Former Afghanistan rep, commander reflect on Canada’s mission on Jan. 18

WEDNESDAY, JAN. 18 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the Christmas break and is scheduled to sit 26 weeks in 2023. It will resume sitting Monday, Jan. 30, and will sit for three straight weeks (Jan. 30-Feb. 17). It will break on Friday, Feb. 17, and will return on Monday, March 6. It will […]
New press secretary on board in Trudeau’s PMO

Plus, there are a couple of staff moves to note in Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller’s office, where Aiman Akmal has been hired as an issues manager.
Two Hill reporters receive prestigious Kiplinger Fellowship focusing on political discourse, democracy coverage

Plus, Elamin Abdelmahmoud heads to CBC to host new daily arts and pop culture show, and Defence Minister Anita Anand celebrates a wedding anniversary.
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Former GG Johnston to discuss new book, Empathy: Turning Compassion into Action, Jan. 16 in Ottawa

MONDAY, JAN. 16 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the Christmas break and is scheduled to sit 26 weeks in 2023. It will resume sitting Monday, Jan. 30, and will sit for three straight weeks (Jan. 30-Feb. 17). It will break on Friday, Feb. 17, and will return on Monday, March 6. It will […]
Compass Rose Group hosts happy shindig

The public affairs firm kicked off the year by hosting guests at its newly renovated office.
Minister MacAulay promotes longtime aide to chief of staff

Plus, Stevie O’Brien, former chief of staff to the public services and procurement minister, recently started a new job off the Hill.
Japan PM Kishida visits Ottawa

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Senate parliamentary affairs adviser Alan Fleming dies suddenly, age 63

Plus, the Investigative Journalism Foundation has officially launched, and former Hill journalist Joan Bryden’s father dies just short of 100.