Innovation is not invention
A key to understanding innovation-based growth is to understand that innovation is not invention, nor is it only high-tech and the creation of new technology and gadgets. Innovation is the whole progression of taking new ideas and devising new or improved products and services. It comes in all stages of the production of goods and […]
Politics and the Pen faithful unpack their dancing shoes as the annual gala returns to the Château Laurier
After two years as a virtual event, Politics and the Pen, billed as “Ottawa’s most anticipated party,” will happen in person at the Fairmont Château Laurier on May 17. The annual gala, which regularly crams 500 politicians, staffers, lobbyists, writers, diplomats and business leaders into a ballroom, also serves as a fundraiser for the Writer’s […]
This week in photos
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser appears as a witness before the Special Committee on Afghanistan on April 25, 2022, to answer questions about the resettlement of Afghans displaced by the conflict in their country. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Minister of Tourism Randy Boissonnault speaks during a press conference in West Block on April […]
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Trudeau attends Yom HaShoah commemoration
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks with a Holocaust survivor at the Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service at the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa on April 28, 2022. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Minister of Diversity and Inclusion Ahmed Hussen address the crowd at the Yom HaShoah Commemoration Service at the National Holocaust Monument in […]
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Housing, Diversity, and Inclusion Minister Hussen’s team swells to 21 staff
Housing, Diversity, and Inclusion Minister Ahmed Hussen has built up a 21-member staff team led by chief of staff Hursh Jaswal, with 12 additions and one departure since Hill Climbers last checked in at the start of the year. Cédric Sarault—who had moved with Hussen from the families portfolio to serve as a Quebec policy […]
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Investigations into Catholic Church finances, military sexual misconduct among finalists for journalism awards
Journalism awards season is well underway. The Michener Awards Foundation has announced the finalists for its 2021 award for public service journalism, and the Canadian Association of Journalists has announced most of the finalists for its slate of 2021 awards, ahead of its May 28 awards gala. Several finalists were recognized for their work on […]
Minister O’Regan to talk labour at Pearson Centre event April 28
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27 Global Centre for Pluralism Event—The Employment Equity Partnership will hold its 2022 roundtable from April 27 to April 29. The discussion at the event will “focus on best practices for organizations and organizational leaders to collaborate and co-develop opportunities for equity-deserving people to access meaningful employment,” according to the press release. The event is […]
