One family’s fight to stay in Canada while feds mull making it easier for undocumented people to gain status
After three attempts on his life, and the murder of the police officer who was protecting him, George Lindo and his family decided to stay in Canada back in 2019—but Canada wants to send them, including their Olympic-level track star son, back to Jamaica.
New press secretaries for ministers Rodriguez, Duclos
For one, Guillaume Bertrand has once again left Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office to work for Minister Jean-Yves Duclos.
Boats and politicos on the Rideau Canal
The National Marine Manufacturers Association hosted a Hill Day reception at the National Arts Centre’s canal-side patio.
Queer Legends podcast sheds light on civil service’s 40-year LGBT Purge
Plus, colleagues mourn former senator Joseph Day, Andrew Lawton’s new book on Pierre Poilievre is out, Stephen Maher and Hannah Thibedeau among ex-press gallery types to be ‘mugged’ on May 31, McMaster to honour Senator Dean, and Stefanie Beck is shuffled to deputy minister of defence.
de Adder’s Take: 05-29-2024
Conservative campaigner Jenni Byrne delves into running a strong race in May 30 webinar
WEDNESDAY, MAY 29 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is sitting for five straight weeks until June 21. After the summer break, the House resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, […]
Fergus appears before PROC
House Speaker Greg Fergus appears before the House Procedure and House Affairs Committee. Fergus is weathering a Conservative-led push to oust him as Speaker, accusing him of lacking the “impartiality” required of the nonpartisan post, following an event on his website that used language targeting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Bloc Québécois have shared that […]
Minister Virani bids farewell to aides, Minister Hajdu tweaks office roster
Recent changes in Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu’s office include Jack Welsh’s hiring as a policy adviser for litigation.
‘Wînipêk Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre’ set to hit bookshelves this month
Plus, Lawn Summer Nights returns this summer to support Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking releases its annual report.
Hillman to deliver speech at lunch hosted by Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on May 29 in Montreal
MONDAY, MAY 27 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is sitting for five straight weeks until June 21. After the summer break, the House resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, […]
