Some 25 MPs, Senators promise to ‘call out abuse and harassment’ in Parliament this fall
The 75-member Canadian Association of Feminist Parliamentarians, now headed by NDP MP Lindsay Mathyssen and Senator Marilou McPhedran, has relaunched, and it wants to take on what it sees as a worsening environment for women in politics this fall. So far, 25 have signed the pledge.
Staff changes for ministers Vandal, Martinez Ferrada, Hutchings
Plus, senior policy adviser Kristina Slodki has left Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office.
‘Everything has a time’: Senator Jaffer marks an end to 23 years on the Hill
A trailblazer in the Upper Chamber who has juggled chairing committees and working towards peace in Sudan in the early 2000s, Mobina Jaffer reflects on her career as a Senator.
Sweating summer polling deficit, Liberals hope to dine out on ‘impressive list’ of spring bills
Plus, the NDP thwart most Tory efforts to hold summer committee meetings as MP Matthew Green says parliamentary resources are not meant for ‘chasing every Conservative ambulance.’
New chief of staff incoming for Minister LeBlanc as Jamie Innes exits
Plus, Women and Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien is in need of a new press secretary.
Blair to deliver defence policy update speech on June 27 in Halifax
MONDAY, JUNE 24 House Not Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to begin its summer break on June 21, the House resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and 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. […]
Senior staff moves in the PMO, Minister MacAulay’s shop
Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is in the market for a new policy director, with his current one set to depart at the end of the month.
How policy interests, not partisan politics, brought Éloge Butera to Parliament Hill
A survivor of the genocide against Tutsi in Rwanda, Butera is currently director of labour relations to Treasury Board President Anita Anand.
Wilkinson, Anandasangaree, Miller swap comms staff
Staff changes in Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree’s office also include the promotion of a new director of operations.
PCO’s Christiane Fox to talk about new era of hybrid work, human-centred leadership in public service on Wednesday
MONDAY, JUNE 17 House Sitting Schedule—The House is scheduled to sit for a total of 125 days in 2024. The House is sitting for five straight weeks until June 21. After the summer break, the House resumes sitting on Sept. 16, and will sit for four weeks from Sept. 16-Oct. 11, but will take Monday, […]
