Chief Government Whip Holland hires two committees advisers and an executive assistant
Chief Government Whip Mark Holland welcomed some fresh faces to his team this spring, with two new committees advisers and a new executive assistant hired. These additions help fill gaps left after the departure of committees adviser Jared Valdes, who is now a parliamentary affairs adviser to Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger, and committees adviser Ana Krstanovic, […]
Hill titans clash in a breakfast battle
Starting May 15, a strong Twitter rivalry began between two Hill reporters on the least likely of topics: their ability to make delicious, artery-clogging breakfasts. In a series of back-and-forth tweets, CityNews Parliament Hill bureau chief Cormac Mac Sweeney and Toronto Star national politics reporter Alex Boutilier have traded glamorous shots of their morning sandwiches, […]
De Adder’s Take: 06-09-2021
Trudeau takes first mid-COVID overseas trip to G7 meeting June 11-13
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 House Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It’s scheduled to sit every weekday until Wednesday, June 23, and will then break for three months, until Monday, Sept. 20. In the fall and winter, the House is scheduled to sit for 11 weeks […]
Keeping the bailiff from repossessing your car: the case for a basic income
A basic income for all Canadians, an unconditional, guaranteed income floor below which no one’s income can fall, is an idea that has been growing in refinement and acceptance since the early 1900s. It has some enthusiastic opponents, but unlike other policy ideas, the enemies of basic income come from both the right and the […]
Help for refugees, migrants, and Venezuelan residents needed through donor conference, says Guaidó’s ambassador
As a Canadian-hosted conference approaches, Venezuelan interim President Juan Guaidó‘s representative in Canada says he hopes to secure support both for Venezuelan refugees and migrants and his country’s residents. “Our expectation is to get resources to help refugees around the world,” said Ambassador Orlando Viera-Blanco. “The expectation is, on one hand, to try and get […]
Fisheries Minister Jordan promotes new policy head
Fisheries, Oceans, and Canadian Coast Guard Minister Bernadette Jordan has promoted Jennifer Phillips to lead her policy team, along with recently welcoming two new aides to her office. Ms. Phillips replaces Allie Chalke as director of policy to Ms. Jordan. Ms. Chalke recently left to join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office as a senior policy […]
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‘Breathtakingly candid’ memoir from former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes among finalists for coveted Shaughnessy Cohen prize
Five finalists have now been named for the Shaughnessy Cohen Prize for Political Writing, a list that includes former Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes for Can You Hear Me Now? and political communications expert Alex Marland for Whipped: Party Discipline in Canada. Announced last week, the other finalists are Desmond Cole for The Skin We’re In, Ronald J. Deibert […]
de Adder’s Take: 06-07-2021
