From Balls Creek ‘boom girl’ to the Decision Desk: CBC ‘legend’ Sharon Musgrave says farewell
Five generations of the CBC family, politicos, and senators packed the Métropolitain Brasserie on June 26 to raise a toast to Musgrave’s three decades with the public broadcaster.
What comes next on Canada-EU defence pact?
Plus, the Red Chamber greenlights the feds’ contentious Bill C-5.
MPs ‘utterly subservient’ to leaders, says Globe columnist Andrew Coyne who offers a path away from Canada’s anti-democratic system in his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy
In his new book, The Crisis of Canadian Democracy, Andrew Coyne unpacks how parties choose their leaders, how the leaders control their MPs, and how the shortcomings in Canada’s electoral system are putting a squeeze on democracy. It’s not pretty.
Senate begins final stage of C-5 debate
Plus, court hearings on the Terrebonne election results expected this fall.
Guyana hosts June fête
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Israel marks national day
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Beating the heat at Birkett Castle with the Royal Conservatory and Tamás Török
Hungarian Ambassador Mária Vass-Salazar hosted an intimate reception and recital performance at her official residence on June 20 in support of the Budapest Symphony Orchestra’s upcoming Canadian tour.
National Indigenous History month event featuring author Phyllis Webstad happening at Library and Archives Canada on June 26
SUNDAY, JUNE 22—WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25 Prime Minister to Visit Brussels, The Hague—Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Brussels, Belgium, and The Hague, the Netherlands, to participate in the Canada-EU Summit and the NATO Summit from Sunday, June 22, to Wednesday, June 25. MONDAY, JUNE 23—SUNDAY, JUNE 29 Ottawa International Jazz Festival—The Ottawa International Jazz […]
‘One of the most inventive minds’: ex-minister John McCallum has died
Also, the NCC updates its long-term vision for the Parliamentary Precinct, praises for Conservative Senator Judith Seidman ahead of her retirement, and lawyer Jacques Shore remembers the Air India bombing 40 years on.
de Adder’s Take: 06-25-2025
