Comms director changes for ministers Qualtrough, Beech

Sport Minister Carla Qualtrough is also down a senior communications adviser, and Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech has a new videographer on board.
Revenue Minister Bibeau’s chief of staff Tsaï-Klassen exits the Hill

Plus, Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is down a senior policy adviser.
New Ontario adviser among recent PMO staffing changesÂ

Plus, there are three new staff to note in Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office, and one departure.
Chuck Strahl was ‘smart, sharp, funny, and he brought a smile everywhere he went’: politicos

Plus, Tory MP Garnett Genuis welcomes his sixth child, Bloc Leader Blanchet bumps into former foe David Lametti, and the U.S. ambassador hosts CAF top brass at his residence.
U.S. Democratic convention shakes down this week in Chicago

MONDAY, AUG. 19—THURSDAY, AUG. 22 U.S. Democratic National Convention—The U.S. Democratic National Convention will take place in Chicago, Ill., Monday, Aug. 19 to Thursday, Aug. 22. Details: chicago2024.com. SATURDAY, AUG. 17—SUNDAY, AUG. 25 Capital Pride—Ottawa’s annual Pride festival kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 17, with a theme of “Listen. Learn. Act.” The two weeks of festivities […]
Conrad Black, Chris Christie to debate Trump presidency next month

Plus, ex-CSIS chief David Vigneault gets a new job, and the Mexican Embassy marks 50 years of the seasonal farmers program.
Ien recruits new comms director from within Wilkinson’s shopÂ

Meanwhile, Cindy Caturao has been hired as Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s new press secretary.
Champagne to attend fundraiser for MacKinnon’s riding association on Aug. 12

MONDAY, AUG. 12 House Not Sitting—The House is on its summer break. It resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, Sept. 30, off. It breaks Oct. 14-18, and resumes sitting on Oct. 21. It sits Oct. 21-Nov. 9, and breaks on Nov. 11 […]
Sound the alarm: Shadows of Tyranny warns against authoritarianismÂ

Plus, Bryan Passifiume leaves National Post and reopens Toronto Sun’s Ottawa bureau; Jenni Byrne goes after Francesco Sorbara; Lawn Summer Nights raises $33,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada; Trudeau attends Royal St. John’s Regatta; and The Lobby Monitor hires new reporter/deputy editor, Hunter Cresswell.
Re-establishing the RCMP on Parliament Hill: a necessity for security and efficiency

A dedicated RCMP detachment would protect the Parliamentary Precinct, ensure public safety, and reinforce the symbolic and physical heart of Canada.