Parliament meets for Zelenskyy address on March 15
Parliament reconvened on March 15 after House Speaker Anthony Rota approved a special request to host an address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who spoke by video to a packed House of Commons.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Commons, speaks to Parliament on March 15.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Public Safety Minister […]
New comms, parliamentary aides in Government House Leader Holland’s office
A handful of new aides have joined Government House Leader Mark Holland’s office since the 44th Parliament began, including Alexandra Maheux, who’s taken on the role of press secretary. Maheux started on the job in Holland’s office in January after almost two-and-a-half years as a media relations specialist with the Canadian Institute for Health Information. […]
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Paul Wells and Marie-Danielle Smith take a tandem departure from Maclean’s Hill bureau
Senior writer Paul Wells and associate editor Marie-Danielle Smith have both left the Ottawa bureau of Maclean’s magazine. Wells posted on LinkedIn on March 11 that he had resigned from the publication. He had been a columnist, editor or writer at Maclean’s since 2003, aside from one year as a columnist with the Toronto Star. […]
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Fresh catches abound in Fisheries Minister Murray’s office
There’s a largely new team in place in new Fisheries, Oceans, and Canadian Coast Guard Minister Joyce Murray’s office this Parliament, where Jason Rondeau, one of five holdovers, has been promoted to director of policy. Rondeau first joined the fisheries team as a policy and Atlantic regional affairs adviser in late 2019, after his boss, […]
Bruce Carson remembered by friends; Marc Roy joins Sandstone; Dale Eisler writes a book; and Kate Purchase has a baby
Bruce Carson, a former top aide and senior adviser to former prime minister Stephen Harper, died on March 5, at the age of 76 after months of deterioration due to cancer. The Ottawa-born native grew up in the Old Ottawa East neighbourhood, just steps from the Rideau Canal, and had a deep passion for skating and […]
UN Intergovernmental Conference on Marine Biodiversity happening March 7-18 in New York City
MONDAY, MARCH 14 House Not Sitting—The House of Commons breaks for two weeks, from March 7-18, and will resume sitting on 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 […]
de Adder’s Take: 03-14-2022
Top 100 Lobbyists 2022: Hybrid model is new norm for lobbyists tired of virtual meetings
A return to more in-person meetings in 2022 may reduce the extraordinarily high level of government engagement that has been typical during the COVID-19 pandemic, but probably not down to pre-pandemic levels, according to some lobbyists. “I think we may already be starting to see a tapering-off as we bounce back from COVID,” said Jason […]
