Minister Monsef kicks off International Women’s Day March 8 with two-day summit
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3 House Not Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It is on a one-week break, March 1-March 5, and will return again for one week, March 8-12, before taking another break, March 15-19. It’s scheduled to sit March 22-26, will take a two-week […]
De Adder’s Take: 03-03-2021
Herbert Norman, Raymond Chrétien, Marie-Lucie Morin among 10 named as ‘Ambassadors of Note’
An association of former Canadian ambassadors has honoured 10 former diplomats for their distinguished careers, including a past envoy to the U.S., a representative to NATO, an ambassador to the Soviet Union, and a two-time envoy to Israel, among others. In a Feb. 18 virtual ceremony, the Canadian Ambassadors Alumni Association (AMBCANADA) named 10 more […]
Former political staffer launches a program to support mental health in public workplaces
There’s a problem with mental health in the public service, says former executive director of the BC Liberal Party Emile Scheffel and current senior associate at lobbying firm Prospectus Associates That’s why he’s launching a program aimed at supporting those with mental health needs in political workplaces, such as federal Parliament and provincial legislatures. Launched […]
An ‘outspoken, complicated woman’: biography of retired Conservative Senator Nancy Ruth hits shelves in May
Former Canadian Senator Nancy Ruth, an outspoken social activist and philanthropist, will be given biographical treatment in The Unconventional Nancy Ruth, set to be released on May 11. The book details the colourful life of the Paul Martin-appointed public servant who dropped her last name, Jackman, in the mid-1990s, and was from then on known by […]
de Adder’s Take: 03-01-2021
Transport Minister Alghabra hires two directors from the Prime Minister’s Office
The latest addition to the Trudeau Liberal government’s front bench, new Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is getting his office in shape, and recently recruited two staffers from the Prime Minister’s Office to serve as directors on his team. Angad Dhillon, who’s spent the last almost two and a half years serving as an Ontario regional […]
AFN to hold symposium on reclaiming and reimagining First Nations education March 3-4
MONDAY, MARCH 1 House Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It will take a one-week break, March 1-March 5, and will return again for one week, March 8-12, before taking another break, March 15-19. It’s scheduled to sit March 22-26, will take a two-week break, […]
Skeletal chamber, pandemic briefings
Conservative MP Michael Cooper, pictured Feb. 26, 2021, at a press conference, outlines his opposition to the Senate amendment that would extend access to assisted death to those suffering from mental illness that the government has agreed to accept, calling it ‘reckless’ and arguing it would put more vulnerable people at risk. Quebec’s Superior Court […]
Bossio exits Monsef’s office to ready run for re-election
Former Liberal MP Mike Bossio has bade Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef’s office farewell and on Feb. 16 was announced as the Liberal Party’s candidate for Hastings-Lennox and Addington, Ont. Mr. Bossio previously represented the riding in the House of Commons from 2015 to 2019, having lost the seat to Conservative-turned-Independent MP Derek […]
