Conrad Black, Chris Christie to debate Trump presidency next month
Plus, ex-CSIS chief David Vigneault gets a new job, and the Mexican Embassy marks 50 years of the seasonal farmers program.
de Adder’s Take: 08-14-2024
Capital Pride kicks off this weekend
THURSDAY, AUG. 15 Webinar: ‘First Nations Wealth Production and Management’— The Macdonald-Laurier Institute hosts a webinar, “First Nations Wealth Production and Management,” examining the role and impact of wealth production efforts, specifically at how development corporations invest their resources to secure the best possible long-term returns to the communities. Thursday, Aug. 15, at 12 p.m. […]
Ien recruits new comms director from within Wilkinson’s shop
Meanwhile, Cindy Caturao has been hired as Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson’s new press secretary.
de Adder’s Take: 08-12-2024
Champagne to attend fundraiser for MacKinnon’s riding association on Aug. 12
MONDAY, AUG. 12 House Not Sitting—The House is on its summer break. It resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, Sept. 30, off. It breaks Oct. 14-18, and resumes sitting on Oct. 21. It sits Oct. 21-Nov. 9, and breaks on Nov. 11 […]
Sound the alarm: Shadows of Tyranny warns against authoritarianism
Plus, Bryan Passifiume leaves National Post and reopens Toronto Sun’s Ottawa bureau; Jenni Byrne goes after Francesco Sorbara; Lawn Summer Nights raises $33,000 for Cystic Fibrosis Canada; Trudeau attends Royal St. John’s Regatta; and The Lobby Monitor hires new reporter/deputy editor, Hunter Cresswell.
Black parliamentarians congregate in Ottawa Aug. 7-9
FRIDAY, JULY 26—SUNDAY, AUG. 11 Summer Olympics—Cheer for Team Canada as they take part in the XXXIII Olympic Summer Games in Paris, France, from Friday, July 26, to Sunday, Aug. 11. Details: olympics.com. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 7 House Not Sitting—The House is on its summer break. It resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four […]
de Adder’s Take: 08-07-2024
Speaker Fergus sets first House party
Plus, former Health DM Stephen Lucas nabs a PPF fellowship, Ministers Khera and Valdez are set to headline a September conference, and convoy organizer Pat King is back in court.
