The Langevin Block

 The imposing sandstone structure on Wellington facing the Hill and the War Memorial has quite a story. The Langevin Block has morphed from being the first building outside the Hill to house a growing civil service into a symbol of the power and influence of the Prime Minister’s Office which

Remembering Jim Coutts: Civility in Politic

  By: Tom Axworthy (from his speech) on May 21, 2014  at the Jim Coutts Memorial Dinner at the University Club, Toronto, Ontario Photo Credit:  V. Tony Hauser "Jim Coutts had political opponents a plenty, but he never thought of them as enemies and he taught all of us that civility." - Tom Axworthy The joy of working in