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Andrew MacDougall

London

Political Columnist and Commentator at Freelance

Director @trafalgarstrat. Columns @ottawacitizen and elsewhere. ‘Hacks and Flaks’ podcast. Former Head of Communications to PM Stephen Harper.

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  • 1 week ago | ottawacitizen.com | Andrew MacDougall

    Advertisement 1A nation has a national capital for a reason. Big events need to happen on big — and symbolic — stages. Article contentWatching the King of Canada hold court at the temporary home of the Senate this week felt like history being made. And like history coming back to life.

  • 1 week ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Andrew MacDougall

    King Charles arrives at the Senate to deliver the Speech from the Throne on May 27. Symbolism matters, says Andrew MacDougall. (Credit: Postmedia)Watching the King of Canada hold court at the temporary home of the Senate this week felt like history being made. And like history coming back to life. Yes, the scenes of King Charles and Queen Camilla harkened back to previous visits by other royals, most notably the late Queen Elizabeth when she opened Parliament in 1977.

  • 2 weeks ago | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Yanan Wu |Ruiyang Zhang |Andrew MacDougall |Dashuan Tian

    1 Introduction Wetlands, characterised by the presence of standing water and/or saturated soils for all or part of the year, are a huge reservoir of soil organic carbon (Mitsch and Gosselink 2007; Nahlik and Fennessy 2016). Although wetlands account for only 6% of the global land area, they account for approximately 30% of the carbon storage in terrestrial ecosystems (Stewart et al. 2024).

  • 3 weeks ago | ottawacitizen.com | Andrew MacDougall

    Advertisement 1It's great to have three people representing Ottawa-Gatineau around the cabinet table. But will cabinet really have any influence under Mark Carney? Article contentPolitical cabinet-making has always been more about where the wood is sourced than how useful the resulting product. Sign In or Create an AccountArticle contentArticle contentSeen from this perspective, three cabinet positions for the National Capital Region is a respectable haul.

  • 1 month ago | ottawacitizen.com | Andrew MacDougall

    Advertisement 1There wasn’t a place we could go as a family in Ottawa where Dr. Greg MacDougall didn’t bump into one of his patients or political contacts. Article contentMy father’s formal political career might have begun on Ottawa city council in 1980, but it peaked in the Prime Minister’s Office in the early 2010s. At least that was the little joke I told him when he visited me during my time as director of communications to Stephen Harper.

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Andrew MacDougall
Andrew MacDougall @AGMacDougall
30 May 25

RT @FXMC1957: PHOTO OF THE DAY. 4 employees of Abbey Road studios act as stand-ins for the The Beatles Abbey Road album cover just a few ho…

Andrew MacDougall
Andrew MacDougall @AGMacDougall
29 May 25

An amazing day with amazing people #PortoFive

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Four years ago we were in Porto to see our beloved Blues lift the Champions League trophy for the second time. Best day. 🏆🏆 🧵 https://t.co/K0bNAvEKSK

Andrew MacDougall
Andrew MacDougall @AGMacDougall
29 May 25

Khan Strikes Back

Henry Riley
Henry Riley @HenryRiley1

EXCL Shadow Justice Secretary breaks TfL rules.. LBC has had it confirmed Robert Jenrick did NOT have permission to film on Transport for London property