A look at new Public Services and Procurement Minister Tassi’s team
There are some new faces among the 20 political staff at work in new Public Services and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi’s office, including former cabinet chief of staff Cory Pike, who’s now a senior adviser for COVID response. Pike joined Tassi’s team in February, and up until last November had spent roughly three years in […]
Bennett to speak at fundraiser, Flora’s Walk, on World Maternal Health Day
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Carolyn Bennett will speak in Ottawa on May 4 as part of a national fundraiser called Flora’s Walk. The event, scheduled to coincide with World Maternal Health Day, is intended to raise awareness about perinatal and postpartum mental health disorders and psychoses. Liberal MP Pam Damoff and Dr. Vera Etches, […]
Boissonnault to talk about Canadian economy at Edmonton Chamber of Commerce event on Friday, April 22
MONDAY, APRIL 18 House Not 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. […]
de Adder’s Take: 04-18-2022
PROC in the past: GG visits, MP memorial, and an elm tree
Former governor general David Johnston appears before the House Procedures and Affairs committee on Nov. 06, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Then Green Party leader Elizabeth May speaks with former governor general David Johnston. Johnston appeared before the House Procedures and Affairs committee on Nov. 06, 2018.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew […]
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Two policy directors for Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough
The trend of two policy directors continues in Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough’s office, where policy director Kelly Bryant is working alongside Kevin Murphy as director of policy for disability inclusion. International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan, who’s also responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency, similarly has two policy directors, as […]
From The Hill Times’ Photo Archives
Scrums through the ages
Government House Leader Mark Holland scrums with reporters outside the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block on Nov. 16, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus speaks with reporters before a caucus at a meeting in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building on Nov. 24, 2021.The Hill Times photograph by […]
Dairy, agriculture hurdles need to be addressed for CETA to reach full potential, says new Spanish envoy
Spain’s new ambassador to Canada says more work needs to be done for the trade pact with the European Union to reach its full potential. Madrid was one of the early adopters of the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), ratifying the deal weeks after Canada did in 2017. Alfredo Martínez Serrano, who presented his […]
