De Adder’s Take: 04-07-2021
Staffing moves for ministers Vandal, Freeland, and Wilkinson
Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal and his chief of staff, Brian Kaufmann, have a new executive assistant, Anna Bodnar. Ms. Bodnar joined Mr. Vandal’s team in early February and is a former parliamentary research and administrative assistant to Liberal MP Peter Fonseca, who represents Mississauga East-Cooksville, Ont., in the House of Commons. Before being hired […]
Ford’s critiques of federal vaccine procurement rebutted by Minister Anand
In response to a condemnation of vaccine procurement by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand fired back. Mr. Ford called the current vaccine acquirement efforts “a joke” on March 26, pointing to federal procurement processes as the root cause of shortages at the municipal level. He further said they lack […]
Canada Strong and Free takes networking conference virtual April 10
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 House Not Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It’s scheduled to be on break March 29-April 9. It’s then scheduled to sit every weekday for the next five weeks, April 12-May 14. It will take one-week break after that, from May 17-May […]
O’Regan to deliver opening remarks at Pearson Centre’s ‘The Change Conference: Planning for an Unpredictable Future’ on April 7
MONDAY, APRIL 5 House Not Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It’s scheduled to be on break March 29-April 9. It’s then scheduled to sit every weekday for the next five weeks, April 12-May 14. It will take one-week break after that, from May 17-May […]
Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards to honour Atwood, Carrier, Gray, Joyal and O’Reilly
The Library and Archives Canada Scholar Awards for 2020 will honour some big-name writers, personalities, and cultural philanthropists later this month in a virtual tribute, including internationally acclaimed poet, novelist, literary critic, and essayist Margaret Atwood; novelist and author Roch Carrier; historian, author, and biographer Charlotte Gray; former senator, art collector, and philanthropist Serge Joyal; […]
Transport Minister Alghabra hires new director, assistants
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has a few new faces in his office. Thi Tran recently left the Prime Minister’s Office to become director of issues management and parliamentary affairs to the new minister. Ms. Tran joined Mr. Alghabra’s office in March, and up until then, she’d been working as an issues management and parliamentary affairs adviser in […]
De Adder’s Take: 03-31-2021
Liberals, NDP go head-to-head in overlapping policy conventions on April 9-10
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31 House Not Sitting—The House is sitting in a hybrid format during the pandemic, with most MPs connecting remotely. It’s scheduled to be on break March 29-April 9. It’s then scheduled to sit every weekday for the next five weeks, April 12-May 14. It will take one-week break after that, from May 17-May […]
Michael de Adder lands political cartooning job with the Washington Post
Michael de Adder has always been entranced by journalism and newspapers, right from the time he was 10 years old and watching All The President’s Men. “It resonated for me then and it still does. For me, going to The Washington Post is amazing,” he told The Hill Times. Mr. de Adder has been with […]
