Inuit rights advocate, former diplomat Mary Simon named first Indigenous GG
In a “historic” appointment, Canada has its first-ever Indigenous governor general. Mary Simon, 73, a longtime Inuit rights advocate and a former Canadian diplomat, said her appointment can help Canada as it reckons with its history and works towards reconciliation. She’s the 30th person to hold the vice-regal role since Confederation. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau […]
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Former CSIS intelligence officer seeking NDP nomination in Ottawa South, McGuinty stronghold
Huda Mukbil, a national security expert and former senior intelligence officer with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), is seeking the NDP nomination in Ottawa South in the next federal election. The NDP’s candidate for Ottawa South in the 2019 election, Morgan Gay, had intended to run again, but recently withdrew from the nomination contest […]
de Adder’s Take: 07-05-2021
AFN to elect new national chief July 6-8 at virtual 42nd Annual General Assembly hosted in Toronto, Territory of Six Nations of Grand River and Treaty Lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation
MONDAY, JULY 5 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 […]
#CancelCanadaDay march on Parliament Hill
Small hand prints mark the white on the Canadian flag brandished by one marcher. Thousands of people took part in the #CancelCanadaDay march from Hull to the Hill on July 1 to honour all the Indigenous children’s lives lost at Canada’s government-run residential schools. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia Thousands of people took […]
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New interfaith caucus spreading the good words through personal connection
Courts have inferred over the years that there should be state neutrality in matters of religion and a feeling of separation of church and state, but that doesn’t mean faith is any less important to MPs. Learning about religion then, through personal relationships, is one part of the reasoning behind the parliamentary all-party interfaith caucus […]
Muted Canada Day observation on July 1 as country takes a moment of reflection
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 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 […]
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