Foreign Affairs Minister Champagne has a busy team, led by chief of staff Deschamps-Laporte
Foreign Affairs Minister François-Philippe Champagne has a busy mandate indeed, and supporting him currently is a 17-member political staff team, led by chief of staff Laurence Deschamps-Laporte. Annie Lagueux is director of policy to Mr. Champagne. A former policy adviser under then-minister Chrystia Freeland, Ms. Lagueux has spent the last year working at The Hague […]
‘Canada has lost a giant’: Liberal icon David Smith dies at 78
David Smith, a former Senator who was behind two Liberal prime ministers victories over four elections, died last week at the age of 78. Sen. Smith served as the Liberals’ Ontario campaign char, their national campaign chair, and the Ontario Liberal president. He was instrumental in Jean Chrétien‘s victories in 1993, 1997, and 2000, helping […]
Sorbara makes ’em howl at the Métropolitain
With a snowstorm set to pelt Ottawa last Wednesday night, many tried to rush home before they got LRTed. Some were fortunate, many were not. Inclement weather and LRTitis can always be used as an excuse to skip post-work parties, but it was a testament to how well regarded Pat Sorbara is in Liberal circles, […]
Notley to present 2020 Bell Lecture on March 3 at Ottawa’s Dominion Chalmers Centre
MONDAY, MARCH 2 U.S. and Partners Launch Energy Resource Governance Initiative—Assistant U.S. Secretary of State for Energy Resources (ENR) Francis Fannon will join the Government of Canada and other partners at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) Convention to launch a new toolkit for the Energy Resource Governance Initiative (ERGI). He is available […]
What MPs said during the emergency debate on Wet’suwet’en solidarity demonstrations
As country-wide demonstrations in support of Wet’suwet’en heredtiary chiefs opposing a $6-billion natural gas pipeline running through their traditional territory continued this month, MPs were in the House late on Feb. 18 to hold an emergency debate on the matter. Proposed by the NDP, MPs criticized the government during the debate for its poor relationship […]
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Cheadle, Hunter part of Infrastructure Minister McKenna’s team
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna has a 10-member staff team in place in her office so far, including a number of former Treasury Board ministerial staff. That list includes Ms. McKenna’s previously reported chief of staff, Adam Carroll; director of issues management, Bruce Cheadle; director of operations and parliamentary relations Lindsay Hunter; senior adviser […]
Opening economic immigration track to refugees a ‘win-win,’ says UNHCR rep
Canada should consider letting in some skilled refugees as economic immigrants, says Canada’s new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and with it, establish a new avenue for refugees to resettle, which could be used to help people in dire need in countries in crisis, like Venezuela. Doing this would open up a track beyond […]
‘We needed something and someone to cheer for’: MPs honour David Ayres’ unthinkable win
After David Ayres‘ unlikely victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs, Toronto-area MPs honoured the netminder’s Cinderella night. “David Ayres will not win the Vezina Trophy, but he captured the country’s imagination at a time when we needed something and someone to cheer for,” Conservative MP John Brassard said in the House on Feb. 24. Mr. […]
Immigration Minister Mendicino’s team includes three new directors
New Immigration, Citizenship, and Refugees Minister Marco Mendicino has held onto a number of staff from his predecessor’s team, but recent additions to his office include three new directors. Michael Jones is now director of issues management to the minister, after a year spent as director of communications to then-international trade minister Jim Carr. Before […]
