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Former UCP Advisor Joins Counsel Public Affairs’ Growing Western Canada Team
CALGARY, September 3, 2020 – Counsel Public Affairs is pleased to welcome Andrew Sennyah to its growing Western Canada team, as a Calgary-based government relations Consultant. “As Counsel continues to grow in Alberta and across Western Canada, we are excited to have...
Canada’s First Provincial Pandemic Election Hits Half-Way Mark
Despite a call that, in normal times, would have been most notable for occurring in the height of Le Festival Acadien de Caraquet, New Brunswick’s first-in-the-nation pandemic-era election has hit its half-way point. Amid a noticeable absence of candidates performing...
O’Toole Wins Conservative Party Leadership
Image Credit: (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press) Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Erin O’Toole has been elected Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (CPC) and will serve as Leader of the Official Opposition. In what proved to be a close and...
Freeland Wins Finance Job as Trudeau Prorogues Parliament
Chrystia Freeland’s star is shining brighter than ever today as she was named Finance Minister in Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, making her the first woman to ever hold this prestigious post. After distinguishing herself in previous roles, particularly her...
Election Alert: Pandemic Polls to Open in New Brunswick
As Counsel reported earlier this month, rumours indicated that New Brunswick would be Canada’s first province to hold an election during the COVID-19 era. Yesterday, New Brunswick Progressive Conservative Premier Blaine Higgs made this a reality, calling a...
Morneau’s Shock Resignation Clears Way for New Federal Finance Minister
In a surprise Monday evening press conference, Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced that he has submitted his resignation as Finance Minister and as Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre, after a closed-door meeting with Prime Minister Trudeau earlier today. ...
Managing Pandemic and Economic Recovery Increases Ontario Deficit to $38.5 billion
Toronto, Queen’s Park: Ontario Finance Minister Rod Phillips released the province’s 2020-2021 First Quarter Finances at Queen’s Park today, August 12, 2020. The Minister also offered an update on Ontario’s Action Plan: Responding to COVID-19. Speaking to the very...
Atlantic Canada Learns of Two New Premiers in Three Days
Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador: In today’s surprising political news, Nova Scotia premier Stephen NcNeil has announced that he will be stepping away from public office. After 17 years as an elected official, McNeil announced that he will retire from public...
Respected Toronto Liberal MP Resigns to Run Simon Wiesenthal Center
Earlier this week, Ottawa political circles were greeted by the surprise news that two-term MP Michael Levitt had submitted his intention to resign as the representative for York Centre. First elected in 2015, Levitt quickly became a strong voice for Jewish Canadians...