News Category: Honours & Announcements

June 23, 2021

Dear colleagues,   I was so pleased to receive your feedback to our first “Good News Newsletter”!  From your comments, I gather that I wasn’t the only one who needed some good news these days.   I am happy to…

June 18, 2021

CAFP is looking for two interns who would be interested in joining the “Beyond the Hill” editorial team.  For more information, click here.

June 8, 2021

A Message from our President Dear colleagues, I think it’s time we shared some good news! In an effort to keep former Parliamentarians connected and in good spirits, we have decided to write a newsletter where only good news is…

February 9, 2021

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June 4, 2019

The Canadian Association of Former Parliamentarians (CAFP) is pleased to announce Marlene Catterall as the 2019 recipient of its Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented in Ottawa on Monday, June 3rd, by the Speakers of the Senate and the…

April 23, 2019

As Deputy Prime Minister of Canada and Premier of Québec, and with a public service career spanning almost 30 years, Jean Charest is one of Canada’s best known political figures. Jean Charest was first elected to the House of Commons…

May 17, 2018

The 2018 Distinguished Service Award was presented to the Hon. Don Boudria, in recognition of his contribution to public life while in office, and continued interest and activity in the promotion of human welfare and parliamentary democracy in Canada and…

May 17, 2018

On May 16th, 2018, CAFP presented the Honourable Bob Rae with a Lifetime Achievement Award during a gala dinner in Toronto. Former colleagues in the Parliament of Canada and the Ontario Legislature, leaders in Canada’s first nations, business and labour…