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Public service unions sound alarm over feds’ plan to trim bureaucracy by 5,000 jobs through ‘natural attrition’

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

As the population grows, 'you have to invest and grow the public service,' said Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward.

Public service unions sound alarm over feds’ plan to trim bureaucracy by 5,000 jobs through ‘natural attrition’

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

As the population grows, 'you have to invest and grow the public service,' said Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward.

Budget’s ‘slow rollout’ pharmacare funding leaves program vulnerable to change in governments, say policy experts

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

What’s in the budget for federal procurement? More money for housing, less for long-term projects

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Broad support for Senate modernization motion, says Sen. Gold as Tories accuse government of ‘ramming’ through rule changes

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

‘Insufficient for the scale of need’: foreign service reform gets initial ‘down payment,’ but follow-up needed, say Parliamentarians

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

‘Overtaxed and overburdened’: cannabis industry suffocating under regulatory regime as feds take puff past excise relief in budget

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canadians should not settle for last place

Canada going ahead with Ecuador trade talks despite Mexican Embassy raid rebuke

BY NEIL MOSS

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Parties have ‘free rein’ with voter data, finds report, but veteran party ops say that’s vital for democratic engagement

BY IAN CAMPBELL

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Freeland’s budget seen as last hope to turn Trudeau’s electoral fortunes around, say politicos

BY ABBAS RANA

Liberal MP Hepfner may have to duke it out with NDP MPP Monique Taylor in ‘progressive bellwether’ riding of Hamilton Mountain in 2025, say Liberal and NDP insiders

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The southern Ontario riding could show whether the left-of-centre vote is coalescing behind the Liberals to stop the Conservatives, or is splitting, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.

Liberal MP Hepfner may have to duke it out with NDP MPP Monique Taylor in ‘progressive bellwether’ riding of Hamilton Mountain in 2025, say Liberal and NDP insiders

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The southern Ontario riding could show whether the left-of-centre vote is coalescing behind the Liberals to stop the Conservatives, or is splitting, says Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs.

Conservatives ‘riding the stronger horse’ in competing narratives about budget: pollster Lyle

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Cyber threat ‘continuously evolving,’ with autocratic states posing ‘greatest strategic cyber threat to Canada,’ Senate committee hears

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Budget 2024 provides key themes for advocacy strategies in advance of anticipated election budget, says lobbyists

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

ArriveCan contractor admits ‘mistakes,’ faces historic public rebuke in Parliament; RCMP search contractor’s home day before House admonishment

NewsBY IREM KOCA

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Senator Pate, PPC Leader Bernier to talk social injustice April 27

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Fixing family medicine, Part 2, with Dr. Kathleen Ross

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The Hill Times’ 100 Best Books of 2023

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Cabinet’s communications and chiefs of staff list, 2024

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Jane Philpott on how to fix health care

Procurement watchdog to probe ‘bait and switch’ practices across departments amid ArriveCan revelations

NewsBY IREM KOCA

The Canadian Conservative movement is tired of apologizing for their ideas

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Canada’s updated defence policy muted on UN peacekeeping as historic low contributions persist

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

House to pilot pay-per-use electric vehicle charging for MPs, staff

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Canada’s ‘win-win’ EU pact met with mounting concerns amid drawn-out confirmation

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Centre Block project contracting ramps up as focus shifts from demolition to rebuild

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

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Ng to lead trade mission to South Korea

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Should political parties be exempt from privacy laws?

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Housing Minister Fraser a 2023 fan favourite on Parliament Hill: All Politics Poll

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U.S. election preoccupies Canada’s top 50 foreign influencers as feds’ focus gets pulled from Asia strategy

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The online hate speech bill, with Justice Minister Arif Virani

Struggling low-cost air carriers require feds’ intervention on price competition, says aviation expert

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lynx Air, which closed its doors in February, was the latest in a string of low-cost carriers to shutter in recent years, including CanJet Airlines and Swoop.

Struggling low-cost air carriers require feds’ intervention on price competition, says aviation expert

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Lynx Air, which closed its doors in February, was the latest in a string of low-cost carriers to shutter in recent years, including CanJet Airlines and Swoop.

Defence over diplomacy spotlighted in Liberal budget, with modest initial spending on foreign service reform

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Liberals continue ‘big budget’ spending trend, increasing capital gains tax to maintain deficit

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Feds changed procurement strategies to favour McKinsey, says procurement watchdog

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Senate amends rules for regional offices, spares East Block cafeteria

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Poilievre pitches ‘common-sense Canadian consensus’ at Canada Strong and Free conference, casts Trudeau as ‘illiberal’ outlier

NewsBY STUART BENSON

In a keynote speech to the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference on April 11, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre detailed his 'simple plan' to cut taxes, housing prices, and crime.

Poilievre pitches ‘common-sense Canadian consensus’ at Canada Strong and Free conference, casts Trudeau as ‘illiberal’ outlier

NewsBY STUART BENSON

In a keynote speech to the Canada Strong and Free Networking Conference on April 11, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre detailed his 'simple plan' to cut taxes, housing prices, and crime.