NATO Association of Canada to host talk on future of Indo-Pacific cooperation, a Korean perspective on Aug. 19
MONDAY, AUG. 16 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 […]
‘To this day, I dislike the word obedient,’ residential school survivor Senator Mary Jane McCallum talks about reconciliation
When Sen. Mary Jane McCallum (Manitoba) thinks about what shaped her as a Parliamentarian today, she says it was the earlier time of her life, before she was forced to attend a residential school. Sen. McCallum, the only current member of the Senate who is a residential school survivor, attended Guy Hill Residential School in […]
Discovery of unmarked graves ‘really triggered a lot of emotion,’ says Liberal MP and residential school survivor McLeod, who wants Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to work ‘shoulder to shoulder,’ and transform Canada
Liberal MP Michael McLeod is the only residential school survivor in the House. But he sees residential school survivors all around him every day, in the North. “In the Northwest Territories we probably have more residential school survivors per capita than anywhere else in Canada,” said Mr. McLeod, 62, who attended Akaitcho Hall Residential School […]
Trudeau visits Governor General to request early election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives with his family at Rideau Hall on Aug. 15 to meet with Governor General Mary Simon to request an early election. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia Prime Minister Justin Trudeau with wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau and their children at the entrance of Rideau Hall on Aug. 15. The […]
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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 […]
