Checking back with Employment Minister MacKinnon’s new team

Plus, Hill Climbers takes a qualified look at Public Safety Minister David McGuinty’s current team.
de Adder’s Take: 03-05-2025
Conservative MP Jacques Gourde has prostate cancer

Plus: Lawrence MacAulay won’t run again, while Anita Anand changes her mind about not running; Dennis King tapped as new envoy to Ireland; Duncan Wilson is B.C.’s newest Senator, and Ottawa remains mainly red in Ontario election.
Trump to announce tariff retreat?

Plus, Blair and Carignan headline a major defence conference in Ottawa.
Finish line: Liberals unveil new leader at March 9 event in Ottawa

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 Minister Wilkinson to Speak at Energy Summit—Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson will deliver a keynote speech at the 2025 Energy Summit hosted by Economic Club of Canada. Economists, industry executives, policymakers, and key government officials taking an in-depth look at the energy landscape in Canada. Wednesday, March 5, at 9:15 a.m. ET the […]
Pakistan’s new envoy wants to see more high-level visits

High Commissioner to Canada Muhammad Saleem denied that Pakistan has interfered in the Canadian electoral process despite a reference in the Foreign Interference Commission’s final report.
Trump gets his trade war

Plus, Anandasangaree announces ‘next steps’ toward a national space for Indigenous Peoples.
Ex-veterans staff aplenty on Petitpas Taylor’s new Treasury Board team

Plus, an updated look at Democratic Institutions Minister Ruby Sahota’s team, which Cindy Caturao recently joined as press secretary.
Trudeau’s royal appointment in Sandringham

Plus, Wilkinson speaks about critical minerals at a mining convention in Toronto.
Bill Blair to speak at Conference of Defence Associations Institute this week

MONDAY, MARCH 3 ‘Fifty Years of Women Leaders in the RCMP‘—The National Police Federation hosts “The March Forward: Honouring 50 Years of Women as Leaders in the RCMP,” a discussion on leadership, the challenges of being a female police officer, and opportunities for the future. Monday, March 3, at the National Arts Centre, 1 Elgin […]