Former Conservative MP Peter Kent joins Centre Ice Conservatives
Former Conservative MP Peter Kent has joined the advisory council of Centre Ice Conservatives, a platform intended as a “strong, bold, and proud voice for the centre-right of Canada’s political spectrum.” Focused on the “priorities of mainstream Canadians,” the group describes itself as a solution to “’woke voices on the edges of the left and […]
Telford tops 19th annual Terrific 25 Staffer list, NDP’s Salloum voted Best All-Round
Katie Telford is closing on in seven years as chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—and with it, closing in on the record for the longest-serving person in such a role—and she’s once again been voted to the top of The Hill Times’ Terrific 25 Staffers list after placing second last year. The PM’s […]
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Ottawans keeping cool in the city
A woman walks under the PretoriaBridge underpass on July 28.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Cyclists stop on the east sideof the Rideau Canal near theFlora Bridge on July 28.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Workers cleanthe class dome ofthe Shaw Centre,July 28.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade A cyclistrelaxes bythe RideauCanal.The […]
Catching up with former Hill staffers
Cue the Vitamin C, it’s time to catch up with some former Hill staffers to see where they’ve gone post-politics—starting with Tausha Michaud, former chief of staff to then-Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, who returned to McMillan Vantage Policy Group as vice-president in early July. Michaud was a director with McMillan Vantage before leaving to serve […]
New Brunswick Liberal leadership convention happens Aug. 6
MONDAY, AUGUST 1 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, […]
de Adder’s Take: 08-01-2022
CTV’s McGregor gets into shoving match after cameraman pushed by Lich supporters outside Ottawa courthouse
In his ongoing coverage of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ and the fallout from the event that dominated life in downtown Ottawa back in February, CTV National News reporter Glen McGregor got into a shoving match with one of the supporters of ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich outside the Ottawa courthouse on July 26, following Lich’s release on […]
String of staff additions, one departure for Agriculture Minister Bibeau
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has added a number of staff to her team since Hill Climbers last checked in at the start of the year, including Olivia Scieur-Aparicio, who started as the minister’s new operations and tour manager in June. Scieur-Aparicio spent the last almost two years as an assistant to Quebec Liberal MP Élisabeth […]
Conservative Party moves into new headquarters
The Conservative Party of Canada has a new home, just a few minutes walk from the Varette Building in downtown Ottawa, where the core team spent more than a quarter of a century. “Later this week, @CPC_HQ says #farewellvarette to 130 Albert St., where the party and its predecessors have had space for more than […]
