Liberals to remain in hot seat over WE Charity controversy as Trudeau, Telford prepare for House committee probe
In a rare move that will place Canada’s prime minister in the parliamentary hot seat and just days before his two-term finance minister admitted to repaying an outstanding $41,366 to We Charity, the organization at the centre of a controversy surrounding the federal government, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accepted an invitation to appear before the […]
Director-level changes for Justice Minister Lametti
Canada’s federal Justice Minister David Lametti has seen some senior staff changes in his office of late, including the recent promotion of Nicola Langille from policy adviser to director of criminal law policy. As a policy adviser to the minister since November 2018, Ms. Langille had been Mr. Lametti’s lead on matters relating to criminal […]
Stephen Harper, Candice Bergen, James Bezan, Judy Sgro, Leo Housakos, and John Baird participate in controversial ‘Free Iran’ virtual summit
Current and former MPs, including former prime minister Stephen Harper, participated in a virtual Iran dissident summit that has connections to a group that was formerly on Canada’s terror list. The “Free Iran” summit is hosted annually by the National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI), a group connected with the Mojahedin-e Khalq (MeK). The […]
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Oversight for ministers’ regional offices changes hands from PSPC to PCO
Some internal restructuring has taken place within government, with oversight of the 16 ministers’ regional offices having been transferred from Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand to the Privy Council Office at the end of June. “The transfer, which occurred in June 2020, is in keeping with the mandate letter for the Deputy Prime […]
House to meet Monday to debate wage subsidy extension
MONDAY, JULY 20 House Sitting—The House will meet on Monday, July 20, to debate the federal government’s legislation to extend the emergency wage subsidy payments. Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez asked the House Speaker on Saturday to recall the House on July 20. The House will meet at noon. The House has not met regularly […]
Christopher Evelyn takes over as chief of staff to Women and Gender Equality Minister Monsef
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef has a new chief of staff leading her office with the recent promotion of Christopher Evelyn to the top job. Mr. Evelyn has been working for Ms. Monsef since late 2015, and has slowly been working his way up the proverbial Hill ladder since. He started out as […]
Conservative leadership hopefuls square off in late-July debate hosted by Independent Press Gallery of Canada
Four leadership hopefuls for the Conservative Party will take part in a debate later this month, at the Independent Press Gallery of Canada’s first event on July 29. Leslyn Lewis, Peter MacKay, Erin O’Toole, and Derek Sloan will square off in the debate moderated by True North’s Andrew Lawton, an event that will also feature […]
Les Linklater tapped to oversee federal COVID-19 testing and contact tracing
Les Linklater, the federal bureaucrat that was tasked with fixing the Phoenix pay system, has now been charged with leading the federal effort on COVID-19 testing and contact tracing at Health Canada. The Canadian government is now working with provinces on a contact tracing app to anonymously catalogue individuals who have been in contact with […]
Hage-Moussa returns to PMO as deputy comms director after Deagle exits
Jordan Deagle, one of two deputy directors of communications in the Prime Minister’s Office, recently marked his last day on Parliament Hill, and this week, Vanessa Hage-Moussa officially replaced him, returning to her old stomping grounds in the process. In a tweet July 3, Mr. Deagle announced it was his last day working in the […]
