Forthcoming Indo-Pacific strategy will be a ‘great vehicle’ for Canada-South Korea co-operation, says envoy

One of the country’s key Pacific regional partners is looking forward to seeing Canada’s highly anticipated Indo-Pacific strategy. South Korean Ambassador Chang Keung Ryong said he is “certain” that there will be “considerable room for co-operation” between Canada and South Korea on “many fronts” as part of the strategy. “Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy, once it is […]
Matheson takes charge of Minister Rodriguez’s heritage team

Once again in the heritage portfolio, Minister Pablo Rodriguez, who also continues as the government’s Quebec Lieutenant, has brought over his policy director from the government House leader’s office, John Matheson, to serve as chief of staff. Matheson will run Rodriguez’s office as heritage minister, while Geneviève Hinse is chief of staff in his Quebec […]
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Fourth quarter of 2021, in photos: post-election posturing and Parliament returns—eventually

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a media availability after the swearing in of his cabinet for the 44th Parliament in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa on Oct. 26.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade A child walks past one of the Centre Block gargoyles pictured along the walls surrounding the construction site […]
Diving in to Transport Minister Omar Alghabra’s team

Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has a 16-member ministerial staff team confirmed so far, most of whom worked for the minister during the last Parliament, including Miled Hill, who’s been promoted to director of policy. Hill first joined the transport minister’s office as a student, having done the practicum placement required for his master’s degree in […]
Third quarter of 2021, in photos: a GG installed and an election called

A woman dances as part of a ceremony on Parliament Hill, where thousands of people gathered for the #CancelCanadaDay march from Gatineau, Que., to the Hill on July 1 to honour all the Indigenous children’s lives lost at Canada’s government-run residential schools.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia The installation ceremony of the 30th Governor […]
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Second quarter of 2021, in photos: budget released, grim discovery of unmarked graves, and the House rises

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walks from the West Block to hold a media availability at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa on April 13 to update Canadians on the government’s response to the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole holds a press conference […]
Stevie O’Brien stays on as chief to new PSPC Minister Tassi

Public Services and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi is keeping Stevie O’Brien on as chief of staff in her new portfolio. O’Brien has been chief of staff to the PSPC minister, previously Anita Anand, since October 2020, and before then, she ran then-border security and organized crime reduction minister Bill Blair’s office for a little more […]