House suspended until Monday, May 25, but Special COVID-19 Pandemic Committee to meet Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
MONDAY, MAY 4 House Not Sitting—The House has been suspended until Monday, May 25, and the spring schedule is still not confirmed due to the global pandemic. However, during this adjournment time, a Special COVID-19 Pandemic Committee has been established, composed of all members of the House, to meet beginning on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and as […]
Environment and Climate Change Canada wins Code of Silence (dis)honour
For its departmental secrecy and a slow response to an access to information request, four journalism advocacy groups have awarded Environment and Climate Change Canada the 2019 Code of Silence Award for Outstanding Achievement in Government Secrecy. With last October’s federal election just months away, Ottawa Citizen reporter Tom Spears filed an access to information […]
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New Quebec, Ontario desks among notable PMO staff moves
AN APARTMENT NEAR PARLIAMENT HILL—The (metaphorical) revolving doors of Parliament Hill continue to turn, and there are a few new staff who’ve made their way into the Prime Minister’s Office to note, including Anson Duran, who’s been hired as the top office’s new Quebec regional affairs adviser. Mr. Duran recently arrived straight from Transport Minister […]
Two in, one out of Public Safety Minister Blair’s policy team
AN APARTMENT NEAR PARLIAMENT HILL—A new regional adviser for Quebec and two new senior policy advisers are among the recent additions to Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair’s team. Emily Horonowitsch joined Mr. Blair’s office as Quebec regional affairs adviser in early March. She was last working in Ontario Independent Senator Donna Dasko’s […]
Former Hill journalist, two-time Liberal candidate Allan Thompson to head Carleton j-school
Allan Thompson’s reporting career took him from Parliament Hill to Rwanda, and now he is set to become the new lead for Carleton University’s journalism school. “Thrilled to share the news I’ve been appointed the next head of Carleton’s prestigious journalism program, effective July 1. These are challenging times in journalism, but we’ve got brilliant, […]
During COVID-19 global pandemic, MPs take to Facebook Live to connect with constituents
Hundreds of MPs across the country are working from home amid the pandemic, joining millions of other housebound Canadians. Many are turning to social media to stay connected with constituents, helping them make sense of the near-daily blitz of information coming from federal, provincial, and public health officials. Where in-person town halls were once the […]
Crown-Indigenous Minister Bennett bolsters team
AN APARTMENT NEAR PARLIAMENT HILL—A few staffers have joined the office of Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett since Hill Climbers last checked in at the beginning of February, including Emily Williams as press secretary to the minister. A former Queen’s Park staffer, Ms. Williams spent the last year and half, roughly, before joining Ms. Bennett’s […]
‘It’s just been one wave of shock and grief after the other’: Grit MP Zann calls Nova Scotia rampage a ‘living nightmare’
In the days after a gunman killed 22 Nova Scotians along a trail of 16 crime scenes last weekend, Liberal MP Lenore Zann, who represents the Cumberland-Colchester riding where the deadly rampage took place, said her province was going through a “living nightmare.” “It’s just been one wave of shock and grief after the other,” […]
House suspended until Monday, May 25
MONDAY, APRIL 27 House Not Sitting—The House has been suspended until Monday, May 25, and the spring schedule is still not confirmed due to the global pandemic. However, during this adjournment time, a Special COVID-19 Pandemic Committee has been established, composed of all members of the House, to meet beginning Tuesday, April 28, on Tuesdays, […]
