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, […]
Gosh, don’t go: U.K. high commish Goshko to leave Ottawa Oct. 31
Plus, Francis Fox died, Trudeau appoints another Senator, first U.S. ambassador-at-large to the Arctic named, Cher endorses Bill S-15, PEN Canada honours jailed journalist Jimmy Lai, and more.
‘They put a phone in your face and start filming you and insulting you’: MPs, cabinet ministers call out growing aggression, harassment by Hill protesters
Liberal MP Rob Oliphant was chased down the street, Bloc MP Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says a protester grabbed a colleague’s coat, and NDP MP Lori Idlout was called a ‘Nazi’. MPs say they should be able to walk to and from the Hill without being harassed.
Celebrating Canada’s BIONATION at the NAC and Space goes to SJAM
Space Canada and BIOTECanada hosted a pair of receptions on Sept 23 and 24.
Staff updates for the PMO, Minister LeBlanc down a policy director
Chris Rodgers, who’d been in charge of policy related to the democratic institutions file, has bade farewell to Minister LeBlanc’s team.
Gimme shelter: West Block’s south entry gets a new awning
Plus, Percy Mockler and Candice Bergen each receive FPAC’s Jim Carr award, Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith is heading to small-claims court, and the press gallery honours Lina Dib and Jean Brousseau.
Champagne will be at BIONATION this week and will speak at Montreal Council on Foreign Relations on Sept. 25
SUNDAY, SEPT. 22—WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 25 Prime Minister to Attend UN General Assembly—Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Sunday, Sept. 22, to Wednesday, Sept. 25. MONDAY, SEPT. 23 House Sitting—The House will resume sitting on Monday, Sept. 16, and will sit for four […]
‘Our voices have been heard!’ sings Liberal MP Coteau as Juno Awards changes tune
Plus, Mila Mulroney is the new chancellor at St. FX, Dominic LeBlanc marks five cancer-free years, and CP’s Dylan Robertson is back to work after a health scare.
Parliamentary people pack The Met for a double-feature Rat Pack birthday and iPolitics’ Housewarming shindig
The return of Parliament means the return of the Hill’s social scene which kicked off with a party for Don Boudria on Sept. 16, followed by a double feature on Sept. 17 with the Speaker’s garden party and iPolitics’ annual Housewarming.
Hill abuzz during first week back
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