Gail Shea
A small cabinet shuffle
Bernard Valcourt becomes the new minister of aboriginal affairs
Keith Ashfield suffers heart attack
A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.
Prostate Cancer Canada on the Hill
Prostate Cancer Canada was on the Hill for their blue tie and scarf campaign.
The Commons: Are Peter Kent’s answers being laundered?
And by “laundering” the Conservatives mean “cleaned of unfortunate spots and ironed of wrinkles”
It’s hard out here for a comedian
After last week’s attempt at money-laundering humour, Peter Kent was mostly silent in Question Period yesterday, responding only to a question about Parks Canada. Three times the opposition asked about the Environment Minister’s use of the term “laundering” and three times it was National Revenue Minister Gail Shea who stood to respond.
Ted Menzies turns 60
A surprise 60th birthday party was held for Ted Menzies, minister of state for finance, at Ottawa’s hip restaurant Play.
MPs, clams and Aquaculture
The Canadian Aquaculture Industry Alliance (CAIA) held a reception at the Weston Hotel in Ottawa.
Parliamentarians of the Year Awards party
Maclean’s 5th annual Parliamentarians of the Year Awards ceremony at the Fairmont Château Laurier. See winners here.
The good pork in Ottawa
The Canadian Pork Council held a reception for MPs at the Sheraton Hotel.
The short, underwhelming history of pie-throwing
Hefty dry cleaning bills may be its greatest legacy
This year’s models
Welcome to live coverage of this morning’s cabinet shuffle, wherein we find out which backbenchers we have to pretend to take more seriously for the next little while.
Casts and seal fur at Taste of the Arctic
For a second year, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) presented A Taste of the Arctic: A Celebration of Inuit Culture. This time the event was held in the Great Hall of the National Gallery of Canada. Below, Evan Solomon, host of CBC’s Power & Politics (left), signs ITK president Mary Simon’s cast.