Nova Scotia Premier Houston to deliver speech at Empire Club of Canada in Toronto on Dec. 4

MONDAY, DEC. 4 House Sitting—The House will sit for two more weeks, until Dec. 15. It’s scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Church on Monday—Former longtime Liberal staffer Leslie Church hosts “Church on Monday,” a fundraising event in support of her campaign for the Liberal nomination in the southern Ontario riding of Toronto–St. […]
de Adder’s Take: 12-04-2023
A tour of Tourism Minister Martinez Ferrada’s team

Senior staff to the minister include director of policy Sandenga Yeba and director of parliamentary affairs Béatrice Lavallée.
Tory Leader Poilievre to give C.D. Howe’s inaugural Hugh and Laura MacKinnon luncheon address on Dec. 1

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 29 House Sitting—The House will sit for four weeks, until Dec. 15. It’s scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 29, 2024. Defence Procurement Conference—The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts its annual Defence Procurement Conference. Among the working themes are “Reinvigorating Canadian industry’s relationship with Defence,” “The NATO Defence Production Action Plan and the Implications for […]
Tory MP Raquel Dancho welcomes new member of Conservative caucus

Plus, Kichesippi Beer Co. is opening a new Sparks Street pop-up shop, the Pearson Centre is expanding into the podcast sphere, and Senator Judy White has chosen her Red Chamber home with the Progressive Senate Group.
de Adder’s Take: 11-29-2023
Liberal ministers talk about implementation of fiscal update
Taking a gander at Veterans Minister Petitpas Taylor’s 13-member office

Plus, Defence Minister Bill Blair recently hired Diana Ebadi as his new press secretary, and House Speaker Greg Fergus has a new director of outreach and media relations.
de Adder’s Take: 11-27-2023
Quebec in ‘collective mourning,’ after Karl Tremblay, iconic lead singer of Les Cowboys Fringants, dies at 47; funeral on Nov. 28 in Montreal

Plus, the Parliamentary Press Gallery board discusses concerns over media access to MPs under Centre Block renovation plans, and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay hits 35-year milestone as an MP.