New Icelandic envoy brings trade promotion prowess to Ottawa
Iceland’s new ambassador hopes to bring his trade promotion bonafides to Ottawa to expand trade and investment between the Nordic island nation and Canada. A former Iceland consul general in New York City, Ambassador Hlynur Gudjonsson presented his letter of credence to new Governor General Mary May Simon on Sept. 9 in the vice-regal’s first […]
Former Lt.-Gen. Whitecross to host CDAI’s ‘Making National Security Safe’ talk on Oct. 12
MONDAY, OCT. 11 Parliament Not Sitting—Parliament is dissolved and the House is expected to return before the end of fall, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau recently said. He also said the new cabinet will be unveiled this month. UN Conference on Biodiversity (COP15)—The Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological […]
Blanchfield, Hampson co-author book, The Two Michaels: Innocent Canadian Captives and High Stakes Espionage in the U.S.-Cyber War
Mike Blanchfield and Fen Hampson have co-authored an upcoming book, The Two Michaels: Innocent Canadian Captives and High Stakes Espionage in the U.S.-Cyber War. The book, published by Sutherland House, will be out next month. The Toronto Star ran an excerpt on Oct. 2, headlined “The Two Michaels: Friends and relatives reveal how they coped behind […]
de Adder’s Take: 10-11-2021
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First Conservative caucus meeting sees O’Toole defend record
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole. Conservatives met on Oct. 5, 2021, for their first in-person post-election caucus meeting in Ottawa at the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. It lasted about six hours and the caucus gave themselves the power to review Erin O’Toole’s leadership.The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia The pizza arrives for the Conservative […]
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Celina Caesar-Chavannes to showcase ‘what strength looks like’ at WCT event
Celina Caesar-Chavannes, one-time Liberal-turned-Independent MP, is being featured in an Oct. 7 event called “Grit, Resilience, and Grace: What Strength Looks Like in 2022.” The event is hosted by Women in Communications and Technology’s National Chapter Region as part of its virtual season opener for 2022. “After the last year and a half of uncertainty […]
Three former staffers among new MPs-elect headed to the House
Elections often see staffers step out from behind the curtain to make a go of running for office—this year was no different, and among the new class of MPs headed for seats in the House of Commons for the first time are three former staffers, Conservatives Adam Chambers, Melissa Lantsman, and Dan Muys. Mr. Chambers […]
Blanchet firms up caucus officers: Therrien, DeBellefeuille, Gill, Gaudreau get top jobs
On Sept. 22, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet announced the confirmation of his caucus’ officers. Specifically, MP Alain Therrien (La Prairie, Que.) has been reappointed as the House leader, while similarly Christine Normandin (Saint-Jean, Que.) was selected as party leader. Continuing the trend of familiar faces and to-be-expected reappointments, Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry-Suroît, Que.) will be […]
