Global effort needed to confront unprecedented flooding and climate change, says Pakistani envoy
As unmatched flooding has displaced millions and led to the deaths of more than 1,200 people, Pakistan’s top diplomat in Canada is calling for an international effort to help address the immediate crisis and to help his country’s recovery. The flooding, which has been caused by an atypically heavy monsoon season and the melting of […]
Condolences pour in from world leaders following Saskatchewan stabbings
Following one of the deadliest knife attacks in Canadian history, condolences from world leaders began pouring in shortly after news broke Sept. 4 surrounding a number of stabbings that left 10 dead and 18 injured on the James Smith Cree Nation and in the nearby village of Weldon, northeast of Saskatoon, Sask. President of the […]
Comms staff changes for ministers Lebouthillier, Boissonnault
National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier and Tourism and Associate Finance Minister Randy Boissonnault have both recently made changes to their communications staff lineups. Director of communications Justine Lesage exited Lebouthillier’s office in late August, and has already begun a new job as a communications and press relations adviser with the Centre hospitalier d l’Université de […]
Peter MacKay will make it to the podium on leadership election night—one way or another
Peter MacKay will make a speech to the Conservative Party on leadership night, but not the one he might have once hoped he’d be making. MacKay will deliver remarks at the Conservative Party’s leadership announcement on Sept. 10. “It is our pleasure to welcome Peter MacKay as our special guest speaker for the 2022 Leadership […]
New operations director on deck in Minister Sajjan’s office
International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan scooped up Emily Heffernan from National Defence Minister Anita Anand’s team to take over as his new director of operations in mid July. Heffernan, who had been deputy director of communications to Anand since just after the 2021 federal election, fills a vacancy left by Sher Rodrigo, who exited Sajjan’s […]
Proudfoot finds new home at The Globe
Shannon Proudfoot, former Ottawa bureau chief for Maclean’s magazine, will be suiting up as a member of The Globe and Mail’s capital bureau next month. Proudfoot’s departure from Maclean’s in early July marked the completion of an exodus of top talent from the storied magazine. As previously reported by The Hill Times, in March 2019, Rogers […]
How Swede it is: Swedish ambassador exalts hall-bound Alfie
With former Ottawa Senator and Tre Kronor legend Daniel Alfredsson headed to the Hockey Hall of Fame, Swedish Ambassador Urban Ahlin brought together Ottawa’s hockey and diplomatic communities to raise a glass to No. 11. Alfredsson, known affectionately as Alfie by the Ottawa faithful, was named to the 2022 class of the Hockey Hall of […]
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Veterans Affairs Minister MacAulay down a director
Veterans Affairs and Associate Defence Minister Lawrence MacAulay is in need of a new director of operations following the recent departure of Joshua Bragg. Bragg left the minister’s office after roughly two years in mid-August. He was first hired as a senior adviser to MacAulay in October 2020 and was officially promoted to lead operations […]
Getting gas to Europe: when, how, and why
The question of whether Canada should fill a sudden demand for natural gas in Europe has become a hot political topic since Russia invaded Ukraine, and forced Europe to start looking elsewhere for its supply of gas. All the more so after the Liberal government moved to create an exemption to its own economic sanctions […]
