PMO advance man Bernie Seguin to call it quits
No more travellin’ man… After six years of setting up Mr. Chretien’s many foreign and domestic trips, the extremely popular Bernie Sequin is determined to call it quits as PMO advance man and media chaperone and start having a normal family life again. The former TV cameraman has missed more family events than he cares […]
PMO vetted pro-Martin staffers: But Prime Minister’s Office denies playing heavy hand
Paul Martin’s dismissal from Cabinet proved to be a public relations nightmare for the Prime Minister’s Office, but the move has allowed the Liberal leader to regain complete control over the appointment of senior political aides to his Cabinet. Sources close to The Hill Times report that from the first day the Liberals won power […]
Marianne Goodwin leaves for Montenegro
Well, at least she has had the training for it… Marianne Goodwin is going to the Balkans. Ms. Goodwin, who stepped down in February after a year as PMO chief press secretary, has landed a new job — in the Balkans. Ms. Goodwin will be advising the political parties of Montenegro on how to perform […]
Wiser Mylyk returns to new Defence Minister McCallum’s office: Parliament Hill staffer Chris Froggatt departs Canadian Alliance for Premier Ernie Eves’ Ontario Tories
Three weeks after their boss was booted from Cabinet, some of Art Eggleton’s former political aides have started landing on their feet, notably Randy Mylyk who got his old job back handling spin and communications for the Defence Minister. Mr. Mylyk was hired as new Defence Minister John McCallum’s director of communications two weeks ago. […]
Rumours heat up on what’s next for Ottawa Citizen
More from the Mills rumour mill… One piece of speculation doing the rounds at Baxter Road in Ottawa, home to The Ottawa Citizen, is that we could soon find ourselves with another Heard on the Hill, as in banker’s spokesman Ray Heard as the next publisher of The Ottawa Citizen. Word is he has an […]
Public service focuses on its best and brightest with awards [Canadian Foreign Service Awards]
In the midst of stories of public servants breaking rules in handing out government contracts, federal bureaucrats were doing their best to focus some attention on the good news stories of employees who have gone above and beyond the call of duty in serving their country. Events were held throughout the government earlier this month […]
G8 Message
Thousands of protesters are expected to descend upon Parliament Hill and parts of downtown Ottawa on Wednesday and Thursday this week. So far, the build-up has focused on the protesters’ unwillingness to rule out the use of vandalism in their marches. In fact, the protesters’ main website actually urges people to deface a long list […]
Izzy will be talking to himself
Within the tribe of journalism, Russell Mills, the publisher of the Ottawa Citizen whose firing by owner Izzy Asper has just set off a storm of protest, was always considered more an adroit survivor than a crusader. He did his principal job of making the Citizen profitable very well. He also did well by allowing […]
St. Jacques squeezes out $5,000 from Hill friends
Quebec Liberal MP Diane St. Jacques was all smiles last week as she showed up on the Hill sans cheveux. Ms. St. Jacques shaved her head as part of a fundraiser for cancer research in her riding that has so far raised over $75,000. As for Ms. St. Jacques, she raised $10,000 on her own, […]
I support the Prime Minister: Minister Graham [Response to Who’s support who? A revised list of the Grit caucus, June 17/02]
When your article in last week’s issue of The Hill Times was brought to my attention (“Who’s supporting who? A revised list of Grit Caucus,” June 17), I was surprised to find myself listed in a manner suggesting I would not be supporting the Prime Minister in the Liberal Party’s upcoming leadership review. For the […]
