On a lighter note: Jean Charest, Michèle Dionne play The Newlywed Game
Conservative Party leadership candidate Jean Charest and his wife, Michèle Dionne, recently took part in the time-honoured test to judge just how well a married couple knows each other: The Newlywed Game. Questions ranged from “who’s your favourite kid?” (Charest laughed out loud and responded, “In the family? You’re kidding me. That’s an easy one.” […]
Raitt’s coalition pushes for economic growth, and warns ‘disorderly transition’ spells ‘disaster’ for future generations
Politicians and parties need to focus more attention on how to reshape Canada’s economy for the long term, rather than the sort of “how-to-gain-a-vote” proposals that have dominated the last few federal election cycles, says former Conservative MP and Harper-era cabinet minister Lisa Raitt. Raitt said her advocacy group, the Coalition for a Better Future, […]
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Former Conservative MP Peter Kent joins Centre Ice Conservatives
Former Conservative MP Peter Kent has joined the advisory council of Centre Ice Conservatives, a platform intended as a “strong, bold, and proud voice for the centre-right of Canada’s political spectrum.” Focused on the “priorities of mainstream Canadians,” the group describes itself as a solution to “’woke voices on the edges of the left and […]
Telford tops 19th annual Terrific 25 Staffer list, NDP’s Salloum voted Best All-Round
Katie Telford is closing on in seven years as chief of staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau—and with it, closing in on the record for the longest-serving person in such a role—and she’s once again been voted to the top of The Hill Times’ Terrific 25 Staffers list after placing second last year. The PM’s […]
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Ottawans keeping cool in the city
A woman walks under the PretoriaBridge underpass on July 28.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Cyclists stop on the east sideof the Rideau Canal near theFlora Bridge on July 28.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Workers cleanthe class dome ofthe Shaw Centre,July 28.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade A cyclistrelaxes bythe RideauCanal.The […]
Catching up with former Hill staffers
Cue the Vitamin C, it’s time to catch up with some former Hill staffers to see where they’ve gone post-politics—starting with Tausha Michaud, former chief of staff to then-Conservative leader Erin O’Toole, who returned to McMillan Vantage Policy Group as vice-president in early July. Michaud was a director with McMillan Vantage before leaving to serve […]
New Brunswick Liberal leadership convention happens Aug. 6
MONDAY, AUGUST 1 House Not Sitting—The House will return on Sept. 19, sitting until Oct. 7. It will break for one week, Oct. 10-14, and will sit for three straight weeks, Oct. 17-Nov. 4. It will take a one-week break, Nov. 7-11. It will return on Nov. 14 and will sit for five straight weeks, […]
de Adder’s Take: 08-01-2022
