Mills fired, sainted, roasted and all in one week
Think yourself lucky, Russ… The city’s power people gathered at the Museum of Civilization Thursday night to roast Citizen Canned, and the opening act was none other than Mr. Mills’ old rival, Ottawa Sun Publisher Judy Bullis, who appeared onstage sporting a bandaged eye. “And you think you had problems explaining editorial policy to the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
New House of Commons Estimates Committee could be ‘biggest committee in town’: Minister Don Boudria. Meeting six hours a week, new committee could operate as ‘second Chamber,’ says Boudria
The new House Committe on Government Operations and the Estimates could end up acting like a “second Chamber,” says Government House Leader Don Boudria and the committee’s first chair agrees. “It could almost be the committee of committees. That would be the biggest committee in town,” said Mr. Boudria in an interview with The Hill […]
Behind Prime Minister Chretien: Goodale [Response to Who’s supporting who, June 10/02, June 17/02]
With respect to the various lists of Members of Parliament which The Hill Times has been publishing in recent weeks, I consider this a divisive “mug’s game” in which I do no wish to participate. I am pleased to be a member of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet and I support the Prime Minister. Public Works […]
