Diplomatic Circles: Lithuania honours Bob Rae
UN Ambassador Bob Rae received Lithuania’s Diplomatic Star from Ambassador Darius Skusevicius during the embassy’s national day reception at the Lord Elgin Hotel on March 10.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Colombian Ambassador Jorge Londoño de la Cuesta, Albania Ambassador Ermal Muca, Kosovo Ambassador Adriatik Kryeziu, and Croatia Ambassador Vice Skracic.The Hill Times photograph […]
Diplomatic Circles: French ambassador bids Ottawa adieu
French Ambassador Kareen Rispal bade farewell to the capital with back-to-back receptions at the French Embassy. Rispal is pictured mid-toast on March 9.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Former governor general Michaëlle Jean, Rispal, and Jean-Daniel Lafond on March 9.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Rispal and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier on […]
Windsor union leader challenges Unifor leadership’s ‘anointed’ pick to replace Jerry Dias
The race to succeed Jerry Dias as national president of Unifor continues, as Canada’s largest private-sector union dealt with the news that Dias, who stepped down abruptly on March 11 citing health issues, was being investigated for violating the union’s constitution. Dias had been the national president of Unifor, which has 315,000 members, since it […]
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Conservatives looking for a ‘tough leader’ to ‘fight fire with fire’: Q&A with Gerry Nicholls
Conservatives are looking for a tough leader and the party’s next contender for prime minister should demonstrate that he or she can “fight fire with fire” against the Liberals, says Conservative strategist Gerry Nicholls. The Hill Times’ columnist joined executive editor Peter Mazereeuw, host of The Hot Room podcast, last week to offer his thoughts […]
Turnover in the OLO post-O’Toole, with new comms director among additions so far
There’s been plenty of turnover in the Official Opposition Leader’s Office since Erin O’Toole’s ouster from the post, with some new faces on board to support interim leader Candice Bergen, including a new communications director. As previously reported, veteran staffer William Stairs returned to the Hill to serve as Bergen’s chief of staff in February, […]
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Dozens march for migrant rights
Migrants, refugees, undocumented people, workers and international students marched in Ottawa on March 20, 2022, as part of the Unite Against Racism and Status for All rally held in 10 cities across the country. Protesters gathered to call for to call for full and permanent immigration status for all, and to mark the International Day […]
Western Standard opens a new Ottawa bureau
On March 14, the Western Standard opened a new Ottawa bureau with two new reporters on the federal politics beat, Rachel Emmanuel and Matthew Horwood. Horwood most recently worked at The Hill Times, and has also freelanced for Ottawa Life Magazine, The Kitchissippi Times, and The Ottawa Business Journal. Emmanuel, who most recently worked at iPolitics and interned […]
Lobbyists to hold shindig for popular hangout, Métropolitain Brasserie, on Wednesday, March 23
MONDAY, MARCH 21 House Sitting—The House of Commons is sitting March 21-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 […]
