Tories gather for Centre Ice Conservatives conference Aug. 11
THURSDAY, AUG. 11 Let’s Grow Canada! Conference—Rick Peterson’s Centre Ice Conservatives hosts the Let’s Grow Canada! Conference. Participants including Christy Clark, Leona Alleslev, Dominic Cardy, Marjory LeBreton and Tasha Kheiriddin will discuss issues such as our country’s role in energy and the energy transition, how we can grow a strong centrist base, and more. This […]
‘We need to talk’: Bangladesh seeks ministerial meeting with Canada to discuss the removal of a convicted killer
Bangladesh’s envoy in Canada is calling for Ottawa to engage in high-level ministerial meetings with Dhaka to discuss sending back a man convicted of killing the country’s founding president. Bangladesh High Commissioner Khalilur Rahman said Canada has been delaying discussing the case and is urging Justice Minister David Lametti and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly […]
New manager of advertising hired for Trudeau’s office
There’s a new manager of advertising in place in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with Darrell Dean having stepped into the role last week. Together with the PMO’s new manager of research, Hilary Martin, who was hired last month, they replace former senior manager of research and advertising Alex Kohut, who left the office at […]
‘What Gorbachev saw blew him away’: The history of Canada and Russia
There’s no doubt that Canada and Russia are adversaries on the world stage right now. That has been the case for years, as tensions have always run high between Vladimir Putin’s Russia and Western leaders. Those tensions turned to hostility after Russia invaded Ukraine, putting Canada and Russia on opposing sides of what has become […]
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History of Emancipation Day in Canada event happens Aug. 9 at Toronto Public Library
MONDAY, AUG. 8 House Not Sitting—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 and will sit for five straight weeks, […]
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On a lighter note: Jean Charest, Michèle Dionne play The Newlywed Game
Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest and his wife, Michèle Dionne, recently took part in the time-honoured test to judge just how well a married couple knows each other: The Newlywed Game. Questions ranged from “who’s your favourite kid?” (Charest laughed out loud and responded, “In the family? You’re kidding me. That’s an easy one.” […]
Raitt’s coalition pushes for economic growth, and warns ‘disorderly transition’ spells ‘disaster’ for future generations
Politicians and parties need to focus more attention on how to reshape Canada’s economy for the long term, rather than the sort of “how-to-gain-a-vote” proposals that have dominated the last few federal election cycles, says former Conservative MP and Harper-era cabinet minister Lisa Raitt. Raitt said her advocacy group, the Coalition for a Better Future, […]
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