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 […]
Ebay Canada celebrates 2019 entrepreneurs of the year
Ebay Canada and Greg MacEachern’s Proof Strategies celebrated Canadian e-commerce entrepreneurship at their 2019 Entrepreneurs of the Year party on Feb. 19 at Ottawa’s favourite watering hole, the Métropolitain Brasserie. The warm, homey scent of fresh baked bread besieged Party Central’s nostrils as he, Hill Times assistant deputy editor Abbas Rana, and Hill Times photographer […]
It’s Garneau’s second tour atop Transport Canada
Marc Garneau may be the first astronaut in cabinet, but serving as Canada’s federal transport since 2015 has grounded him. He’s already one of the longest serving transport ministers in Canadian political history. The post was created by William Lyon Mackenzie King in 1936, succeeding the minister of railways and canals. C.D. Howe was the […]
Chagger to host Government of Canada’s reception in celebration of Black History Month on Feb. 24 at the NAC
MONDAY, FEB. 24 House Sitting—The House of Commons will sit Monday, Feb. 24 to Friday, Feb. 28. It will take a one-week break and resume on March 9 to March 13. It adjourns again for one week and will sit from March 23 to April 3. It will then take a two-week break and will […]
First Nations leaders call for peace, calm
Mike Kanentakeron Mitchell Former grand chief and elder, Mohawk territory of Akwesasne Mike Mitchell was the grand chief of the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne in 1984 and had served almost continuously in that role until his retirement in 2015. He was also an influential First Nations filmmaker and co-produced the documentary film on Indigenous border […]
What Indigenous MPs and other players have to say about the Wet’suwet’en solidarity demonstrations
All across the country, demonstrations in support of some Wet’suwet’en hereditary chiefs, who oppose the construction of the $6.6-billion Coastal GasLink natural gas pipeline which would run through the Wet’suwet’en traditional hereditary territory in northern B.C., have emerged in recent weeks. The Hill Times gathered what some Indigenous MPs, Senators, and other players have to […]
Interpreters built bridges between First Nations and newcomers
Canada’s history is an epic of manifold encounters between Indigenous peoples living on a vast continent of forests laced with lakes and rivers, and bold adventurers who had crossed the Atlantic to explore a new world. It is at the crossroads of race, peoples, and civilizations that Canada was born. From the very beginning of […]
Energy, reconciliation, and Canada-China relationship in the spotlight at Pearson Conference
With three crises unfolding in the early days of the 43rd Parliament, current events have dominated the political landscape on the Hill. An upcoming conference will look at what Canadians want to see tackled in the coming sittings of the new minority Parliament by the government and the opposition parties. Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier […]
A rundown of Transport Minister Garneau’s 12-member team, so far
With recent rail blockades as a result of the Wet’suwet’en solidarity protests, Transport Minister Marc Garneau and his 12-member political staff team so far have been busy of late. So, who all is on the minister’s team? Glad you (hypothetically) asked. First, the communications branch: Amy Butcher is director of communications and parliamentary affairs to […]
Read all about it: Digital Government Minister Murray’s team so far
Digital Government Minister Joyce Murray is busy leading efforts to replace the government’s Phoenix pay system and cut down the pay backlog, among other things, with Ashley Wright in place leading her policy team. Along with serving as director of policy to Ms. Murray, Ms. Wright is also currently acting as chief of staff to […]
