Saks and Gladstone entering hotly contested Liberal nomination race in York Centre
With the addition of Ya’ara Saks, and Gary Gladstone, at least five candidates, as of last week, have either now confirmed or are seriously considering running for the coveted Liberal Party nomination in York Centre. Ms. Saks, a small business owner who has political experience in Canada and Israel, and Mr. Gladstone, a fundraising executive, confirmed […]
Short timelines, mail-in voting coming for Tory nominations in unheld ridings, say top Conservative sources
Conservative sources are predicting “compressed timelines and mail-in ballots” for the party’s pre-election nomination contests in the 217 ridings not held by Conservative incumbents, amid ongoing speculation that an election could come this fall or next spring. The Conservative Party’s communications office was not available to comment for this article last week. Senior Conservative sources […]
Patel joins PMO, Minister Monsef names new operations director
Zubair Patel has joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office as acting director of outreach, temporarily stepping away from his post as chief of staff to Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen to do so. He’s filling in for Vandana Kattar-Miller, who’s away on maternity leave. Mr. Patel has been running Mr. Hussen’s ministerial […]
Crowded field of candidates expected in the coveted safe Liberal riding of York Centre
Following the unexpected resignation of Michael Levitt as a Member of Parliament, a crowded field of candidates is expected to seek the Liberal nomination in the safe and coveted GTA riding of York Centre, say potential candidates and political insiders. Only 10 months into his second term as an MP, Mr. Levitt announced on social […]
New budget, cabinet would help Trudeau ‘reset’ the agenda, say Liberal insiders, pollster
The Liberal government should take action to show Canadians it has learned something from the WE Charity controversy, then “reset” the political agenda with a new budget and a shuffle of cabinet ministers and top staff, Liberal insiders say. The Hill Times spoke to veteran Liberal MP Wayne Easter (Malpeque, P.E..I), who chairs the House […]
Dea exits as PMO issues, parliamentary affairs director
Maxime Dea recently made his exit from the Prime Minister’s Office after a little more than half a year as director of issues management and parliamentary affairs and legal affairs adviser to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mr. Dea officially shifted to post-employment status as of July 22, according to the federal conflict of interest commissioner’s […]
Federal Diversity Minister Chagger makes some staffing changes
Canada’s federal Diversity, Inclusion, and Youth Minister Bardish Chagger has no doubt had an intense few weeks as a result of the WE Charity controversy, likely making for an interesting—to say the least—entrance for the minister’s newest political aide: Udita Samuel. Ms. Samuel marked her first day in Ms. Chagger’s office on July 15, arriving […]
PSPC Minister Anand adds Indigenous policy and procurement director
Cheryl Cardinal recently switched offices, exiting her post as director of Indigenous relations and reconciliation in Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan’s office to join Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand’s team. In Ms. Anand’s office, Ms. Cardinal has taken on the title of director of Indigenous policy and procurement. Ms. Anand’s ministerial mandate letter […]
Director-level changes for Justice Minister Lametti
Canada’s federal Justice Minister David Lametti has seen some senior staff changes in his office of late, including the recent promotion of Nicola Langille from policy adviser to director of criminal law policy. As a policy adviser to the minister since November 2018, Ms. Langille had been Mr. Lametti’s lead on matters relating to criminal […]
Oversight for ministers’ regional offices changes hands from PSPC to PCO
Some internal restructuring has taken place within government, with oversight of the 16 ministers’ regional offices having been transferred from Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand to the Privy Council Office at the end of June. “The transfer, which occurred in June 2020, is in keeping with the mandate letter for the Deputy Prime […]
