Fraser pokes fun at Conservatives’ affinity for their three-word catch phrases in ‘The Slogan Bunch’
Plus: where to watch the U.S. election in Ottawa, Anita Vandenbeld leaves House Status of Women Committee, Fatima Syed gets an award, and Andrew Coyne calls out Eric Kaufmann.
Kirbie’s fledgling Blackbird flock celebrates first half-decade on the Hill
Blackbird Strategies founder and CEO Lisa Kirbie celebrated her strategic capital roost’s fifth birthday on Oct. 30 at the Métropolitain Brasserie with friends and colleagues.
Mental Health Minister Saks hires new press secretary
Plus, Citizens’ Services Minister Terry Beech has a new Quebec regional adviser and assistant to the parliamentary secretary on his team.
Charest, Monsef, and Leslie to talk modern democracy at Carleton
Plus, Steve Paikin and Patrice Roy to moderate future leaders’ debates, ex-Tory MP Robert Sopuck has died, and the Translation Bureau helps Laval University launch a new interpreters program next fall.
Energy Minister Wilkinson welcomes back a familiar face
Plus, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree has a new policy adviser for Inuit relations in his office.
U.S. Ambassador Cohen to deliver remarks at American Chamber of Commerce on Oct. 29 in Toronto
MONDAY, OCT. 28 House Sitting—The House sits Oct. 21-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. The Logic Summit—The Logic hosts its eponymous summit on the theme “At a Crossroads: Shaping Canada’s […]
So far, 39 MPs not running in next election, or 11.5 per cent of the House
Also, Liberal MP Kirsty Duncan returns from medical leave, Darrell Bricker muses on party fundraising, and Press Progress’ Luke LeBrun gets an award.
‘Matthew left his heart in Ottawa, and he found it when he came back,’ says Keith Morrison at launch of Matthew Perry Foundation of Canada
Family and friends of the late Ottawa-born actor and author celebrated the launch of the Matthew Perry Foundation Canada on Oct. 24 at the Westin Hotel.
Bipartisan palate cleanser at Parliamentary Centre’s Democracy Awards
Former Progressive Conservative prime minister Brian Mulroney and former NDP leader Ed Broadbent were honoured at the annual awards reception on Oct. 23 at the newly renovated British High Commission.
‘We stand on the shoulders of giants’: MPs pay homage to Cirillo, Vincent 10 years after Hill attack
On the 10th anniversary of that fateful day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, NDP MP Charlie Angus, Bloc MP Louis Plamondon, and Green Leader Elizabeth May delivered statements remembering how the attack unfolded on Oct. 22, 2014.
