Life lessons for staffers at the start of a new sitting
The most basic and essential rookie advice is simple: be kind to everyone you meet.
Cabinet chief of staff Savannah DeWolfe talks managing an ‘intense’ Hill job
For rookies starting out on the Hill, DeWolfe emphasized the importance of communication, and providing the full picture regarding decisions.
As MPs settle into the Hill, Liberal Vince Gasparro gives a glimpse into his ‘eclectic’ home away from home
Some 113 rookie MPs have been busy setting up new parliamentary offices since moving in this past June.
A rundown of the humans behind AI Minister Solomon’s shop
Michael Paramathasan has been hired as a director of policy to the minister, while Peter Wall is in place as director of communications.
How will the 45th Parliament work?
A functional relationship between the executive and legislative branches of government is crucial to the country’s future. To put it bluntly: we have no time for partisan games. We need the legislature to do its job of holding the government to account.
‘All-hands-on-deck’ fall session as Liberals face pressure to deliver, say lobbyists, pollsters
Conservatives will face pressure since the Liberals have ‘effectively stolen’ some policy directions, such as increased defence spending and building energy infrastructure, says pollster Nik Nanos.
House is back and it’s going to be busy
MONDAY, SEPT. 15 House Returns—The House of Commons returns on Monday, Sept. 15, and it’s expected to be a busy fall sitting. It will sit Sept. 15-19; Sept. 22-26; Oct. 1-3; Oct. 6-10; Oct. 20-24; Oct. 27-31; Nov. 3-7; Nov. 17-21; Nov. 24-28; Dec. 1-5; and Dec. 8-12. That’s 11 weeks left before it breaks […]
Who’s who in Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Alty’s office
The minister’s 14-member team includes deputy chief of staff and policy director Sherry Smith, litigation director Vince Haraldsen, and operations director Danielle Boyle.
Diving into the offices of secretaries of state Fuhr, Provost
Mary-Rose Brown is chief of staff to Secretary of State Stephen Fuhr, while Jean-Sébastien Bock is running Secretary of State Nathalie Provost’s shop.
Fisheries Minister Thompson in market for new policy director, with 16 staff currently on board
The team includes Morgan McCullough as director of operations and aquaculture, policy adviser Jackson Coles, and director of communications Emily Heffernan.
