Parliamentary basketball tourney is a slam dunk for Christie Lake Kids
Plus, news from the embassies of Japan, the Netherlands, and Poland; Sen. Varone, MP Fisher and ex-MP Lametti all join new groups; and John Delacourt’s latest novel is hitting the shelves.
War raging on Earth threatens co-operation among the stars
The following is an excerpt from Who Owns Outer Space? International Law, Astrophysics, and the Sustainable Development of Space, one of five finalists for this year’s $60,000 Donner Prize.
Flying high: super travel agent Scott McCord celebrated by politicos
For 25 years, Scott McCord has been booking flights for Ottawa’s politico players, so they threw a big party in his honour.
FedDev Ontario Minister Tassi, Emergency Preparedness Minister Sajjan add to their teams
Plus, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge is down a staffer following Ashley Fearnall’s exit to join the Liberal research bureau.
Environment commissioner to release five audits on April 30
MONDAY, APRIL 29 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is back on April 29 and will sit for two weeks (April 29-May 10). The House returns on Tuesday, May 21, after the Victoria Day holiday, and will sit for five straight weeks until […]
de Adder’s Take: 04-29-2024
The Bridge’s take: LeBlanc, among others, discussing ‘Plan B’ scenario if Trudeau steps down
Plus, Erica Rayment’s new book on the impact of women in Parliament hits shelves, and Bob Rae comes to Ottawa.
Heather McPherson says her party’s next leader should be a woman
The NDP’s new whip wants to take on misogyny in the House of Commons, and thinks some Conservative MPs are ‘goons.’
Most wrongful convictions lurk below the surface, unrecognized and unremedied
The following is an excerpt from Kent Roach’s Wrongfully Convicted: Guilty Pleas, Imagined Crimes and What Canada Must Do to Safeguard Justice, published by Simon & Schuster, and one of this year’s five finalists for the Donner Prize for the best book public policy written by a Canadian. The prize will be awarded in Toronto on May 8.
Getting everyone a ‘front door into the health system’: Jane Philpott weighs in on fixing health care, and her future in politics
‘I feel that it is a fundamental responsibility of anyone who is an elected official… to collaborate with other orders of government to be able to make sure that health care works,’ says the former health minister.
