Nenshi to speak at Aga Khan Foundation Canada’s ‘Global Reads’ event on Monday, Nov. 27

MONDAY, NOV. 27 House Sitting—The House is sitting on Monday, Nov. 20, and will sit for four weeks (Nov. 20-Dec. 15). It’s scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Anne McLellan and Lisa Raitt to Deliver Remarks—Co-chairs of the Coalition for a Better Future Anne McLellan and Lisa Raitt will take part in a conversation on inclusive and […]
Updated: Lagging in the polls, PM Trudeau brings on marketing and branding specialist Valiquette as new executive director of PMO communications

Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO communications chief Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who’s been promoted to media relations director, according to a government source.
Temporary Israel-Hamas truce unlikely to pave way for longer ceasefire, say foreign policy experts, as hostage-prisoner exchange begins

Canada’s two priorities during this temporary ceasefire should be to evacuate citizens, and to provide humanitarian aid, says expert Thomas Juneau. But ‘there’s no scope’ for Canada to become a mediator.
Lagging in the polls, PM Trudeau brings on marketing and branding specialist Valiquette as new executive director of PMO communications

Max Valiquette will work alongside PMO director of communications Vanessa Hage-Moussa, and Ann-Clara Vaillancourt, who has been promoted to the position of media relations director, according to a government source.
Will he stay or will he go? Comparing Canadian prime ministerial resignations from 1993 to 2015

In all recent prime ministerial resignations, the aftermath lasted longer than the time in office, solidifying legacies with either a whiff of success or the stink of passing the best-before date.
Who’s who in Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge’s office

Recent additions to the office include policy advisers Dominic Morin and Madison Taipalus, and Nina Bouteldja as director of issues and stakeholder management.
‘Salvation’ through ‘solutions’: Liberals must deliver results from economic statement in order to turn political tide, say observers

It’s going to come down to whether or not voters’ lives ‘actually change as a result of what the government has announced,’ said pollster Darrell Bricker.
Carbon taxes and conservative conscience

Conservatives don’t have a free-market conscience, so why appeal to something that doesn’t exist?
Remote simultaneous interpretation now in use for House committees

Following a pilot, party whips agreed to begin phasing in use of remote interpretation services for regular committee meetings starting on Nov. 20.
The reformed Senate in the eye of the storm over Bill C-234

The narrative to put pressure on ‘Liberal Senators’ to pass the bill is a nice political line, but the clarion call would result in zero votes as there are no Liberal Senators.