New Thai envoy plans hands-on approach to bring better support to citizens, diaspora
For Thailand’s new ambassador in Ottawa, his priorities are all about people. It’s why he’s travelled to see off many of the repatriation flights sending Thais home, including going last week to Pearson International Airport, waving his countrymen off and hearing first-hand how their experience was in Canada. He estimates 99 per cent of the […]
Senior staff moves among recent changes to Minister Bains’ team
Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister Navdeep Bains has seen a handful of staffing changes to his office of late, including the recent exit of his director of operations of the last three years, Tasha Ismail. Ms. Ismail first joined Mr. Bains’ office at the end of 2016 as a policy adviser, and half a year […]
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‘Our goal is to deconstruct the language of Canadian politics’: former Liberal MP Campbell publishes online dictionary of ‘unique Canadian political words, terms, phrases’
Have you ever wondered if there was an online dictionary of unique Canadian political words, terms, and phrases? Well, you’re in luck, because former Liberal MP Barry Campbell, who represented St. Paul’s, Ont., from 1993-1997, and may also be remembered as finance minister Paul Martin‘s parliamentary secretary, has what he calls “the world’s only online […]
Please allow me to introduce myself: O’Toole out on fundraising and meet-and-greet circuit this week, by Zoom
MONDAY, NOV. 30 Finance Minister to Deliver Fiscal Update—Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver the fiscal update on Monday, Nov. 30, the update on the health of federal finances. Meet & Greet With Erin O’Toole—Shaun Francis will host a virtual meet and greet with Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole about his plans for Canada and to […]
This just in: staffing update for Freeland’s finance ministerial team
It’s been more than three months since Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland put on the added hat of minister of finance, and Hill Climbers finally has some staffing decisions to report. The minister’s office has for months declined to confirm who is staffing Ms. Freeland in her capacity as finance minister, saying the office was […]
Veteran MP Kent won’t seek re-election, becoming third CPC MP to bow out of next race
Conservative MP Peter Kent has announced he won’t seek re-election in a safe blue riding in the Greater Toronto Area next time Canadians go to the polls. The former journalist has represented Thornhill, Ont., since 2008. He was in the cabinet of past-prime minister Stephen Harper, where he served as environment minister from 2011 to […]
Money on the mind: Liberals, Conservatives work to fill party coffers with fundraising events
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 25 G7 Research Summit on The Future of Digital Health—The Royal Society of Canada hosts a virtual edition of “G7 Research Summit on The Future of Digital Health.” Domestic and international leaders will envision a future in which citizens feel increasingly inspired by and connected to the opportunities afforded by Digital Health. Mona […]
‘Our couch was our front line, our patience was our weapon’: German COVID ad hailing couch potatoes as heroes earns Trudeau’s nod
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who has 5.3 million followers on Twitter, threw his support behind a popular new COVID ad from Germany last week, encouraging people to stay home and hailing couch potatoes as heroes. The one minute and 37-second ad, which went viral on Twitter, features an older gentleman in the future recalling his “service” […]
Canada’s Ambassador to U.S. Hillman to discuss Canada-U.S. relations Nov. 24 with La Presse correspondent
MONDAY, NOV. 23 House Sitting—The House of Commons is sitting in a hybrid format right now during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. The House is scheduled to sit every weekday from Nov. 23-Dec. 11, and that’s it for 2020. Senate Sitting—The Senate has approved a plan for hybrid sittings during the pandemic to […]
