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Vandana Kattar-Miller among recent PMO exits

PMO director of operations, outreach, and planning Vandana Kattar-Miller left the top office, and the Hill, in late May. She spoke about her decision in a LinkedIn post, writing she had “mixed emotions” in announcing her last week on the Hill after more than a decade in politics. “I never imagined myself sitting in the […]

The case against uniting the left

OAKVILLE, ONT.—A famous old adage says, “United we stand; divided we fall.” Yet, even though, most of the time, that’s an inspiring rallying cry, I’d argue that in politics, division is occasionally better than unity. For example, I believe it’s better for the Liberals to remain a separate political entity from the New Democrats. I […]

Staff additions bring Emergency Preparedness Minister Blair’s team to 13

Queen’s Privy Council President and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair now has a total of 13 political staff on his roster, with his most recent addition being Cleopatra Masinga-Chibueze, who’s been hired as the minister’s executive assistant.  Masinga-Chibueze started on the job earlier this month, after six months as a legislative assistant to Ontario Liberal […]

‘Massive majority’ of Liberal caucus wants Trudeau to drop federal COVID mandates, say Liberal MPs

With provincial and international jurisdictions easing COVID restrictions, some Liberal MPs say the vast majority of their caucus want the federal government to drop travel vaccination requirements, allowing unvaccinated Canadians to board domestic flights. Several Liberal MPs interviewed for this article said that most caucus members want all federal pandemic restrictions dropped as soon as […]

Policy director among new hires for Heritage Minister Rodriguez

Heritage Minister and Quebec Lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez has some new faces in both of his ministerial offices, including Ron Ahluwalia, who’s been hired as his director of policy for heritage.  As recently reported, Shane Mackenzie left Seniors Minister Kamal Khera’s office earlier this spring to become head of appointments in Rodriguez’s heritage office.  Also (relatively) […]

Public Safety Minister Mendicino lands a new policy director

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino has found a new policy head for his office, with lawyer Reem Zaia taking on the role of director of policy and legal affairs as of last month.  Zaia took a leave of absence from Gowling WLG, where she’s been an associate lawyer in the firm’s Ottawa office since 2018, […]

Feds table bill to limit handguns, meanwhile, most Conservative leadership candidates say they would scrap Firearms Act and start over

Prompted by the recent mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, the federal Liberals introduced a new gun control bill on Monday that would limit handguns in Canada. The new bill, C-21, will effectively prohibit any further circulation of handguns across the country. “We’re introducing legislation to implement a national freeze on handgun ownership. […]

Nadia Khaiati takes over as PMO appointments head

There’s a new head of public appointments in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with Nadia Khaiati having taken on the role two weeks ago, replacing Hilary Leftick, who has left the top office.  A former executive producer of the POP Montréal music festival, Leftick first joined the PMO in early 2016 as a youth affairs […]

New parl affairs lead for Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Miller

Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller has a new director of parliamentary affairs and issues management in his office, following Vanessa Adams’ departure from the post, and the Hill, in April.  Adams had been working for Miller since late 2019, starting as a senior communications adviser and press secretary during his turn as minister of Indigenous […]