Carleton Initiative’s a hot ticket for newly elected MPs
MONDAY, DEC. 16 House Sitting—The House of Commons has adjourned and the House is scheduled to return on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. TUESDAY, DEC. 17 IPAC Holiday Party—The Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), National Capital Region, invites you to join us in celebrating the holiday season on Dec. 17 at Rabbit Hole, 208 […]
Housefather continues Cuzner’s annual holiday convention, says ‘who knew that Cuzner’s Christmas poem tradition would be assumed by a Jew’
Before the House bid adieu for the holidays last week, Liberal MP Anthony Housefather gave MPs in the Commons a treat with a Christmas-inspired political roast. For years, former Liberal MP Rodger Cuzner had been delighting the House with his Canadian political and annual version of Twas the Night Before Christmas-type poem. But the popular Cape […]
CTV’s Don Martin delivers barn burner speech, brings the house down at farewell shindig
Last week’s Party Central column contained an egregious, though hopefully not unforgivable, error. It was written that Toronto Star Ottawa bureau chief Susan Delacourt was not wearing red shoes. Party Central has since learned that for Ms. Delacourt not to wear red shoes is akin to outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer giving a straight answer […]
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Christchurch response, trade deal closure lasting memories for outgoing New Zealand envoy
A month after the March 2019 Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand, the country’s High Commissioner to Canada, Daniel Mellsop, walked into the Mosque of Mercy in Ottawa South, where he was met by portraits of the faces of 50 of his fellow citizens, killed in the terror attack. It’s an emotional moment he says […]
Stand by me: a number of chiefs of staff stick with ministers
Step No. 1 in getting a ministerial office set up—at least when it comes to staffing, otherwise finding a desk and computer probably top the list—is settling on a chief of staff, who then typically takes point in filling out the rest of the team. And of the 26 chiefs of staff confirmed so far, […]
Maura Forrest to join Politico Pro Canada, Joanna Smith switches roles
When the House of Commons returns after the new year, the National Post‘s Maura Forrest will be in a different newsroom. Politico Pro Canada executive director Luiza Ch. Savage announced on Dec. 9 that Ms. Forrest will be joining Andy Blatchford in the media organization’s Ottawa newsroom and will be covering energy and environmental policy issues. […]
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A jaw-dropping moment: CBC’s Chris Rands’ careful ear ignites international reaction
CBC’s Chris Rands attentive listening last week caught Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders on a hot mic chattering about U.S. President Donald Trump unconventional photo-ops, leading to international reaction from U.S. presidential candidates to late-night show hosts. “It’s interesting what you discover when you watch the host TV pool feed with the […]
Nine of 26 cabinet ministers’ chiefs of staff confirmed so far are former PMO aides
It’s always noteworthy to see where those who have worked at “the centre” in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office land, and nine of the 26 confirmed cabinet chiefs of staff so far previously worked in the PMO. Much of politics comes down to who you know, and staffers who flow through the PMO’s doors have […]
