No home on the Hill for half of MPs who may be waiting weeks for office move-in day
‘Office moves are typically completed within two months following the federal election,’ and only 50 per cent of MPs have a ‘functional office’ a week into the new Parliament, according to the Speakers office.
Four rookies among seven new confirmed cabinet chiefs of staff
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and Veterans Affairs Minister Jill McKnight are among those who have elevated first-time chiefs of staff.
An evening with Charlie Angus and Gwynne Dyer at the Porcupine Dante Club in Timmins, Ont., on June 5
MONDAY, JUNE 2 Prime Minister Carney to Meet with Premiers—Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to hold a meeting with the Council of the Federation in Saskatoon, Sask. Monday, June 2. Details to follow. TUESDAY, JUNE 3 U.S. Ambassador to Canada to Deliver Remarks—American Ambassador to Canada Peter Hoekstra will deliver remarks titled “A New […]
House debates don’t match the serious times we’re in
The opposition parties have a duty to hold the government to account, but they should come up with more serious questions to fit the times we are living in. Carney and his cabinet ministers also have an obligation to do better in the House Chamber. They owe it to the people to answer questions and to be as open and transparent as possible. But everyone should quit play-acting for the cameras, and get real.
‘New Democrats are going to do our job no matter what,’ says interim leader Davies as party stickhandles losing status in the House
After a devastating election that shrunk the NDP caucus, interim leader Don Davies says his caucus can still play an important role, predicting that in some cases, ‘whether the government survives or falls will depend on us.’
Meet the first 12 chiefs of staff confirmed for the Carney cabinet
The list includes some first-time chiefs of staff, along with plenty of familiar faces.
Feds set out $486.9-billion in spending in 2025-26 main estimates
The total budgetary ask represents an 8.4 per cent jump over last year’s spending document, and includes $73.4-billion in special warrants issued while Parliament was prorogued.
Big dig under Centre Block has begun as project spending reaches $1.2-billion
Scaffolding is starting to go up along Centre Block’s iconic southern façade, and once erected, will be covered by a trompe-l’oeil tarp.
Francis Scarpaleggia vows to keep ‘sticks on the ice’ as new House Speaker
After a previously gridlocked and acrimonious parliamentary session, newly elected House Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia urged MPs to return and engage in ‘robust debate,’ but to steer clear of ‘invective or intimidation.’
A number of Trudeau-era cabinet staff bidding Hill farewell
Elections mean changeover among the Hill’s staffing ranks, and aides across the partisan divide have been saying their goodbyes.
