Pints and presidential punditry at The Met

Politico and Earnscliffe Strategies hosted a U.S. election-watch party on Nov. 5 at the Métropolitain Brasserie, featuring trivia, punditry, and special guest U.S. Ambassador David Cohen.
PMO staff changes: Marjorie Michel officially exits, and more

Policy adviser and senior co-ordinator Harry Orbach-Miller is among the list of recent departures, and Jacqueline Lee has been promoted to senior manager.
Ex-senator Murray Sinclair remembered as ‘a giant,’ ‘brilliant,’ and ‘a national treasure’

Plus, a trio of NDP MPs float idea of a pin for residential school survivors, HealthCareCAN’s head retires, and longtime press gallery reporter Courtney George Tower has died.
de Adder’s Take: 11-06-2024

The morning after

Plus, who Canadians would pick for president.
Former defence chief Natynczyk to be honoured at Vimy Gala on Nov. 6

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 6 House Sitting—The House sits Nov. 4-Nov. 9, and breaks on Nov. 11 for Remembrance Day week until Nov. 15. It resumes again on Nov. 18, and is scheduled to sit from Nov. 18 to Dec. 17. Bank of Canada Senior Deputy Governor to Deliver Remarks—Carolyn Rogers, the Bank of Canada’s senior deputy […]
E-Day

Plus, Harjit Sajjan faces questions about the military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Q&A | DeMarco dissects Net Zero Accelerator fund’s flaws

Canada’s environment commissioner audit found the $8-billion program was not attracting the country’s largest greenhouse gas emitters.
New hires on board for ministers MacAulay, MacKinnon

Plus, Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has named a new director of issues management.
‘Canada lost a giant’ with Sinclair’s death, says Trudeau

Former Senator Murray Sinclair is being “remembered for an extraordinary life filled with achievements,” including for his dedication to Canada, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Sinclair died on Nov. 4 at the age of 73. Speaking to reporters, Trudeau described Sinclair’s “commitment to the ideals of this country” as “absolutely extraordinary.” With his passing “Canada […]