Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török

Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming Canadian tour.
The Senate reconvenes

Plus, Carney heads into day two of the NATO summit.
National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26

SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the Netherlands, to participate in the Canada-EU Summit and the NATO Summit from Sunday, June 22, to Wednesday, June 25. MONDAY, JUNE 23—SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Ottawa International Jazz Festival—The Ottawa International Jazz […]
‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died

Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques Shore remembers the Air India bombing 40 years on.
de Adder’s Take: 06-25-2025

Carney talks turkey at NATO

Plus, new inflation data, and what public servants think of their jobs.
Ministers LeBlanc, Hodgson, Thompson make key staffing hires

For one, Samir Kassam is deputy chief of staff and director of policy to Natural Resources and Energy Minister Tim Hodgson.
de Adder’s Take: 06-23-2025

Canadian International Council hosts talk on economic diversification in the age of Trump on June 25

SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister Carney to visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the Netherlands to participate in the Canada-EU Summit and the NATO Summit from Sunday, June 22, to Wednesday, June 25. MONDAY, JUNE 23—SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Ottawa International Jazz Festival—The Ottawa International […]
Canada signs a ‘far-reaching’ defence pact with the EU

Plus, the public safety minister marks the 40th anniversary of the Air India 1985 terrorist attack in Ireland.