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Jacquie LaRocque

Jacquie LaRocque is principal of Compass Rose Group, a public affairs collective in Ottawa. She is a former senior adviser to a Liberal minister of international trade, a former public servant, and she has been involved in the mental health community in various capacities for much of the past decade, and is a registered lobbyist for the Mood Disorders Society of Canada.

Jim Peterson: a curious mind who nurtured the best in Parliament, people, and public policy

  • Jim Peterson, former longtime Toronto Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died on May 10 at the age of 82, but he left a positive
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | May 20, 2024
Former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Jim Peterson had a life-long and positive influence on Jacquie LaRocque who worked as his d-comms when he was international trade minister. The Hill Times file photograph

Jim Peterson: a curious mind who nurtured the best in Parliament, people, and public policy

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | May 20, 2024
  • Jim Peterson, former longtime Toronto Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died on May 10 at the age of 82, but he left a positive

Jim Peterson: a curious mind who nurtured the best in Parliament, people, and public policy

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | May 20, 2024
  • Jim Peterson, former longtime Toronto Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died on May 10 at the age of 82, but he left a positive
Former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Jim Peterson had a life-long and positive influence on Jacquie LaRocque who worked as his d-comms when he was international trade minister. The Hill Times file photograph

Jim Peterson: a curious mind who nurtured the best in Parliament, people, and public policy

  • Jim Peterson, former longtime Toronto Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died on May 10 at the age of 82, but he left a positive
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | May 20, 2024
Former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Jim Peterson had a life-long and positive influence on Jacquie LaRocque who worked as his d-comms when he was international trade minister. The Hill Times file photograph

Jim Peterson: a curious mind who nurtured the best in Parliament, people, and public policy

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | May 20, 2024
  • Jim Peterson, former longtime Toronto Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died on May 10 at the age of 82, but he left a positive

Jim Peterson: a curious mind who nurtured the best in Parliament, people, and public policy

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | May 20, 2024
  • Jim Peterson, former longtime Toronto Liberal MP and cabinet minister, died on May 10 at the age of 82, but he left a positive
Former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Jim Peterson had a life-long and positive influence on Jacquie LaRocque who worked as his d-comms when he was international trade minister. The Hill Times file photograph

Dawson says goodbye to the Senate

  • Quebec senator Dennis Dawson had once been in the Liberal caucus with both Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre. I'm going to miss his
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | March 9, 2023
Quebec Senator Dennis Dawson retired from the Senate on Feb. 9, after 45 years in national public affairs. He was first elected as an MP in 1977 at the age 27, and was appointed to the Upper Chamber by prime minister Paul Martin in 2005. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Dawson says goodbye to the Senate

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | March 9, 2023
  • Quebec senator Dennis Dawson had once been in the Liberal caucus with both Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre. I'm going to miss his

Dawson says goodbye to the Senate

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | March 9, 2023
  • Quebec senator Dennis Dawson had once been in the Liberal caucus with both Justin Trudeau and his father Pierre. I'm going to miss his
Quebec Senator Dennis Dawson retired from the Senate on Feb. 9, after 45 years in national public affairs. He was first elected as an MP in 1977 at the age 27, and was appointed to the Upper Chamber by prime minister Paul Martin in 2005. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High stakes for everyone: tests of Liberal-NDP deal and geopolitics to define 2023

  • For a country heading into 2023 already facing deep affordability and productivity issues, an epochal transition to a greener economy and relentless global competition
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | December 29, 2022
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

High stakes for everyone: tests of Liberal-NDP deal and geopolitics to define 2023

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | December 29, 2022
  • For a country heading into 2023 already facing deep affordability and productivity issues, an epochal transition to a greener economy and relentless global competition

High stakes for everyone: tests of Liberal-NDP deal and geopolitics to define 2023

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | December 29, 2022
  • For a country heading into 2023 already facing deep affordability and productivity issues, an epochal transition to a greener economy and relentless global competition
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, and Green Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Significant policy shifts have been made, but government still leaving surrogacy families behind

  • It is time the government and all Parliamentarians look to include a 15-week benefit for parents via surrogacy in this much-needed EI modernization. Because
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 2, 2022, on the Hill. Liberals campaigned to make parental leave more inclusive for some families, extending a full year's leave to parents pursuing adoption, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Significant policy shifts have been made, but government still leaving surrogacy families behind

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
  • It is time the government and all Parliamentarians look to include a 15-week benefit for parents via surrogacy in this much-needed EI modernization. Because

Significant policy shifts have been made, but government still leaving surrogacy families behind

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 23, 2022
  • It is time the government and all Parliamentarians look to include a 15-week benefit for parents via surrogacy in this much-needed EI modernization. Because
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion Carla Qualtrough, pictured June 2, 2022, on the Hill. Liberals campaigned to make parental leave more inclusive for some families, extending a full year's leave to parents pursuing adoption, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to drop the negative tropes about women in cabinet

  • Some observers were rightly suspicious about the performative quality of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2015 pledge to have gender parity in his cabinet. While
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | October 29, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a media availability after the swearing in of his cabinet for the 44th Parliament in the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2021. To the prime minister’s credit, every one of his cabinets since has remained gender-balanced, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time to drop the negative tropes about women in cabinet

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | October 29, 2021
  • Some observers were rightly suspicious about the performative quality of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2015 pledge to have gender parity in his cabinet. While

Time to drop the negative tropes about women in cabinet

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | October 29, 2021
  • Some observers were rightly suspicious about the performative quality of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 2015 pledge to have gender parity in his cabinet. While
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured during a media availability after the swearing in of his cabinet for the 44th Parliament in the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on Oct. 26, 2021. To the prime minister’s credit, every one of his cabinets since has remained gender-balanced, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa’s historic, forward-looking budget hinges on real partnership

  • With Budget 2021, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau  have put all their chips down on the proposition that more than
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | April 26, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 19, on her way to West Block to deliver her first budget ever. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ottawa’s historic, forward-looking budget hinges on real partnership

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | April 26, 2021
  • With Budget 2021, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau  have put all their chips down on the proposition that more than

Ottawa’s historic, forward-looking budget hinges on real partnership

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | April 26, 2021
  • With Budget 2021, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau  have put all their chips down on the proposition that more than
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured April 19, on her way to West Block to deliver her first budget ever. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Advice for political staffers: whatever desk you’re in, treat it like YOU.inc

  • Parliament gets a restart this week, and returns to what is highly likely to be an uncertain session as parties negotiate their priorities and
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | September 21, 2020
Hill life: Hill staffers, pictured Sept. 18, 2018, in Centre Block, which is now closed for renovations. A lot has changed over the last 15 years in politics, but a lot of things haven't. The hours are still long and the pressure is still high, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advice for political staffers: whatever desk you’re in, treat it like YOU.inc

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | September 21, 2020
  • Parliament gets a restart this week, and returns to what is highly likely to be an uncertain session as parties negotiate their priorities and

Advice for political staffers: whatever desk you’re in, treat it like YOU.inc

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | September 21, 2020
  • Parliament gets a restart this week, and returns to what is highly likely to be an uncertain session as parties negotiate their priorities and
Hill life: Hill staffers, pictured Sept. 18, 2018, in Centre Block, which is now closed for renovations. A lot has changed over the last 15 years in politics, but a lot of things haven't. The hours are still long and the pressure is still high, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Only one national strategy can address today’s mental health crisis: putting the patient first

  • OTTAWA—Mental health has been elevated to a national issue, but the reality on the ground for someone in need of immediate support is a
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | October 7, 2019
Mental health has been elevated to a national issue, but the reality on the ground for someone in need of immediate support is a daunting wait for life-saving therapy if you can even find somewhere to go, writes Jacquie LaRocque. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Only one national strategy can address today’s mental health crisis: putting the patient first

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | October 7, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Mental health has been elevated to a national issue, but the reality on the ground for someone in need of immediate support is a

Only one national strategy can address today’s mental health crisis: putting the patient first

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | October 7, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Mental health has been elevated to a national issue, but the reality on the ground for someone in need of immediate support is a
Mental health has been elevated to a national issue, but the reality on the ground for someone in need of immediate support is a daunting wait for life-saving therapy if you can even find somewhere to go, writes Jacquie LaRocque. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Sky’s the limit for small business exporters

  • OTTAWA—Everyone knows that small- and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the Canadian economy, employing about one-third of our population. What’s less well known
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 29, 2018
Small Business Minister Mary Ng, who grew up in a small, family business, has said she knows from experience that small business owners are often too busy to think about accessing a new, faraway market, writes Jacquie LaRocque of Compass Rose Group. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Sky’s the limit for small business exporters

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 29, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Everyone knows that small- and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the Canadian economy, employing about one-third of our population. What’s less well known

Sky’s the limit for small business exporters

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 29, 2018
  • OTTAWA—Everyone knows that small- and medium-sized businesses are the backbone of the Canadian economy, employing about one-third of our population. What’s less well known
Small Business Minister Mary Ng, who grew up in a small, family business, has said she knows from experience that small business owners are often too busy to think about accessing a new, faraway market, writes Jacquie LaRocque of Compass Rose Group. The Hill Times file photograph by Andrew Meade

Gord Brown’s passing underscored personal sacrifice paid by our elected representatives

  • In his nearly 15 years on the federal scene, Gord Brown gave his colleagues on both sides of the House a daily glimpse into
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | May 7, 2018
Gord Brown, pictured at last year's Manning Networking Centre Conference with Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai. His time in Parliament was a testimony to the importance that a collegial, undogmatic style can bring to politics and government, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times file photograph

Gord Brown’s passing underscored personal sacrifice paid by our elected representatives

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | May 7, 2018
  • In his nearly 15 years on the federal scene, Gord Brown gave his colleagues on both sides of the House a daily glimpse into

Gord Brown’s passing underscored personal sacrifice paid by our elected representatives

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | May 7, 2018
  • In his nearly 15 years on the federal scene, Gord Brown gave his colleagues on both sides of the House a daily glimpse into
Gord Brown, pictured at last year's Manning Networking Centre Conference with Conservative MP Deepak Obhrai. His time in Parliament was a testimony to the importance that a collegial, undogmatic style can bring to politics and government, writes Jacquie LaRocque. The Hill Times file photograph

Proposed Salvation Army shelter in Vanier runs counter to social determinants of health

  • The federal government’s plan to build affordable housing units under its long-awaited housing strategy ironically falls on the same day as Ottawa city councillors
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 22, 2017
The Trudeau government is unveiling its National Housing Strategy on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Proposed Salvation Army shelter in Vanier runs counter to social determinants of health

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 22, 2017
  • The federal government’s plan to build affordable housing units under its long-awaited housing strategy ironically falls on the same day as Ottawa city councillors

Proposed Salvation Army shelter in Vanier runs counter to social determinants of health

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | November 22, 2017
  • The federal government’s plan to build affordable housing units under its long-awaited housing strategy ironically falls on the same day as Ottawa city councillors
The Trudeau government is unveiling its National Housing Strategy on Nov. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Kristen Shane

Canada-U.S. relationship unfolding as it should: we should let government do its job

  • OTTAWA—Since Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency, nothing has been more pressing on our minds than the relationship with our neighbours to the
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | February 20, 2017
In this new normal, it’s safe to assume the PMO’s Canada-U.S. war room is managing the committees’ trips to the U.S. and that Andrew Leslie, pictured, is playing a big role too. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Canada-U.S. relationship unfolding as it should: we should let government do its job

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | February 20, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Since Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency, nothing has been more pressing on our minds than the relationship with our neighbours to the

Canada-U.S. relationship unfolding as it should: we should let government do its job

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | February 20, 2017
  • OTTAWA—Since Donald Trump’s election to the U.S. presidency, nothing has been more pressing on our minds than the relationship with our neighbours to the
In this new normal, it’s safe to assume the PMO’s Canada-U.S. war room is managing the committees’ trips to the U.S. and that Andrew Leslie, pictured, is playing a big role too. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Connecting the Dots: Canada standing out in mental health innovation at APEC

  • Last quarter I wrote about Canada’s crucial, yet mostly unknown, leadership role in helping Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies adopt principles for ethics in
Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | April 20, 2016

Connecting the Dots: Canada standing out in mental health innovation at APEC

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | April 20, 2016
  • Last quarter I wrote about Canada’s crucial, yet mostly unknown, leadership role in helping Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies adopt principles for ethics in

Connecting the Dots: Canada standing out in mental health innovation at APEC

Opinion | BY JACQUIE LAROCQUE | April 20, 2016
  • Last quarter I wrote about Canada’s crucial, yet mostly unknown, leadership role in helping Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies adopt principles for ethics in
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