de Adder’s Take: 01-10-2024
New Government House Leader Steve MacKinnon leaves Rideau Hall
Catching up with Fisheries Minister Lebouthillier’s team
Paul Carrigan, a former general manager for the Port of Sydney Development Corporation in Nova Scotia, is now a special adviser to Minister Lebouthillier.
Hutchings to take part in talk on energy, emissions, and the economy in Atlantic Canada on Jan. 18
MONDAY, JAN. 8 House Not Sitting—The House is adjourned for the year and is scheduled to return again on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. It’s scheduled to sit for a total of 121 days in 2024. It will sit Jan. 29-Feb. 17, and will break for two weeks (Feb. 20-March 3). It returns for one week […]
NDP MP Angus makes appearance in new Cobalt documentary Blooms
Plus, David Leonard takes over for Charlie Foran at the Writers’ Trust; Finance Canada says no to hybrid budget lockup for media; Gerry Butts on day 1,462 since his last cigarette, who’s counting; foreign interference hearing starts later this month; Stephanie Levitz Star’s new deputy bureau chief; and Mark Audcent dies.
de Adder’s Take: 01-08-2024
Who’s who in Transport Minister Rodriguez’s office
Senior staff covering the transport file currently include deputy chief of staff and director of policy Anson Duran, and director of strategic initiatives Agathe Alie.
Sport Minister Qualtrough’s team stacked with familiar faces
There are two new staff to the minister post-shuffle: press secretary John Fragos and senior communications adviser Renée LeBlanc Proctor.
Breaking down Northern Affairs Minister Vandal’s office
Along with a couple of promotions, changes to Minister Vandal’s office this fall include the addition of parliamentary affairs adviser Rachelle DuBois.
A look at FedDev Ontario Minister Tassi’s nine-member office
Some new hires are expected in Minister Tassi’s office in the near future following the recent exits of two staffers focused on parliamentary affairs and communications.
