When David Eby became B.C.’s Premier in November, politics was in flux. It was a time for new mayors and councils across B.C., elected by voters frustrated with a political status quo that saw little progress on the big issues facing people and communities. John Horgan may have been a popular premier, but even the … Read more
It seems safe to say that many Finance Ministers would envy the task of Travis Toews today, but it does a disservice to Alberta’s Minister of Finance to downplay the history and uncertainty he navigated in delivering Budget 2023. Since the days of Premier Klein and “Paid in Full” successive waves of ups (booms) and … Read more
With the Ontario legislature resuming Tuesday after the holiday break, the Ford government swiftly introduced significant new legislation, inked important healthcare deals, and announced the release of the 2023 budget. As for the opposition parties, a new leader is in, and a potential new leader is out. Here is what we learned in the first … Read more
On the evening of Friday, February 10, from a podium at City Hall, Mayor John Tory announced to the city his resignation as mayor and apologized for a months-long, as he called it, inappropriate relationship with a former staffer throughout 2022. Within a few hours of the story breaking in the Toronto Star Friday night, … Read more
BC Premier David Eby says his government’s focus in 2023 will be on housing, affordability, public safety, health care and climate change. Those are the key takeaways from an unconventional opening of a new sitting of Parliament that saw Premier Eby absent from the Legislative Assembly while BC Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin delivered Eby’s first … Read more
Hill+Knowlton Strategies (H+K), Canada’s leading public relations and public affairs firm, is proud to announce the addition of Stuart Barnable as Senior Account Director, Public Affairs, to its team in Ottawa. A knowledgeable and skilled political advisor, Stuart brings extensive operational and communications experience through his work on various municipal, provincial and federal political campaigns. For … Read more
Introducing Tanya Bevington, Head of Communications at IKEA Canada In our Time to Talk series, our President + CEO Sheila Wisniewski introduces us to people from all over Canada, from different industries and disciplines to have deep and insightful conversations about our world. For the fifth episode, Sheila speaks with Tanya Bevington, Head of Communications at IKEA Canada. In … Read more
This afternoon, Alberta Lieutenant Governor Salma Lakhani delivered the Speech from the Throne, detailing the agenda of the new Danielle Smith led UCP for the upcoming legislative session. Defying expectations built over many months – arguably over many years – the text was notably low-key, the messages carefully measured and clearly targeted at tempering the … Read more
The future of influencer marketing is bright. That was the resounding messaging at the WPP Open event in Toronto in early October, where H+K facilitated a lively conversation with industry-leading experts about the current and future state of the industry. With voices from top-tier creator management, platforms like Snapchat and TikTok and a veteran consumer … Read more
Yesterday, Saskatchewan’s Lieutenant Governor, Russ Mirasty, delivered the Speech from the Throne outlining the government’s goals, objectives, and priorities as they kick off the fall legislative session. In the weeks leading up to the speech and with the highest polling among Canada’s Premiers, Premier Scott Moe had indicated his intent to seek more provincial autonomy … Read more
