Liberal to independent: Jane Cordy looks back on 24 years in the Senate
‘I think it’ll take a little while to actually slow down,’ says the recently retired senator.
Minister Beech recruits new operations director
Plus, Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has a new policy adviser on his team.
AG Hogan to release audits on CEBA, and more on Monday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m.
MONDAY, DEC. 2 House Sitting—The House is sitting this week and is scheduled to sit every week until Dec. 17. Auditor General to Table Fall Reports—Auditor General Karen Hogan will deliver her fall performance audit reports to the House of Commons. Report subjects include Canada Emergency Business Account, Digital Validation of Identity to Access Services, […]
Riding of Mount Royal ‘officially in toss-up territory,’ cheers local mayor
Plus, a biography of Chrystia Freeland arrives in February, Justin Trudeau to appear on Hot Ones Québec, politicos pay tribute to John Embury who died last month, and a polling win for Poilievre south of the border.
A big donation for the future of Inuit-led education with ITK and GG Simon, and the Irish paint SJAM green with PMJT
Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami recently celebrated the Mastercard Foundation’s $50-million gift towards a new university, and the Embassy of Ireland hosted its annual Irish Night on the Hill on Nov. 27.
A bountiful ‘blue farm’ buffet with the Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance
Industry and First Nations leaders hosted politicos and politicians at SJAM on Nov. 26 to remind them that ‘aquaculture is agriculture.’
Director-level updates for Defence Minister Blair, Foreign Affairs Minister Joly
Recent staff changes in Defence Minister Bill Blair’s office also include the hiring of two new regional affairs advisers, and the promotion of another.
After 2021 nail-biter, Liberal MP Shanahan won’t run again
Plus, the Yukon premier is coming to town, the Supremes go on tour in 2025, a new Housing DM moves in, and Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu kicks off Christmas poem season in the House.
Psst… Lawrence Martin’s friend says Chrétien says Trudeau is ‘toast’
Also, Greenpeace activists demonstrate at Stornoway, Conservative MP Arnold Viersen goes hunting, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes a milkshake on TikTok, and the Peace Train brings its message from Vancouver to Ottawa.
Mark Carney in conversation with Rev. Raymond de Souza on Nov. 27 in Ottawa
MONDAY, NOV. 25 House Sitting—The House is sitting this week and is scheduled to sit every week until Dec. 17. Conference: ‘What Procurement Processes to Reach Two Per Cent?’—The Canadian Global Affairs Institute hosts a conference on “What Procurement Processes to Reach Two Per Cent?” examining the work necessary to support the government’s commitment to […]
