Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards to honour Atwood, Carrier, Gray, Joyal and O’Reilly
The Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards for 2020 will honour some big-name writers, personalities, and cultural philanthropists later this month in a virtual tribute, including internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, literary critic, and essayist Margaret Atwood; novelist and author Roch Carrier; historian, author, and biographer Charlotte Gray; former senator, art collector, and philanthropist Serge Joyal; […]
Transport Minister Alghabra hires new director, assistants
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has a few new faces in his office. Thi Tran recently left the Prime Minister’s Office to become director of issues management and parliamentary affairs to the new minister. Ms. Tran joined Mr. Alghabra’s office in March, and up until then, she’d been working as an issues management and parliamentary affairs adviser in […]
De Adder’s Take: 03-31-2021
Liberals, NDP go head-to-head in overlapping policy conventions on April 9-10
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 House Not Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It’s scheduled to be on break March 29-April 9. It’s then scheduled to sit every weekday for the next five weeks, April 12-May 14. It will take one-week break after that, from May 17-May […]
Michael de Adder lands political cartooning job with the Washington Post
Michael de Adder has always been entranced by journalism and newspapers, right from the time he was 10 years old and watching All The President’s Men. “It resonated for me then and it still does. For me, going to The Washington Post is amazing,” he told The Hill Times. Mr. de Adder has been with […]
Éloge Butera returns to Hill to work for Minister Anand
Éloge Butera joined Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand’s office as a senior policy adviser earlier this month, marking his return to the Hill after more than a year away. Mr. Butera last worked for then-public safety and emergency preparedness minister Ralph Goodale, starting in the early days of the 42nd Parliament in January […]
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Native Women’s Association of Canada to host two-day international Summit of the Americas on Violence Against Indigenous Women March 29-30
MONDAY, MARCH 29 House Not Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It’s scheduled to be on break from March 29-April 9. It’s then scheduled to sit every weekday for the next five weeks, April 12-May 14. It will take one-week break after that, from May […]
Minister Carr’s burgeoning office as special representative for the Prairies grows by two
Jim Carr, who serves as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s special representative for the Prairies, has officially added two more staffers to his ministerial team, including senior adviser Jeff Kovalik-Plouffe. Mr. Kovalik-Plouffe is a former executive director of the Manitoba Liberal Party and has been on staff with Mr. Carr since leaving that post in early […]
Maple syrup-boiled eggs, anyone? Former Conservative MP Miller serves up a hot and tasty tip
Former Conservative MP Larry Miller says he’s wrapped up another batch of maple syrup this month, just in case you want to know. “Pulled spiles yesterday and everything (pails, spiles, lids etc) ready to be put away,” tweeted Mr. Miller, who represented Bruce-Grey-Owen Sound, Ont., from 2006 to 2019. “Just have to finish this last 6 […]
