Senator Bernard and House Speaker Fergus among Nation Builder Award laureates
Other Senator updates include: Bernadette Clement being honoured by uOttawa, and Marty Deacon co-hosting Bike Day on the Hill. Also, reaction to Governor General Mary Simon’s French exit from her recent visit to Quebec.
de Adder’s Take: 10-02-2024
Blanchet presses Liberals on pension payments
Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet staged an event highlighting his party’s demands for pension reform on Oct. 1, the same day he put forward a motion on the subject in the House of Commons. It called on the Liberals to push through legislation in both the House and Senate that would increase Old Age Security payouts […]
Cricket, advocacy, and Indian food on offer at Liberal MP Khalid’s Hill event
The Canada-Commonwealth cricket match on Sept. 25 brought parties together to support the sport in a friendly game and evening reception.
Seniors in the spotlight
Plus, MPs vote on another Conservative confidence motion.
Q&A | The procedure and politics that feed confidence motions
Yaroslav Baran, former chief of staff to a Conservative government House leader, offers a crash course on how confidence motions work, and the strategy behind them.
Parliament Hill observes Truth and Reconciliation Day
The Hill Times
Who you gonna call? (No really, who?) Four more ministers see comms staff changes
Stay tuned for even more updates on cabinet communications staff moves.
de Adder’s Take: 09-30-2024
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Monday, Sept. 30
MONDAY, SEPT. 30 House Sitting—The House will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, Sept. 30, off. It breaks Oct. 14-18, and resumes sitting on Oct. 21. It sits Oct. 21-Nov. 9, and breaks on Nov. 11 for Remembrance Day week until Nov. 15. It resumes again on Nov. 18, […]
