Speaking out: former DND employee recounts journey to landmark sexual harassment ruling in new memoir
With complaints of misconduct and harassment in the military no longer “as hidden” as they once were, Bonnie Robichaud, a former Department of National Defence civilian employee whose harassment claim against a supervisor led to a landmark Supreme Court ruling 35 years ago, says she believes the public today is “getting fed up” with the […]
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney appears before the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment, and Natural Resources on May 2, 2019, to discuss Bill C-69, legislation to reform the federal environmental assessment regime in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Then-Senate Liberal Dennis Dawson attends the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade […]
Conservative House leader’s job to ‘keep the train on the rails,’ says Brassard
With two months left to go before the House rises, the Conservatives are still waiting for government bills to dig their heels in on, but they are keeping an extra close eye on the key dynamics between the NDP and the Liberals in the Commons, says Conservative House Leader John Brassard. Brassard (Barrie-Innisfil, Ont.), who took […]
Ten new faces in Public Safety Minister Mendicino’s office
Ten staffers have joined Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino’s team since Mike Jones took over as chief of staff to the minister at the start of the year, including Kelly Murdock as director of parliamentary affairs. A staffer on Parliament Hill since 2013, Murdock spent the last two years as a senior policy adviser to […]
Conference to honour career of Rosalie Abella, and more
The University of Ottawa’s Public Law Centre is partnering with several other legal and educational organizations to hold a conference to celebrate the life and achievements of Justice Rosalie Silberman Abella following her retirement from the Supreme Court of Canada last year. The two-day conference, ‘A Life of Firsts,’ will be held in person at […]
House is back for four consecutive weeks
MONDAY, APRIL 25 House Sitting—The House of Commons will return on April 25-May 20. It will break from May 23-27, and 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, […]
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