India’s high commissioner to Canada to deliver speech to Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on May 7
MONDAY, MAY 6 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is sitting May 6-May 10. The House returns on Tuesday, May 21, after the Victoria Day holiday, and will sit for five straight weeks until June 21. The House resumes sitting on Sept. 16, […]
Vaillant’s Fire Weather looks at devastating synergy between our dependence on fossil fuels and its impact on the climate
Below is an excerpt from Fire Weather: The Making of a Beast, by John Vaillant, published by Knopf Canada, one of the five finalists for this year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing.
‘This is a big night’: Politics and the Pen returns for annual black-tie event
This year’s Shaughnessy Cohen Prize nominees touch on wildfire, threats to democracy, the criminal justice system, social insecurity, and national unity.
Doolittle wins big at the Press Freedom Awards
World Press Freedom Canada hosted its annual luncheon on May 2 at the National Arts Centre, and an exclusive pre-reception the day before at the German residence.
Privacy law needs an update
The following is an excerpt from The Privacy Fallacy: Harm and Power in the Information Economy, by Ignacio Cofone, published by Cambridge University Press, one of the five finalists for this year’s $60,000 Donner Prize for the best public policy book written by a Canadian. The winner will be announced in Toronto on May 8.
Tory MP Thomas returns to the House
Parliamentarians and politicos play dress up at CMPA wrap party
The Canadian Media Producers Association hosted its post-lobby day reception at the Château Laurier on April 30. It was fun.
de Adder’s Take: 05-01-2024
Justice Hogue to deliver interim inquiry report May 3
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1 Symposium: ‘NORAD Modernization’—National Defence Minister Bill Blair will deliver remarks at “NORAD Modernization: Enabling Connectivity for Interoperability,” hosted by the Canadian Global Affairs Institute. This day-long conference will examine the advanced capabilities and technology aspects of NORAD modernization, and how connectivity can help better defend the continent. Wednesday, May 1, at 8 a.m at Westin TwentyTwo, 22nd Floor, […]
Parliamentary basketball tourney is a slam dunk for Christie Lake Kids
Plus, news from the embassies of Japan, the Netherlands, and Poland; Sen. Varone, MP Fisher and ex-MP Lametti all join new groups; and John Delacourt’s latest novel is hitting the shelves.
