Fred DeLorey starts a podcast, Libs release new attack ads, and Conservative MP Reid asks ethics commish about his role with Giant Tiger

Plus, CBC’s former chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge has joined Spark Advocacy as a senior counsel.
‘My business for a long time was finding humour in every day’: a Q&A with comedian and author Rick Mercer

‘It’s absolutely true that the way we speak with one another in the House of Commons is not acceptable in any workplace, anywhere in the country. I’m a huge advocate for a webcam on every single desk, so you can log in during Question Period or any other debate and see if your Member of Parliament is participating in a respectful way, or if they are a boorish asshole that should be thrown out of the classroom,’ says Rick Mercer.
de Adder’s Take: 11-06-2023

Diva Renée Fleming dazzles at NAC 25th Anniversary Gala

National Arts Centre raised over $500,000 for youth arts education at its annual gala on Nov. 1.
Hill Climbers: a rundown of Environment Minister Guilbeault’s ministerial team

The environment and climate change minister has 26 political staffers in his office.
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de Adder’s Take: 11-01-2023

Columnist and podcaster Erica Ifill wins Samara Centre for Democracy’s Fourth Pillar award

Plus, Alberta judge Mary Moreau has been appointed to the Supreme Court, and Joy SpearChief-Morris to start political reporter gig at the Toronto Star to cover Indigenous issues and politics.
NAC gets red-carpet ready for 25th annual gala on Nov. 1

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 1 House Sitting—The House will sit for two consecutive weeks (Oct. 30-Nov. 10). It will break for one week (Nov. 13-17) and will resume sitting on Monday, Nov. 20, and will sit for four weeks (Nov. 20-Dec. 15). It’s scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Stem Cell Registry—Canadian Blood Services’ and […]
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