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Anand’s press aide departs, director-level changes for Lametti, Rodriguez
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand and her office have had a busy year-and-a-half, and with an anticipated federal election on the horizon, Cecely Roy recently announced her exit. Ms. Roy, who served as press secretary to Ms. Anand under the title of senior adviser for media relations, announced that the week of Aug. […]
Motorcycle cavalcade rolls through Canada in recognition of PTSD
The Rolling Barrage, a motorcycle group consisting of veterans, first responders, and ordinary Canadians, made a stop by Parliament Hill’s Centennial Flame on Aug. 8 as part of a charity ride recognizing and commemorating those within their ranks who have lost their battle with post-traumatic stress disorder. Conservative MP Todd Doherty addressed the group in a Twitter […]
Liberals, Greens join Equal Voice for information sessions this week
WEDNESDAY, AUG. 11 Tau Lewis’ Symphony at the National Gallery of Canada—Symphony is one of the newest additions to the Gallery’s Contemporary Projects series. Located in the Rotunda—one of the National Gallery’s busiest crossroads—Symphony greets visitors with open arms, among textile and leather floral garlands that extend high above. A year in the making, Symphony is the first work by […]
New advisers hired for ministers O’Regan, Gould, Sajjan
Natural Resources Minister Seamus O’Regan has a pair of new aides in his ministerial office, with Mark Duggan recently brought on board as a policy adviser and Yasmine Atassi hired as a special assistant for policy and executive assistant to the minister’s chief of staff, Paul Moen. Mr. Duggan, who joined Mr. O’Regan’s team in […]
de Adder’s Take: 08-09-2021
Geneviève Cadieux: Barcelone at the National Gallery of Canada until May 2022
MONDAY, AUG. 9 House Not Sitting—The House, which has been sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic with most MPs connecting remotely, is now adjourned for three months, until Monday, Sept. 20. In the fall and winter, the House is scheduled to sit for 11 weeks over September, October, November, and December. It will […]
Award-winning author of Washington Black, Esi Edugyan to release new book next month, Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling
International bestselling Canadian author and novelist Esi Edugyan, who is a two-time winner of the prestigious Scotiabank Giller Prize, will be releasing a new book next month, Out of the Sun: On Race and Storytelling. Both her novels, Half-Blood Blues and Washington Black, were Giller Prize winners. Half-Blood Blues was also shortlisted in 2011 for the Man Booker […]
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