Trudeau, asked by @reggcohn about relationships with leaders, spoke of good chats w/Singh, Paul, Blanchet. Then: "It's harder for me to find things to align on with Mr. O'Toole. Perhaps because Mr. O'Toole doesn't always know where he aligns on things. But that's another issue."
Stephanie Levitz
4,070 posts
Senior reporter in the Globe and Mail's Parliament Hill bureau. One part Anne Shirley, one part Harriet the Spy. But not a redhead.
Ottawa
Joined November 2008
- Tough words for Ontario Premier Doug Ford and his government over its abandonment of the city of Ottawa in today's Rouleau commission report:
- Every time I hear MPs cite the number of Canadians killed in Afghanistan, there's one they leave out: Michelle Lang, an incredible Canadian journalist killed trying to cover the story of the war. She died 12 years ago this month. Let's remember her too.
- The Emergencies Act inquiry was an unprecedented exercise in transparency. The curtain was pulled back on how some of the most powerful people in our country make decisions and why. 1/n
- Thrilled to be joining the Globe and Mail's stellar Ottawa team, after a wonderful three years at the Toronto Star.I am pleased to announce that Stephanie Levitz will be joining the Ottawa Bureau of The Globe and Mail as a senior reporter. Stephanie brings a wealth of experience, insight and talent to the Bureau. She is an excellent writer with a well-earned reputation for looking into dark
- New job alert: today I join the team in the Ottawa bureau of @TorontoStar. I can’t wait to get started!
- CPC MP Michael Barrett and LPC MP Emmanuella Lambroupoulos prepare to deliver cookies to MPs as an act of random kindness. Good day for it.
- What’s happening in Kabul vs what’s happening in Ottawa is a lot to contemplate. Journalists here? Kissing their kids goodbye and hitting the campaign trail. Journalists in Afghanistan? Trying to hide their kids to keep them alive. 1/2
- During all of the combat mission in Afghanistan, Canadian reporters were there. Afghan fixers helped us cut through the spin and get Afghan voices heard. Our fixers risked it all then, now their lives are at risk again. Let's not leave them behind. caj.ca/blog/Joint_Sta…
- Since it's Friday, and 4:30 p.m., how about news? It's my last day with The Canadian Press. I've been writing for the wire for nearly 20 years, covering everything from llamas on the lam in Lanark Country (one of my favourite ledes ever) to landmark moments in history. 1/2
- Quebec CPC MP Jacques Gourde, whose questioning style in QP is approaching legendary status, got a little gift from his colleagues today in tribute:
- One dose summer, two dose fall. Three dose winter, will spring end this all?
- 2/2 Canada will spend the next five weeks with our leaders locked in a peaceful power struggle, while a world a way a country we promised that peace too descends back into darkness. We must keep our promise now to help those whose risked it all for their country, and for ours.




