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First set in motion in 2023, the House of Commons' Strategic Internal Assessment and Operations effort to find savings is set to continue. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | November 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget represents a perfection of managerial politics: continuity disguised as change, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | November 5, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | November 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s budget represents a perfection of managerial politics: continuity disguised as change, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 6, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the new format follows existing accounting principles, but the new presentation provides greater clarity on the difference between the government's day-to-day spending and capital investments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 6, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 6, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the new format follows existing accounting principles, but the new presentation provides greater clarity on the difference between the government's day-to-day spending and capital investments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2025
Jason Jacques, pictured, was appointed as the interim Parliamentary Budget Officer on Sept. 2 by Prime Minister Mark Carney for a six-month term. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2025
Jason Jacques, pictured, was appointed as the interim Parliamentary Budget Officer on Sept. 2 by Prime Minister Mark Carney for a six-month term. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | August 25, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland oversees the department, which is forecasting the number of full-time staff will drop to 5,808 in 2027-28, with up to $1.3-billion in cuts to the budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | August 25, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | August 25, 2025
Chrystia Freeland
Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland oversees the department, which is forecasting the number of full-time staff will drop to 5,808 in 2027-28, with up to $1.3-billion in cuts to the budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 18, 2025
Indigenous Services Canada, headed by Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, is expected to cut 1,961 full-time jobs over the next three years, according to the department’s 2025-26 plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 18, 2025
News | BY ELEANOR WAND | August 18, 2025
Indigenous Services Canada, headed by Minister Mandy Gull-Masty, is expected to cut 1,961 full-time jobs over the next three years, according to the department’s 2025-26 plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade