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One in, two out in the Prime Minister’s Office
The end of the spring sitting is always a busy time for staffing moves, and the latest batch includes changes in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, where two staff have exited, while Helen Gao recently joined as a policy and communications adviser. Ms. Gao started in the PMO on June 14 and is working under director […]
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NDP MP Angus to release book; Le Devoir’s Cornellier leaving the Hill; school drops its GG moniker; and Grenier drops The Writ
NDP MP Charlie Angus, the high-profile, scrappy MP from Timmins-James Bay, Ont., has another book coming out. “I am thrilled to announce my new book Cobalt: Cradle of The Demon Metals and Birth of a Mining Superpower, will be released by House of Anansi Press in January 2022. This is not the Canadian history you were […]
Liberal MP Geoff Regan talks about state of politics on June 29
MONDAY, JUNE 28 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 […]
Government House Leader Rodriguez, Women and Gender Equality Minister Monsef hire new Quebec advisers
Government House Leader and Quebec Lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez recently said goodbye to one of his senior advisers for Quebec regional affairs, Éric Beaulieu, who has already been replaced in the minister’s office. Mr. Beaulieu had supported Mr. Rodriguez in his capacity as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Quebec lieutenant since February 2020 and officially exited his […]
House wraps, remaining MPs scatter as summer begins
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 House Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It’s scheduled to sit every weekday until Wednesday, June 23, and will then break for three months, until Monday, Sept. 20. In the fall and winter, the House is scheduled to sit for 11 weeks […]
New Commissioner of Indigenous Languages, three directors named
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault has appointed Ronald E. Ignace as Canada’s first-ever Commissioner of Indigenous Languages, alongside three directors to staff the commissioner’s office, Robert Watt, Georgina Liberty, and Joan Greyeyes. “We celebrate this day where we breathe new life into all of our Indigenous languages for the future,” said Mr. Ignace in a June […]
Ministers Chagger, Qualtrough both down a press secretary
Diversity, Inclusion, and Youth Minister Bardish Chagger has seen a couple of key staff exits in recent weeks, including that of her press secretary, Emelyana Titarenko, who left to do the same job for Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna. Ms. McKenna has been in need of a new press secretary since late May, when […]
Monday, June 21, is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada
MONDAY, JUNE 21 It’s National Indigenous Peoples Day—June 21 is the national 25th anniversary of celebrating heritage, diverse cultures, and outstanding achievements of First Nation, Inuit, and Métis peoples. Issues for urban Canada—A conversation with Don Iveson, mayor of Edmonton, who will reflect on his eight years as mayor and his leadership of the Big City Mayors […]
