Environment Minister Guilbeault hires a new press secretary
Plus, an update on the transport team now under Minister Anita Anand, including Anson Duran’s exit as chief of staff.
Longtime dry cleaner at Wellington Building to retire
Plus, mixed election results for various ex-MPs, a trio of MPs receive a climate action award, and Jane Philpott takes on a health reform role in Ontario government.
Oct. 22-23, 2014, in photos
The next day, Oct. 23, 2014 The Hill Times
Unarmed Hill security were the true heroes on Oct. 22, 2014, says Heather Bradley, who speaks publicly about that awful day for the first time
On Oct. 22, 2014, the first person in security who came face-to-face with gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau was Const. Samearn Son who stood at his post at the base of the stairs inside the front doors of Parliament. Son, unarmed, lunged towards Zehaf-Bibeau, stopping him long enough to shout ‘gun, gun, gun.’ This warning gave MPs, staff, and the media milling about at the top of the stairs time to run and hide.
Through their eyes, in their words: first-hand accounts from the day of the 2014 Parliament Hill shooting
‘I heard a thunderous boom through the Rotunda and saw people running towards me’: revisiting the accounts of the people on the Hill on Oct. 22, 2014.
A fresh look at Deputy PM and Finance Minister Freeland’s 30-plus member team
Along with a long list of promotions, recent staff additions include Nadia Kadri’s hiring as a senior policy and legal affairs adviser.
Bank of Canada to announce overnight rate and publish Monetary Policy Report on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 10 a.m.
MONDAY, OCT. 21 House Sitting—The House 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, and is scheduled to sit from Nov. 18 to Dec. 17. New Brunswick Election—It’s general election time in New Brunswick, with […]
Don’t play it again, Don: growing list of Canadian, American artists tell Trump to change his tune
Plus: two cabinet ministers confirm they won’t run again, PEN Canada honours Shree Paradkar, Daniel Rogers is the new head of CSIS, and the NDP updates is critics roster.
Hungarian ambassador toasts to whole health and Gabor Maté
Gabor Maté was awarded Hungary’s Officer’s Cross by Hungary’s ambassador at a reception on Oct. 16.
Regional adviser changes for Families Minister Sudds
Plus, Rural Economic Development Minister Gudie Hutchings has a new senior adviser, and there’s an update for Labour and Seniors Steven MacKinnon’s office.
