NDP MPs Charlie Angus and Alex Boulerice take a trip down G8 spending memory lane.
New Democrat MPs Alex Boulerice and Charlie Angus hit the National Press
Theatre for their first -- but likely not last -- G8 spending-related
press conference of the New Year.
For up to the minute dispatches from the precinct and beyond, keep your
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it and check back throughout the day.
Meanwhile, in what is unlikely to be a strategically timed counterevent, the minister at the centre of the
still simmering controversy heads to North Bay with news of new FedNor
funding "to create jobs and strengthen the economy".
Back on the Hill, PMO associate director of communications Andrew MacDougall joins "senior government officials for a briefing on his boss's upcoming jaunt to Davos for the World Economic Forum, which kicks off on Thursday.
Back on the Hill, PMO associate director of communications Andrew MacDougall joins "senior government officials for a briefing on his boss's upcoming jaunt to Davos for the World Economic Forum, which kicks off on Thursday.
UPDATE: A late addition to the list of those running the Hill media gauntlet today: NDP caucus chair Peter Julian and his Quebec caucus counterpart Guy Caron, who will hit the Commons Foyer this afternoon to discuss the upcoming strategy session.
Headlining the ministerial circuit today: International Trade Minister Ed Fast, who is, it seems, in Washington today, where he's set to hold a joint photo-op with at the office of US Trade Representative Ron Kirk before heading back to the Canadian Embassy for a press conference.
Back on this side of the border, the indefatigable ACOA Minister Bernard Valcourt summons local reporters to witness yet another "important announcement" -- funding for a "new multi-functional facility" in Woodstock -- before trekking to Moncton with fresh federal support for Industrial Rail Services.
Meanwhile, in Quebec, Industry Minister Christian Paradis unveils plans to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Saint-Pierre-Baptiste the Casse-Croute chez JoJo.
Conservative MP Eve Adams brings glad tidings to the Canadian Home Care Association in Mississauga while elsewhere in the province, her caucus colleague Bev Shipley will remind Londonians of the government's "commitment to ensuring the competitiveness of southern Ontario" with a visit to Armo-Tool Ltd.
In Edmonton, Laurie Hawn attends the grand opening of the Edward Street project, which was funded under the Homelessness Partnering Strategy.
Minister of State for Science and Technology Gary Goodyear "celebrates the completion of the University of Victoria campus renewal".
Also on the west coast: Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, who is scheduled to speak to the BC Chamber of Commerce on "the benefits of infrastructure development, regulatory reform and market diversification," which, given the recent grumblings about the Northern Gateway review process that have been emanating from both the minister and the centre, may well make the second topic the most potentially newsworthy portion of his speech. After he wraps up his address, Oliver will hit the Association for Mineral Exploration of BC's "RoundUp 2012 conference," which is also underway in Vancouver today.
Finally, the NDP Atlantic Caucus gathers in Halifax to plot strategy for the return of the Commons later this month, with the agenda for today to include an apparently open-doors "dialogue" on the omnicrime bill, as well as a meet 'n' greet with students at a Dartmouth high school, an MPs' luncheon and discussions with PSAC union leaders and representatives from the provincial government.
Headlining the ministerial circuit today: International Trade Minister Ed Fast, who is, it seems, in Washington today, where he's set to hold a joint photo-op with at the office of US Trade Representative Ron Kirk before heading back to the Canadian Embassy for a press conference.
Back on this side of the border, the indefatigable ACOA Minister Bernard Valcourt summons local reporters to witness yet another "important announcement" -- funding for a "new multi-functional facility" in Woodstock -- before trekking to Moncton with fresh federal support for Industrial Rail Services.
Meanwhile, in Quebec, Industry Minister Christian Paradis unveils plans to celebrate the 125th anniversary of Saint-Pierre-Baptiste the Casse-Croute chez JoJo.
Conservative MP Eve Adams brings glad tidings to the Canadian Home Care Association in Mississauga while elsewhere in the province, her caucus colleague Bev Shipley will remind Londonians of the government's "commitment to ensuring the competitiveness of southern Ontario" with a visit to Armo-Tool Ltd.
In Edmonton, Laurie Hawn attends the grand opening of the Edward Street project, which was funded under the Homelessness Partnering Strategy.
Minister of State for Science and Technology Gary Goodyear "celebrates the completion of the University of Victoria campus renewal".
Also on the west coast: Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver, who is scheduled to speak to the BC Chamber of Commerce on "the benefits of infrastructure development, regulatory reform and market diversification," which, given the recent grumblings about the Northern Gateway review process that have been emanating from both the minister and the centre, may well make the second topic the most potentially newsworthy portion of his speech. After he wraps up his address, Oliver will hit the Association for Mineral Exploration of BC's "RoundUp 2012 conference," which is also underway in Vancouver today.
Finally, the NDP Atlantic Caucus gathers in Halifax to plot strategy for the return of the Commons later this month, with the agenda for today to include an apparently open-doors "dialogue" on the omnicrime bill, as well as a meet 'n' greet with students at a Dartmouth high school, an MPs' luncheon and discussions with PSAC union leaders and representatives from the provincial government.
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