May 4 is International Day of Pink
MONDAY, APRIL 6 House Not Sitting—The House has been suspended until Monday, April 20. It is then scheduled to sit for four straight weeks until May 15. It will take a one-week break and will resume sitting again on May 25 and will sit straight through for the next four consecutive weeks, until it’s scheduled […]
Ralph Goodale tapped as special adviser on Flight 752 downing
Former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale is being brought back into the fold as the new special adviser for the federal government’s response to the downing of Flight 752. The Ukrainian commercial airline flight was shot down by Iranian authorities on Jan. 8 shortly after its takeoff from Tehran, killing all 176 on board, including […]
Diving into the 76-member Conservative OLO team: Part One
AN APARTMENT NEAR PARLIAMENT HILL—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer will be at his party’s helm a little while longer after its recent decision to suspend the ongoing leadership race due to COVID-19, and supporting him is a 76-member team led by acting chief of staff Martin Bélanger. Originally scheduled to conclude June 27, a new date […]
de Adder’s Take: 03-30-2020
Who’s who in Economic Development Minister Joly’s 20-member office
AN APARTMENT NEAR PARLIAMENT HILL—Now Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages, Mélanie Joly has assembled a 20-member staff team to support her, led by chief of staff Daniel Lauzon. Caroline Séguin continues as director of policy to Ms. Joly. She’s been running the minister’s policy shop through her time in multiple cabinet portfolios, from […]
Catherine McKenna offers virtual civics lesson for furloughed students
With Ontario’s children stuck at home following the provincial government’s school closures to curb the spread of the coronavirus, Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna decided to sub in. Ms. McKenna hosted a 45-minute civics lesson on Facebook live last week. “I thought I would try do something different, which is, talk about being a Member of […]
House suspended until Monday, April 20, for now
MONDAY, MARCH 30 House Not Sitting—The House has been suspended until Monday, April 20, due to the COVID-19 virus, but it’s expected to return this week for a short time to pass emergency measures in financial aid for Canadians and businesses to get through the COVID-19 crisis. As of April 20, it is then scheduled […]
CBC is a critically important Canadian institution, it should step up its game
ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—During the COVID-19 pandemic the CBC recently shut down local 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. TV newscasts. CBC News executives have their reasons for the decision, just as private broadcasters have reasons for continuing with local TV news. The title of a new book by two veteran professors has particular currency in this […]
Senate comes back to pass COVID-19 response legislation
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 House Not Sitting—The House has been suspended until Monday, April 20, due to the COVID-19 virus, but it’s expected to return this week for a short time to pass emergency measures in financial aid for Canadians and businesses to get through the COVID-19 crisis. As of April 20, it is then scheduled […]
Trudeau calls on some celebrity friends to urge Canadians to stay inside
After a day spent imploring Canadians to stay inside, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took to Twitter to encourage some Hollywood friends to share the message. Earlier in the day on March 23, Mr. Trudeau told the Canadian public “enough is enough.” “Go home and stay home. This is what we all need to be doing, […]
