Peggy Nash debuts guide for women winning office at Met event
Former NDP MP Peggy Nash is set to launch her new book, Women Winning Office: An Activist’s Guide to Getting Elected, at the Metropolitain Brasserie on Tuesday, June 7 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Described as a “practical handbook for how to open doors and get involved in the political process,” the former MP draws […]
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On the campaign trail: past federal contests
Newly elected Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi speaks with reporters after he wins the race for the riding of Ottawa Centre on Sept. 21, 2021.The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster Former prime minister Jean Chrétien stumps for incumbent Liberal cabinet minister Catherine McKenna at a rally at her campaign office in Ottawa on Oct. 18, […]
Nadia Khaiati takes over as PMO appointments head
There’s a new head of public appointments in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with Nadia Khaiati having taken on the role two weeks ago, replacing Hilary Leftick, who has left the top office. A former executive producer of the POP Montréal music festival, Leftick first joined the PMO in early 2016 as a youth affairs […]
Glitz and glamour return with GG’s Performing Arts awards gala
Guests crowd the red carpet at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala at the National Arts Centre on May 28, 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Governor General Mary Simon and her husband Whit Fraser pause on the red carpet at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala at the National Arts Centre […]
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de Adder’s Take: 05-30-2022
Indigenomics is a process of claiming our Indigenous place at the economic table
This book sets out to examine the significance of the Indigenous presence in today’s modern economy and within the emerging economy here in Canada and beyond. This book is a contribution to a new world of thinking—where economics, productivity, development, progress, and prosperity are aligned with human values from an Indigenous perspective. This book is […]
Auditor General Hogan’s reports to be tabled in Commons on May 31
MONDAY, MAY 30 House Sitting—The House will sit May 30-June 23. It will break for the summer on June 23 and will return on Sept. 19 and will sit Sept. 19-Oct. 7, 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 […]
Star’s Althia Raj gets a new podcast
Toronto Star columnist and CBC News “At Issue” panellist Althia Raj has a new podcast, titled “It’s Political with Althia Raj.” The Star is billing the bimonthly show as an exploration of “the ins and the outs of the drama unfolding in Ottawa.” The first episode, released on May 5, went inside the deal between the […]
