Canada turns 153 years old on July 1, eh?
MONDAY, JUNE 29 House Sitting—The House had its final meeting on June 18 of the Special COVID-19 Pandemic Committee, composed of all members of the House, but as per a government motion tabled May 25, the House will sit on July 8, July 22, Aug. 12, Aug. 26. The House is then scheduled to return […]
Quebec pride on full display as MPs, province marked national holiday
Government House Leader Pablo Rodriguez, also known around the Hill for his smooth dance moves, ditched the dance floor and opted to groove along to some mellow guitar tunes with his staffer Mark Kennedy to celebrate Quebec’s Fête nationale on June 24. Mr. Kennedy, a former Ottawa Citizen parliamentary bureau chief who made the leap to the other side of […]
Senator Marilou McPhedran tables bill to lower voting age to 16
Independent Senator Marilou McPhedran wants to see younger Canadians at the voting booth. She tabled a bill in the Senate to lower the voting age to 16 last week. “We already know that young people are leaders of today and tomorrow,” the Manitoba Senator said in a statement. “My generation is leaving a lot on […]
De Adder’s Take: 06-24-2020
Deputy PM Freeland adds new senior adviser for Prairies file
There’s a new adviser in Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office, with the recent addition of Jeffrey Kovalik-Plouffe as a senior adviser to the prime minister’s special representative for the Prairies, Liberal MP Jim Carr. A former executive director of the Manitoba Liberal Party, Mr. Kovalik-Plouffe has been working for Mr. Carr in various roles […]
New comms aides join McKenna’s team, Prime Minister’s Office
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna has a new digital communications adviser in her office, with Murielle Pierre officially taking on the job as of June 22. Ms. Pierre arrives straight from Ms. McKenna’s constituency office as the Liberal MP for Ottawa-Centre, Ont., where, until this week, she’d been working as a communications officer for […]
House will be back July 8, July 22, Aug. 12, Aug. 26
MONDAY, JUNE 22 House Sitting—The House had its final meeting on June 18 of the Special COVID-19 Pandemic Committee, composed of all members of the House, but as per a government motion tabled May 25, the House will sit on July 8, July 22, Aug. 12, Aug. 26. The House is then scheduled to return […]
Politicos, former Hillites honour Mandela’s historic first visit to Canada
Current Parliamentarians and former Hillites marked the 30th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s first historic visit to Canada in 1990 last week. Mandela, the iconic and late anti-apartheid leader, became the first foreign leader to hold an Order of Canada in 2000 and the first living person to receive an honorary Canadian citizenship a year later. […]
Time for Champagne?: Canada awaits UN Security Council vote in New York City
In what could be one of the most important days for the legacy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s foreign policy, Canada will find out if it will have a spot on the UN Security Council for the first time in 20 years after the UN General Assembly votes on who will win on June 17. […]
Harvey-Blouin now covering Quebec desk for Transport Minister Garneau
Transport Minister Marc Garneau has made a number of changes to his political staff team since Hill Climbers last checked in back in late February, including William Harvey-Blouin being promoted to policy and Quebec regional affairs adviser to the minister. Mr. Harvey-Blouin was previously working as a special assistant tackling issues management in the office, […]
