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Updates to Health Minister Mark Holland’s team

Plus, Leslie Church has officially bade farewell to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office, and Government House Leader Karina Gould is down a director.
New Arkells song pays tribute to long-time Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison who died of a brain tumour last year

Plus, Ontario Senator and former Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart dies at 66, parliamentary reporter Anja Karadeglija announces departure from the the National Post, and comedian Rick Mercer launches new book diving into the inside story of The Rick Mercer Report.
de Adder’s Take: 10-30-2023

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly to deliver speech at Economic Club in Toronto on Oct. 30

MONDAY, OCT. 30 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—Parliamentarians and staff are […]
Whisky drinks with the CFA and Hungary’s National Day house party

The Canadian Federation of Agriculture hosted a whisky cocktail reception on Oct. 24, followed by a celebration of Hungary’s National Day at Birkett Castle
Minister Fraser houses a 21-member political staff team

Senior staff to Fraser include Kyle Fox as director of policy, and Alexann Kropman as director of parliamentary affairs and issues management.
Minister Guilbeault, Tory MP Chong headline GreenPAC’s Breakfast on the Hill on Oct. 26

MONDAY, OCT. 23—WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25 PAAC Annual Conference—The Public Affairs Association of Canada hosts its 2023 PAAC Annual Conference on the theme: “Building Consensus and Connections in Public Affairs.” With increasing polarity in the political landscape coupled with rapid change and innovation in public affairs, there has never been a more important time to come together to […]
Expert panel launched to help fight discrimination, harassment in the public service

Plus, Ben Mulroney joins Aurora Strategy, and former CBC parliamentary bureau chief Rob Russo is now writing for The Economist as Canada’s correspondent.
de Adder’s Take: 10-25-2023
