Sports Minister St-Onge scores a new communications director
Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge, who’s also responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, has a new director running her communications shop this session, with Floriane Bonneville having recently returned to the Hill to take on the role. Elda André-Roy, a former manager of corporate communications for the Canada Infrastructure […]
Diplomats gather at Turkey, ASEAN, and Afghanistan events
Turkey marks victory:Turkish Ambassador Kerim Uras delivers remarksat a Victory Day reception on Aug. 30, at his officialresidence.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Turkish military attaché ColonelBülent Çankaya, left, Uras, Israelidefence attaché Colonel AmiramJakira.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Çankaya, U.K. High CommissionerSusannah Goshko, and Uras.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Uras […]
Harper invested into Order of Canada as Canada pays tribute to the Queen
The Sept. 19 state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II brought countless people together in mourning and remembrance of the longest-reigning British (and Canadian) monarch. Among those millions who tuned in or gathered in London to pay their respects were a group of Canadians not normally aligned on common grounds, but who’ve all held the same […]
Parliamentarians pay respect to Queen Elizabeth II in Ottawa
The Queen’s Canadian colours are carried by honorary pallbearers as they arrive for the memorial service for Queen Elizabeth II held at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa on Sept. 19, 2022.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade A contingent of the RCMP musical ride arrives for the memorial service for Queen Elizabeth II held at […]
On fighting slavery, geopolitics, and Pierre Poilievre: veteran Liberal John McKay previews the fall
What are the burning issues facing Canada’s government and its Members of Parliament as the House prepares to get underway again for the fall? The Hill Times‘ Peter Mazereeuw spoke to longtime Liberal MP John McKay to get his view on that question, in a recent episode of The Hot Room podcast. This interview has […]
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It’s ‘The Paul Wells Show’ and we’re just living in it
Noted political commentator Paul Wells debuted his new podcast last week: The Paul Wells Show. Post-Maclean’s, Wells has been focused on his independent and audience-funded venture: the Paul Wells newsletter, for which he uses the email platform Substack. That’s where Wells announced his brain-child was getting a sibling. According to Wells’ announcement, don’t expect the podcast to merely […]
Trudeau and big delegation to attend Queen Elizabeth’s state funeral in London on Monday, Sept. 19
MONDAY, SEPT. 19 Queen Elizabeth’s Funeral—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who will be accompanied by Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, will travel to London, U.K., to attend the funeral of Queen Elizabeth II, taking place at Westminster Abbey on Monday, Sept. 19. The ceremony begins at 6 a.m. ET. The prime minister also announced a delegation of Canadian […]
What the pundits said about Poilievre’s landslide victory and speech on Sept. 10: ‘it’s a blowout’
Althia Raj, Toronto Star reporter, on CBC The National’s At Issue panel, Sept. 10: “I am surprised at the scale of his win. If you go riding by riding, it is a blowout. … He has a decisive victory, and … he doesn’t owe his leadership to anybody. He doesn’t owe it to the social […]
