Foreign Affairs Minister Joly taps Cory Pike as new chief of staff

Plus, Hill Climbers takes a dive into new Sport Minister Terry Duguid’s team, which includes a number of ex-aides to then-ministers Dan Vandal and Randy Boissonnault.
Immigration Minister Miller has a new acting chief of staff

Plus, a look at the team of new Official Languages and Associate Public Safety Minister Rachel Bendayan, which is led by chief of staff Isabelle Daoust.
A look at Anand’s new team as transport, internal trade minister

For one, Sarah Jackson is now deputy chief of staff and director of operations and internal trade to Minister Anita Anand.
Liberals to hold French and English leaders’ debates Feb. 24, Feb. 25 in Montreal

TUESDAY, FEB. 18 Lunch: ‘Trade Wars and Canada’—Canada’s former chief trade negotiator Steve Verheul, who’s now a principal at GT & Co., and a member of the prime minister’s Council on Canada-U.S. Relations, will deliver remarks on “Trade Wars and Canada: Finding Solutions in Uncertain Times,” a lunch event hosted by the C. D. Howe […]
Diving into new Veterans Minister Darren Fisher’s team

Plus, there’s an update for Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s office, and communications staff changes for Ministers Kamal Khera and Steven Guilbeault.
MP, Senate groups to convene during prorogation to talk Hill reno plans

Spending on the Centre Block project, which includes construction of the new underground Parliament Welcome Centre, recently passed the billion-dollar mark.
New Minister Erskine-Smith lines up a fresh housing team

Most of former minister Sean Fraser’s team have exited, with only three remaining among the 14 staffers confirmed so far in new Housing Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith’s office.
Ford to lead Canada’s premiers on joint mission to Washington, D.C., on Feb. 12

TUESDAY, FEB. 11 Food and Beverage Canada’s Policy Breakfast—Food and Beverage Canada hosts its annual policy breakfast to kickoff Canadian Ag Day featuring a panel discussion titled “Boosting Competitiveness and Productivity in Food and Beverage Manufacturing” on this industry’s critical needs to thrive, compete, and lead both domestically and globally. Confirmed speakers include former chief […]
Feds can do plenty during prorogation to take on Trump trade threats, say experts

Former Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick says opposition leaders calling for Parliament to resume need to ‘retract the threat to immediately stab the government in the chest and force a six-week election.’
Comedy in times of crises: This Hour Has 22 Minutes’ creators on making light of politics in a polarized world

Mark Critch and team talk Trump, Trudeau, and the time they tried crashing a Poilievre rally.