parliament having risen, both are now working out of Ms. Murray’s […]
