de Adder’s Take: 08-16-2023
Health Minister Holland to attend CMA summit Aug. 17-18
THURSDAY, AUG. 17—FRIDAY, AUG. 18 CMA Health Summit—The Canadian Medical Association hosts its Health Summit, “What Health Care Should Be: Time For Bold Solutions,” from Thursday, Aug. 17, to Friday, Aug. 18. Participants include Health Minister Mark Holland; Dr. Alika Lafontaine, CMA president; Dr. Bonnie Henry, B.C.’s provincial health officer; former Liberal cabinet minister Catherine McKenna; Timothy Caulfield, professor, University […]
Congress of Black Parliamentarians wraps up ‘historic’ two-day summit
Plus, former Liberal MP and minister Don Boudria has joined Sandstone Group, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently announced the independent advisory board for the next Supreme Court justice appointment.
Fraser voted best minister in Question Period and best public speaker in The Hill Times’ Politically Savvy Survey 2023
Sean Fraser tied in votes with Dominic LeBlanc, followed by François-Philippe Champagne, Chrystia Freeland, and Marc Miller as the most effective cabinet minister in scrums.
Freeland to talk about government’s fall economic priorities at Edmonton Chamber of Commerce on Monday, Aug. 14
MONDAY, AUG. 14 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer, but will resume sitting on Monday, Sept. 18. It will sit for three weeks (Sept. 18-Oct. 6), and will adjourn on Friday, Oct. 6, for a week. It will resume sitting on Monday, Oct. 16, and will sit for four consecutive weeks (Oct. […]
‘Who is Pierre Poilievre’: Tories launch series of new ads; Trudeau pays tribute to Robbie Robertson; and Zach Galifianakis says CBC Radio is one of his top 10 favourite things
Plus, HT’s online editor Chelsea Nash will be starting a new column, ‘Dine & Dish’; and politicos remember Hugh Segal, the ‘Happy Warrior,’ who died last week.
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Rally for Afghan women’s rights on Parliament Hill on Aug. 13
THURSDAY, AUG. 10 MP Lantsman to Attend Fundraiser—Conservative Deputy Leader Melissa Lantsman will take part in a fundraiser barbecue event for the Ajax Conservative Association. Thursday, Aug. 10, at 6 p.m. ET, at 4 Pinoak Rd., Ajax, Ont. Details online. Register via Eventbrite. SUNDAY, AUG. 13 MP Erskine-Smith to Attend Event—Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith will join his fellow Ontario Liberal Party leadership contenders, […]
Michaëlle Jean Foundation calls on feds to settle multi-billion-dollar Black class action lawsuit
Plus, former PCO clerk Jocelyne Bourgon receives an international award, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a new lieutenant-governor for Ontario.
