Lisa Raitt tells ‘the full story’ of her husband’s journey with Alzheimer’s
Former Harper-era Conservative cabinet minister Lisa Raitt invited the CTV News program W5 into her home recently for a deeply personal look into what early onset Alzheimer’s looks like, and what kind of support families like hers are looking for from the federal government. The former deputy leader of the Conservative party, who ran for the […]
Who’s who on the Liberal, NDP House leader and whip teams
Along with meetings between the leaders, the Liberal-NDP agreement lays out plans for “regular” meetings between their respective House leaders and Whips, making it as good a time as any to explore who is working in these key offices. As described in the confidence-and-supply deal, “both parties agree to the minimum standing meetings” of “at […]
David Cohen to talk about strengthening ‘unique’ U.S.-Canada relationship April 5 in Montreal
MONDAY, APRIL 4 House Sitting—The House of Commons is taking a two-week break, April 11-22, and 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, […]
de Adder’s Take: 04-04-2022
Former cabinet minister Bradshaw remembered for ‘generosity and selflessness’
Claudette Bradshaw, a former Liberal cabinet minister who served in the cabinets of Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, was memorialized as a trailblazer following her death March 26 at the age of 72. “The loss of Claudette Bradshaw … will be deeply felt by everyone in our community. Thank you Claudette for blazing a path—from […]
Trade Minister Ng fills deputy chief, operations director roles
There are plenty of staffing decisions to report in International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business, and Economic Development Minister Mary Ng’s since Hill Climbers last checked in, with Kenzie McKeegan‘s addition as director of operations and Alex Corbeil‘s elevation to both deputy chief of staff and director of parliamentary affairs topping that list. McKeegan is new […]
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Vandal to deliver keynote address at Arctic Energy and Resource Symposium on March 31
MONDAY, MARCH 28 House Sitting—The House of Commons is sitting March 28-April 8. It will take a two-week break, April 11-22, and 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 […]
New operations head, regional advisers on deck in PMO
There are new regional advisers for Ontario, Quebec, and the Atlantic on board in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, plus Vandana Kattar-Miller has been promoted to director of operations, outreach, and planning, and Adam Grech is now acting tour director. Kattar-Miller took on her new title in November and was previously director of outreach in […]
de Adder’s Take: 03-28-2022
