Ontario Liberal leadership candidates to take part in rural Q&A session in Maberly, Ont., on Aug. 13
MONDAY, AUG. 7 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and will adjourn on Friday, Oct. 6, for a week. It will resume sitting on Monday, Oct. 16, […]
West Block, 2040: the case for a second Chamber with a round seating plan
Our parliamentary traditions, while nostalgic, are far from modern. While Canada has had countless procedural changes over the years, it has shied away changing the room itself. Let’s make a second House Chamber—and make it a circle.
Bill Vigars, Terry Fox’s confidante, to release ‘a once in a lifetime read’; Griffith wants in-person citizenship oath; Proof Strategies grows
Plus, a byelection in Calgary will take place on Monday, July 24, and Gerda Hnatyshyn, wife of former GG Ray Hnatyshyn, dies in Ottawa on July 14.
Tory MPs Lantsman, Brock to host ‘Pints & Politics’ gathering on July 26 in Kitchener
MONDAY, JULY 24 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and is on break for 12 weeks. It will resume sitting again on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and will adjourn on Friday, Oct. 6, for a week. It will resume sitting on Monday, Oct. 16, […]
Indigenous Services Minister Hajdu finds new comms director
Plus, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has a new regional affairs adviser for the West and North.
Rolling Stone’s list of greatest Canadian artists ‘of all time’ stirs up a spicy Canada Day debate, eh?
Plus, Senator David Richards to speak at book fest; Ian Davey dies of cancer, politicos pay tribute to the man; and GG displays Métis art from the port-cochère in front of Rideau Hall.
U.S. Ambassador Cohen to take part in a fireside chat in Halifax on July 14
FRIDAY, JULY 7—SUNDAY, JULY 16 Calgary Stampede—Politicians from all political stripes will be attending the 2023 Calgary Stampede from Friday, July 7 to Sunday, July 16. Details: calgarystampede.com. FRIDAY, JULY 7—SUNDAY, JULY 30 Theatre: Affairs of State—The Classic Theatre Festival and The Hill Times present Louis Verneuil’s Affairs of State, a rediscovered post-Second World War comedic […]
Hybrid sittings can make our democracy stronger: Equal Voice
Re: “Hybrid sittings will further weaken government accountability,” (The Hill Times’ editorial, June 26, 2023). Hybrid sittings do not weaken our democracy—they can make it stronger. Hybrid options enable MPs to show up and fulfill their legislative obligations even when difficult circumstances arise. Hybrid is about flexibility, and is not about making our legislature fully […]
New carvings, smudging space: more details on Centre Block’s renovation
‘One of the blessings of working on the project has been the ability to … uncover some really interesting things,’ says PSPC’s Kate Westbury.
Housing Minister Hussen, Tourism Minister Boissonnault add new aides
Plus, policy adviser Lionel Fritz Adimi left Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office at the end of June.
