Trudeau could shuffle cabinet this summer, prorogue Parliament in fall, say insiders
PARLIAMENT HILL—With the summer break coming almost halfway through the Liberal government’s four-year mandate, speculation of a summer cabinet shuffle is swirling, along with the possibility of a fall prorogation, and sources say it could be a chance to hit the reset button and prep the front bench for the next election in 2019. “This […]
Ministers Gould, Sohi name new executive, regional assistants
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould recently hired two new assistants to work in her ministerial office. Margaret “Meg” Jaques has been tapped to serve as the minister’s executive assistant, having previously been a Hill aide to Ms. Gould in her capacity as the Liberal MP for Burlington, Ont. Ms. Gould was elected for the first […]
Top Grit staffer Bosch leaving Parliament Hill to join public affairs firm
PARLIAMENT HILL—Longtime Liberal Hill staffer and senior researcher Kevin Bosch is leaving his job to join Hill + Knowlton Strategies in Ottawa as the public affairs firm’s new vice president. Mr. Bosch, a veteran and well-known Grit Hill staffer who initially joined the Liberal research bureau in 1998, quickly earned a reputation for being a savvy player in the world […]
B.C. Green-NDP alliance poses threat to federal Liberals on West Coast, warn opposition MPs
While the newly formed alliance between British Columbia’s NDP and Green Party has made Christy Clark’s days as premier likely numbered, Liberal opponents warn that the two main issues at play there also threaten the federal Liberal Party’s 17 seats in the province. “Both on pipelines and electoral reform, Justin Trudeau has been very offside […]
Ministers Chagger and Hajdu hire new regional desk advisers
Staffer Jade-Émilie Daigneault recently made the switch from Canadian Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s office over to Bardish Chagger’s ministerial team at Small Business and Tourism. Ms. Chagger wears two cabinet hats, and is also currently the government House leader, a role supported by a separate office led by chief of staff Rheal Lewis. Before starting […]
Liberals’ black caucus members visit Casey’s Nova Scotia riding after his constituency staffer faces racism
The federal Liberal black caucus and an Independent Nova Scotia, African-Canadian Senator visited Liberal MP Bill Casey’s riding in late April to talk with people about racism after a black constituency office staffer there received some “nasty” racist remarks from constituents. In an interview The Hill Times, Mr. Casey, (Cumberland-Colchester, N.S.), a seven-term MP who was […]
“The countdown for a 90-day notice to renegotiate NAFTA has begun. How should Canada approach these talks?”
Kate Purchase Liberal strategist “NAFTA has helped create good, middle-class jobs and grow our economies, both in Canada and throughout North America. Our integrated economies and supply chains support millions of jobs across the continent, including nine million American jobs that depend on trade and investment with Canada. “The three-month notice period for renegotiating NAFTA […]
More Canadians identify as middle class since last election: poll
A new poll suggests only five per cent of Canadians would not consider themselves a part of the middle class or “those working hard to join it” that the Trudeau government so often pledges to assist, though a prominent researcher says the classification is useless. The nationwide survey, the third in a series conducted by Pollara Strategic Insights, found […]
“The Liberal government is seeking to create a new Canada Infrastructure Bank. Is this a good move? Why or why not?”
Kate Purchase Liberal strategist “Last election, Canadians elected us on a platform to invest in a historic infrastructure plan. This plan will transform the way Canadians live, move and work, strengthen the middle class, and ensure our children and grandchildren have clean drinking water and clean air to breathe. “Canada has a very ambitious plan to […]
Two exit Prime Minister’s Office, with one landing in the Liberal research bureau
PARLIAMENT HILL—Two staffers recently left the Prime Minister’s Office, including Nadia Khaiati, executive assistant to the director of public appointments. Ms. Khaiati had been working in the PMO as executive assistant to then PMO appointments director Mary Ng since the Liberal government was sworn into power in November 2015. Ms. Ng left the PMO in February to run […]
