Also, party shakeups make for some unusual House seat mates, and a billboard pushes Canada to help free a Canadian's imprisoned Honduran partner.

Also, Maxime Bernier may have found a new campaign song, and the husband of Canada's newest ambassador to Poland was a Hill reporter.

Also, a communications aide to the federal justice minister recently became a Canadian, and the Supreme Court has a new executive legal officer.

Plus, ex-PM Harper's book gets an early release, and Ottawa Citizen/Sun staff may strike.

Also, PS Rudd does not want to continue as a parliamentary secretary, and the CBC apologizes to NDP MP Christine Moore.

Also, Susan Delacourt is set to return as the Toronto Star's Ottawa chief, and Canadian politicians honour the late John McCain.

Also, some Grits take a hot air balloon ride and the information commissioner will hold a public Q&A next month in Ottawa.

Liberal MP Kent Hehr gets hitched, and another Grit has announced he will be the man to try—again—to win Ben Lobb's seat in the House.

Also, a new book on one of the country's darkest hours is being published, and Canada's longest tenured Senator says goodbye to the Upper Chamber.

Also, a new account of the lead up to an October month in 1970 that terrorized Canada, and Veteran Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan reneges on immigration tweet.

Also, NDP MP Matthew Dubé joins in on the 2018 wedding season, while Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might be losing his 'cool' cachet in Pakistan.

Also, former Tory MP Ed Holder joins a growing list of former MPs seeking to be mayors.

Plus, Conservative MP Peter Van Loan will leave the House next month after more than a decade of public service.

Former PM Stephen Harper is canvassing for the United Conservative Party candidate in his riding.

Plus, with two weddings and a birth, the Grits are in a festive mood during the House's recess.

Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair is going to be a commentator on CTV's CJAD as of Aug. 28, Neil Moss joins The Hill Times as Shruti Shekar signs off to head to Toronto.

Plus, Liberal MP Salma Zahid announced on July 16 she is cancer free and will be returning to the Hill in fall, and a pilot program this year will help link scientists with politicians.

Former Conservative MP Joe Preston throws his hat into the St. Thomas, Ont., mayoral race, and David McCarthy, former PCO staffer, joins government relations firm Sussex Strategy Group.

Nunavut artist Bart Hanna was selected to create a sculpture for Centre Block and Anna Desmarais joins iPolitics to cover immigration, Indigenous Affairs, the environment, and foreign affairs.

Former Conservative cabinet minister Gerry Ritz has been nominated to be inducted into Canada's Agricultural Hall of Fame and Nik Nanos has been appointed chair of Carleton University’s Board of Governors. 

Two former Harper-era staffers have landed consultancy gigs and New Brunswick CBC News reporter Jacques Poitras has a new book coming out.

Plus, Global News' The West Block has a new host, and an iPolitics reporter is moving to Canada 2020.

May lobbying stats are out and Finance Minister Morneau was top lobbied and former Saskatchewan premier Brad Wall joins the Canadian Global Affairs Institute advisory council/