New press secretaries for ministers Rodriguez, Duclos
For one, Guillaume Bertrand has once again left Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office to work for Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
‘A very challenging site’: breaking down Block 2 plans and progress
Schematic design plans for Block 2’s overhaul aren’t expected to be complete until 2025, but look for early signs of construction activity outside around the site this fall.
Minister Virani bids farewell to aides, Minister Hajdu tweaks office roster
Recent changes in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office include Jack Welsh’s hiring as a policy adviser for litigation.
‘Wînipêk Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre’ set to hit bookshelves this month
Plus, Lawn Summer Nights returns this summer to support Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking releases its annual report.
Hillman to deliver speech at lunch hosted by Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on May 29 in Montreal
MONDAY, MAY 27 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is sitting for five straight weeks until June 21. After the summer break, the House resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, […]
Staff shakeup in Energy and Resources Minister Wilkinson’s shop
Along with a new addition, Kyle Harrietha’s promotion to chief of staff in late March led to a couple of other director-level promotions in the minister’s office.
BOIE approves new security funding, expanded MP-protection programs
Altogether, the Board of Internal Economy gave the nod to new funding totalling almost $24.6-million related to security earlier this spring.
O’Regan names acting comms head, hires new issues manager
Jane Deeks has left Labour and Seniors Minister Seamus O’Regan’s shop to join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office as director of digital communications.
New funds for Translation Bureau largely aimed at existing efforts to tackle federal interpretation shortfall
Interpretation capacity issues already brewing pre-pandemic have constrained parliamentary work since the shift to hybrid work following the onset of COVID-19.
Jim Peterson: a curious mind who nurtured the best in Parliament, people, and public policy
Jim Peterson, former longtime Toronto Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died on May 10 at the age of 82, but he left a positive legacy behind.
