de Adder’s Take: 09-12-2022
Margaret MacMillan to talk about her work on war and society on Sept. 12 in Toronto
MONDAY, SEPT. 12 House Not Sitting—The House is not sitting right now. The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14, and will sit for three straight weeks, Oct. 17-Nov. 4. It will take a one-week break, Nov. 7-11. It will return on Nov. 14 […]
Queen Elizabeth’s last tour in Canada
During her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth toured Canada 22 times, with a dozen stops in Ottawa. Here’s a look back at her last official trip to Ottawa in 2010.Queen Elizabeth and then-Prime Minister Stephen Harper walk past the Centennial Flame on Parliament Hill during Her Majesty’s visit to Ottawa on Canada Day […]
Queen Elizabeth’s last tour in Canada
Eisler offers sharp look into Saskatchewan politics in new book, From Left to Right
The howl of extremism intensifies, rattling windowpanes from the Privy Council Office to Bay Street, and the elites who occupy these high offices don’t know what to make of it, much less what to do about it. They are as surprised as anyone. As recently as the 2021 federal election—last summer—the political consensus was that […]
Global effort needed to confront unprecedented flooding and climate change, says Pakistani envoy
As unmatched flooding has displaced millions and led to the deaths of more than 1,200 people, Pakistan’s top diplomat in Canada is calling for an international effort to help address the immediate crisis and to help his country’s recovery. The flooding, which has been caused by an atypically heavy monsoon season and the melting of […]
Condolences pour in from world leaders following Saskatchewan stabbings
Following one of the deadliest knife attacks in Canadian history, condolences from world leaders began pouring in shortly after news broke Sept. 4 surrounding a number of stabbings that left 10 dead and 18 injured on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, Sask. President of the […]
Comms staff changes for ministers Lebouthillier, Boissonnault
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault have both recently made changes to their communications staff lineups. Director of communications Justine Lesage exited Lebouthillier’s office in late August, and has already begun a new job as a communications and press relations adviser with the Centre hospitalier d l’Université de […]
Peter MacKay will make it to the podium on leadership election night—one way or another
Peter MacKay will make a speech to the Conservative Party on leadership night, but not the one he might have once hoped he’d be making. MacKay will deliver remarks at the Conservative Party’s leadership announcement on Sept. 10. “It is our pleasure to welcome Peter MacKay as our special guest speaker for the 2022 Leadership […]
New operations director on deck in Minister Sajjan’s office
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan scooped up Emily Heffernan from National Defence Minister Anita Anand’s team to take over as his new director of operations in mid July. Heffernan, who had been deputy director of communications to Anand since just after the 2021 federal election, fills a vacancy left by Sher Rodrigo, who exited Sajjan’s […]
