Anil Arora says au revoir to the civil service
Also, deputy health minister Stephen Lucas is retiring soon, Senator Donna Dasko does her bit to balance the power, and Globe and Mail reporters Bob Fife and Stephen Chase add to their award haul.
Ontario Premier Ford to star in Ottawa mayor’s breakfast event on March 28
SUNDAY, MARCH 24—FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Minister Ng to Lead Two Trade Missions to Asia—Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Mary Ng will lead Team Canada trade missions to Malaysia and Vietnam from March 24-29. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. It […]
Two staff hires each for ministers Hajdu, Guilbeault
In Environment and Climate Change Minister Steven Guilbeault’s office, recent changes also include three staff promotions.
The race is on: candidates lining up to run in Tory MP Ed Fast’s Abbotsford, B.C., seat
Plus, Steve Maher has Trudeau coming out, Housing Minister Sean Fraser slams Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre in new attack ad, former Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff to speak about democracy, and Canadian Press reporter Dylan Robertson receives this year’s $25,000 R. James Travers Foreign Corresponding Fellowship.
Ng to lead two trade missions to Asia
SUNDAY, MARCH 24—FRIDAY, MARCH 29 Minister Ng to Lead Two Trade Missions to Asia—Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, and Economic Development Mary Ng will lead Team Canada trade missions to Malaysia and Vietnam from March 24-29. Contact Shanti.Cosentino@international.gc.ca. MONDAY, MARCH 25 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. […]
de Adder’s Take: 03-25-2024
Officials gather on a snowy and frigid morning in Old Montreal for Brian Mulroney’s state funeral
Church bells rang in the snowy air over Old Montreal first thing on a frigid morning as Brian Mulroney—son of Baie-Comeau, Que., and Canada’s 18th prime minister—was remembered during a state funeral inside Notre-Dame Basilica on March 23.
Pints of plain at the Irish ambassador’s St. Patrick’s Day house party
Ireland’s Ambassador welcomed foreign dignitaries, politicians and Ottawa’s Irish-Canadian community to his residence on March 20 for a night of strong drinks, delicious food, and good music.
Mulroney’s lying in state: a contemplative, Canadian tribute
Two Hill Times reporters queued on Wellington Street for Brian Mulroney’s lying in state on March 20. This was their experience.
Development Minister Hussen recruits comms director from Trade Minister Ng’s team
Plus, there are staffing updates to report in the offices of Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
