Ch-ch-changes in the PMO, including new correspondence, appointments aides
The only constant is change, and there are more changes to report in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, including the recent addition of Lola Dandybaeva as a special assistant for public appointments. Dandybaeva was hired to the top office in May after a little more than half a year as an aide to Ontario Liberal […]
AFN annual general assembly happens July 5-7 in Vancouver
MONDAY, JULY 4 House Not Sitting—The House has adjourned for the summer and will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-Oct. 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 […]
de Adder’s Take: 07-04-2022
This just in: artworks by Roberta Bondar and Edward Burtynsky come to the Senate Building
The artworks of astronaut, neurologist and artist Roberta Bondar and landscape photographer Edward Burtynsky can now be seen in the Senate of Canada Building as part of the new exhibit Visual Voices: Artists and the Environment, with both pieces highlighting the effects of climate change on Canada’s landscapes and endangered species. Bondar became the first […]
Sean Fraser says he’s confident he can solve Canada’s serious immigration challenges
When Sean Fraser is talking about back home, his East Coast accent thickens. The MP for Central Nova sees the immigration file—his first ministerial role—as directly benefiting his home province of Nova Scotia and the East Coast in general. “I’ve had the most extraordinary experience in my community with immigration,” he told The Hill Times in […]
Parliament Hill preps for Canada Day
Tourists walk past a sign directing traffic to and from Parliament Hill on June 29, 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Large Canada flags hang from the Prime Minister’s Office on Wellington Street on June 29, 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Parliamentary Protective Services officers check bags and scan visitors entering Parliament […]
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‘Parliament is a face-to-face institution’: Dale Smith on the hybrid House and lost collegiality in the Commons
Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs voted last week to extend hybrid Parliament until June 2023, a move that author and longtime press gallery reporter Dale Smith warns could further erode the relationship building that better helps Parliament function. Pointing to research by the Samara Institute pulled from exit interviews with former MPs, Smith said over […]
For the birds: NDP MP Cannings receives National Conservation Award
NDP MP Richard Cannings has been awarded the Past Presidents’ Canadian Legislator Award, one of a number of National Conservation Awards presented by the Canadian Wildlife Federation. Recognizing his work in biology and academia, the federation also took note of his recent presentation of two private member’s bills—one looking to restore protections to local lakes […]
Canada needs to play larger global role after ‘sluggish’ response to COVID-19 IP waiver, says new South African envoy
After reaching a limited agreement to address intellectual property barriers hindering greater distribution of COVID-19 preventing products, Ottawa was “sluggish” to help find a solution, says South Africa’s newest envoy to Canada. South Africa and India brought forward a waiver at the World Trade Organization Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) […]
