Claire Seaborn readies exit from helm of Minister Wilkinson’s office
Deputy chief of staff and director of parliamentary affairs Kyle Harrietha is already lined up to take over as chief of staff to Wilkinson later this month.
This just in: Eleanor Wachtel this year’s chair of prestigious International Booker Prize jury ‘the most extraordinary book club in the world’
Plus, NDP MP Alistair MacGregor named caucus chair, Huda Mukbil joins Black Class Action Secretariat advisory board, NDP MP Daniel Blaikie says farewell to the House, Phil von Finckenstein writes for The Glebe Report, Tory MP Luc Berthold celebrates hometown newspaper, Liberal MP Irek Kusmierczyk recently joined Unifor workers on picket line at Jamieson Vitamins, and Super Tuesday comes to Ottawa.
Two staff in, one out in Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s shop
Plus, there are staff updates to note in Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez’s office.
Former Parliamentarians Association vows to keep lobbying for funding boost after Tories sink appeal
CAFP president and former Liberal MP Matt DeCourcey says he’s ‘disappointed, but not dissuaded’ by the lack of unanimous consent at the BOIE for a funding increase.
Staff updates for ministers MacAulay, Lebouthillier, and MacKinnon
In the Government House Leader’s office, Sarah Leclair has been hired as a senior adviser for parliamentary affairs.
‘It defines the nation’s capital and community’: Ottawa MPs celebrate Rideau Canal brief reopening, but lament shorter seasons due to climate change
Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi says the canal is a great public space during winter where ‘you can see the incredible diversity of our country represented.’
Champagne to speak at Ottawa Mayor’s Breakfast on Feb. 27 at Ottawa City Hall
MONDAY, FEB. 26 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House returns for one week (Feb. 26-March 1), and breaks for two weeks (March 4-15). The House comes back again on March 18 and sits for a week until March 22. It breaks for two […]
International Development Minister Hussen adds policy adviser to team
Plus, there are a few staff changes to note since Hill Climbers’ last update on Justice Minister Arif Virani’s office.
PMO staff moves: advertising manager exits, new deputy comms director promoted
Plus, there are some staffing updates to note in Defence Minister Bill Blair’s office.
Parliamentary budget officer to deliver speech at C.D. Howe Institute on Feb. 21 in Toronto
MONDAY, FEB. 19 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House will break for one week (Feb. 19-23). It returns for one week (Feb. 26-March 1) and breaks for two weeks (March 4-15). The House comes back again on March 18 and sits for a […]
