Diplomatic Circles: Nepal marks national day
Thai Ambassador Kallayana Vipattipumiprates, left,Nepalese Ambassador Bhrigu Dhungana, LiberalMP Robert Oliphant, and Paul Thoppil, GlobalAffairs’ assistant deputy minister for Asia Pacific.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Sangita Dhungana, wife of theNepalese ambassador, left, andArian Ahmadi, wife of the Afghanambassador, attend a NepalConstitution Day event on Sept. 22at the Delta Hotel.The Hill Times photograph by […]
Diplomatic Circles: Jamaica celebrates Canadian ties
Jamaican High Commission Sharon Miller,right, with Dominican Republic AmbassadorMichelle Cohen De Friedlander at a Sept. 21reception marking 60 years of Jamaica’sdiplomatic relations with Canada at theNational Arts Centre.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia St. Kitts and Nevis High CommissionerSherry Tross and Miller.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Liberal MP Maninder Sidhu and MillerThe […]
Finding space on the Hill
Astronaut Jeremy Hansen delivers the keynote address at Space Canada’s parliamentaryreception in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Oct. 17.The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster CBC journalists Vassy Kapelos, left, and Hannah Thibedeau, right, with Proof Strategies’Matthew Dubé.The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster Minister of Housing and Diversity and InclusionAhmed Hussen, right, […]
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Ottawa, Parliament Hill get new municipal leaders
Plus, former senator Don Oliver has established a new literary award, current Senator Donna Daskso wants to talk about leaders’ debates, and the PM makes more public service changes.
Committee report on vaccine equity calls for immediate review of Canada’s Access to Medicines Regime
The federal government should move quickly to consult Canadians on the rules surrounding when generic drug makers can manufacture and send patented medicines to developing nations in the throes of a health crises, says a House committee in a new report tabled on Oct. 24. Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi (Willowdale, Ont.), chair of the House […]
Seniors Minister Kamal Khera names a new chief of staff
Seniors Minister Kamal Khera has a new chief of staff, Lindsay Hunter, following Jude Welch’s departure from the role at the end of September. Welch had run Khera’s office since she was first sworn into cabinet as minister of seniors after the fall 2021 federal election. He’d been a chief of staff on the Hill […]
‘It’s not easy work’: Yasir Naqvi on how to get things done with government
Yasir Naqvi is a relatively recent addition to the House of Commons, having taken the seat for Ottawa Centre just last year. But navigating the politics and bureaucracy of government is nothing new for Naqvi. Before entering federal politics in 2021, Naqvi served as the CEO of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, and before that, […]
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Compass Rose Group founder and principal Jacquie LaRocque named one of Canada’s top 100 most powerful women
The Women’s Executive Network announced that Compass Rose Group founder and principal Jacquie LaRocque has been named one of Canada’s top 100 most powerful women, in the BMO entrepreneurs category. The network selects 100 women each year who are advocates and champions for others, with the award “celebrating the ability to share empowerment and to […]
