Senior staff moves in the PMO, Minister MacAulay’s shop
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is in the market for a new policy director, with his current one set to depart at the end of the month.
NATO head Stoltenberg makes Ottawa whistle-stop
Plus, Heidi Hulan becomes our new envoy to NATO, Senators pay tribute to Mobina Jaffer before she retires this summer, and the Michener Awards honour some of Canada’s best journalism.
All eyes on Toronto–St. Paul’s as byelection vote wraps on June 24
MONDAY, JUNE 17—THURSDAY, JUNE 20 Caribbean Development Bank Board of Governors Meeting—International Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, chairman of the Caribbean Development Bank’s Board of Governors, will chair the meeting taking place from Monday, June 17, to Thursday, June 20, in Ottawa. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days […]
How policy interests, not partisan politics, brought Éloge Butera to Parliament Hill
A survivor of the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda, Butera is currently director of labour relations to Treasury Board President Anita Anand.
‘We are ready’: senior Uruguayan diplomat comes to Ottawa to spotlight CPTPP bid
Uruguayan deputy foreign minister Nicolás Albertoni says it’s time for CPTPP member countries to signal who is next in line for accession to the multilateral trade pact.
Telford untouchable at the top of the 21st Terrific 25 Staffers list, as Conservatives sweep Most Knowledgeable and Best Spin
Coming in at second and third on The Hill Times’ Terrific 25 Staffers list are Conservative staffers Jordan Johnston and Colin Thackeray, respectively.
de Adder’s Take: 06-19-2024
MacKinnon talks ‘ambitious’ legislative priorities
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon spoke with reporters Tuesday about the “very ambitious set of objectives” for government legislation this session that MPs are considering before the House of Commons rises for the summer break. “We’re close to having met them. We’re not, unfortunately, yet at the finish line, but progress is being made every […]
Wilkinson, Anandasangaree, Miller swap comms staff
Staff changes in Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s office also include the promotion of a new director of operations.
de Adder’s Take: 06-17-2024
