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Marlo Glass is a news reporter covering the federal public service and all things newsworthy on Parliament Hill. She is deputy digital editor for The Hill Times. With a background in breaking news, she previously worked for newspapers in Ottawa, Saint John and Halifax. Send tips to mglass@hilltimes.com.

Freeland departs Ottawa as ‘objectively’ one of Canada’s most influential cabinet ministers: politicos

  • A longtime MP who saw the rise, fall, and resurrection of the Liberal Party, Chrystia Freeland is praised for a record of notable accomplishments
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 9, 2026
Chrystia Freeland, centre, at the March 2025 Liberal leadership announcement, said she would vacate her Toronto seat on Jan. 9, after being appointed as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's economic development adviser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland departs Ottawa as ‘objectively’ one of Canada’s most influential cabinet ministers: politicos

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 9, 2026
  • A longtime MP who saw the rise, fall, and resurrection of the Liberal Party, Chrystia Freeland is praised for a record of notable accomplishments

Freeland departs Ottawa as ‘objectively’ one of Canada’s most influential cabinet ministers: politicos

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 9, 2026
  • A longtime MP who saw the rise, fall, and resurrection of the Liberal Party, Chrystia Freeland is praised for a record of notable accomplishments
Chrystia Freeland, centre, at the March 2025 Liberal leadership announcement, said she would vacate her Toronto seat on Jan. 9, after being appointed as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's economic development adviser. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

  • The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 8, 2026
Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques' office published analysis detailing $1.5-billion in spending cuts over four years, and a reduction of approximately 1,927 full-time equivalent roles across five departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 8, 2026
  • The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all

Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 8, 2026
  • The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all
Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques' office published analysis detailing $1.5-billion in spending cuts over four years, and a reduction of approximately 1,927 full-time equivalent roles across five departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-16 ‘progress,’ but needs tougher language to codify femicide as a standalone crime, advocates say

  • Canada is a leader among peer nations including the United States, Australian, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in being the first to introduce
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 2, 2026
Bill C-16, introduced by Justice Minister Sean Fraser on Dec. 9, proposes to introduce 'femicide' into the Criminal Code by applying it to murders that are committed by an offender against their intimate partner under certain circumstances. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-16 ‘progress,’ but needs tougher language to codify femicide as a standalone crime, advocates say

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 2, 2026
  • Canada is a leader among peer nations including the United States, Australian, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in being the first to introduce

Bill C-16 ‘progress,’ but needs tougher language to codify femicide as a standalone crime, advocates say

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 2, 2026
  • Canada is a leader among peer nations including the United States, Australian, New Zealand and the United Kingdom in being the first to introduce
Bill C-16, introduced by Justice Minister Sean Fraser on Dec. 9, proposes to introduce 'femicide' into the Criminal Code by applying it to murders that are committed by an offender against their intimate partner under certain circumstances. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants under pressure to enact ‘delivery-and-execution agenda’ in 2026 with job cuts on the horizon

  • But broad-based reform may not be coming in the near feature, says ex-civil servant David McLaughlin, calling it 'a heavy lift' that requires 'sustained
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 30, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected with a mandate to 'do things,' and is focused on building homes, artificial intelligence, procurement and defence spending, and less concerned with broad-based public service reform, says former high-ranking public servant David McLaughlin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants under pressure to enact ‘delivery-and-execution agenda’ in 2026 with job cuts on the horizon

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 30, 2025
  • But broad-based reform may not be coming in the near feature, says ex-civil servant David McLaughlin, calling it 'a heavy lift' that requires 'sustained

Public servants under pressure to enact ‘delivery-and-execution agenda’ in 2026 with job cuts on the horizon

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 30, 2025
  • But broad-based reform may not be coming in the near feature, says ex-civil servant David McLaughlin, calling it 'a heavy lift' that requires 'sustained
Prime Minister Mark Carney was elected with a mandate to 'do things,' and is focused on building homes, artificial intelligence, procurement and defence spending, and less concerned with broad-based public service reform, says former high-ranking public servant David McLaughlin. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deputy minister shuffle sees shakeup to Privy Council Office, nine new leaders in key roles

  • The end-of-year deputy minister shuffle puts fresh faces in key roles responsible for carrying out Prime Minister Mark Carney’s priorities, including Defence, Justice, and
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 19, 2025
A change in the senior ranks of the public service was largely anticipated after a smaller shakeup earlier this year, shortly after Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia took the reins as the government’s top public servant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Deputy minister shuffle sees shakeup to Privy Council Office, nine new leaders in key roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 19, 2025
  • The end-of-year deputy minister shuffle puts fresh faces in key roles responsible for carrying out Prime Minister Mark Carney’s priorities, including Defence, Justice, and

Deputy minister shuffle sees shakeup to Privy Council Office, nine new leaders in key roles

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 19, 2025
  • The end-of-year deputy minister shuffle puts fresh faces in key roles responsible for carrying out Prime Minister Mark Carney’s priorities, including Defence, Justice, and
A change in the senior ranks of the public service was largely anticipated after a smaller shakeup earlier this year, shortly after Privy Council Clerk Michael Sabia took the reins as the government’s top public servant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Everything’s coming up Carney: PM tops the year’s most valuable politician, newsmaker, and best book categories in The Hill Times’ annual All Politics Poll

  • The results of the The Hill Times’ 2025 year-end poll are in, with the prime minister dominating the ‘Most Valuable Politician’ category for 'single-handedly'
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 15, 2025
Mark Carney, left, Pierre Poilievre, Corey Hogan, Taleeb Noormohamed, Anita Anand, Sean Fraser, Dominic LeBlanc, above left, François-Philippe Champagne, Jasraj Hallan, Jean-Denis Garon, and Peter Boehm are some of the best in this year's All Politics Poll. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photo illustration by Neena Singhal

Everything’s coming up Carney: PM tops the year’s most valuable politician, newsmaker, and best book categories in The Hill Times’ annual All Politics Poll

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 15, 2025
  • The results of the The Hill Times’ 2025 year-end poll are in, with the prime minister dominating the ‘Most Valuable Politician’ category for 'single-handedly'

Everything’s coming up Carney: PM tops the year’s most valuable politician, newsmaker, and best book categories in The Hill Times’ annual All Politics Poll

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 15, 2025
  • The results of the The Hill Times’ 2025 year-end poll are in, with the prime minister dominating the ‘Most Valuable Politician’ category for 'single-handedly'
Mark Carney, left, Pierre Poilievre, Corey Hogan, Taleeb Noormohamed, Anita Anand, Sean Fraser, Dominic LeBlanc, above left, François-Philippe Champagne, Jasraj Hallan, Jean-Denis Garon, and Peter Boehm are some of the best in this year's All Politics Poll. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photo illustration by Neena Singhal

‘A strange situation’: Conservative MPs sharply rebuke floor-crosser Ma as Liberals inch toward majority

  • Toronto-area MP Michael Ma is the latest disgruntled Conservative to join the ‘big tent’ Liberals. While several Liberal MPs tell The Hill Times more
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | December 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, welcomes new Liberal MP Michael Ma to the stage at the Liberals' holiday party, just a few hours after Ma announced he was crossing the floor from the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

‘A strange situation’: Conservative MPs sharply rebuke floor-crosser Ma as Liberals inch toward majority

News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | December 12, 2025
  • Toronto-area MP Michael Ma is the latest disgruntled Conservative to join the ‘big tent’ Liberals. While several Liberal MPs tell The Hill Times more

‘A strange situation’: Conservative MPs sharply rebuke floor-crosser Ma as Liberals inch toward majority

News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | December 12, 2025
  • Toronto-area MP Michael Ma is the latest disgruntled Conservative to join the ‘big tent’ Liberals. While several Liberal MPs tell The Hill Times more
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, welcomes new Liberal MP Michael Ma to the stage at the Liberals' holiday party, just a few hours after Ma announced he was crossing the floor from the Conservatives. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson

Champagne says CRA is taking a ‘step in the right direction’ after 100-day plan shows improvements

  • Officials from the Canada Revenue agency say that while call wait times have improved, the agency will never be able to answer 100 per
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 11, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne called for a 100-day improvement plan for the agency in early September because it was 'not meeting the expectations of Canadians.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne says CRA is taking a ‘step in the right direction’ after 100-day plan shows improvements

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 11, 2025
  • Officials from the Canada Revenue agency say that while call wait times have improved, the agency will never be able to answer 100 per

Champagne says CRA is taking a ‘step in the right direction’ after 100-day plan shows improvements

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 11, 2025
  • Officials from the Canada Revenue agency say that while call wait times have improved, the agency will never be able to answer 100 per
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne called for a 100-day improvement plan for the agency in early September because it was 'not meeting the expectations of Canadians.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney hints at coming back-to-office plan for public service

  • Speaking in a fireside chat with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government will be ‘engaging’ with public sector unions
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 8, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe have a conversation on stage at the Mayor’s Breakfast at the Rogers Centre on Dec. 8. Carney hinted at changes coming to the federal public service for in-office work The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney hints at coming back-to-office plan for public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 8, 2025
  • Speaking in a fireside chat with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government will be ‘engaging’ with public sector unions

Carney hints at coming back-to-office plan for public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 8, 2025
  • Speaking in a fireside chat with Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe, Prime Minister Mark Carney says the government will be ‘engaging’ with public sector unions
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe have a conversation on stage at the Mayor’s Breakfast at the Rogers Centre on Dec. 8. Carney hinted at changes coming to the federal public service for in-office work The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Early retirement pitch to nearly 70,000 public servants outlines 120-day deadline to apply

  • Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Sean O’Reilly says he’s worried the incentive will lead to a ‘mass exodus’ of skilled
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 4, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Shafqat Ali
Mohammad Kamal, director of communications for Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, pictured, said letters have been sent to nearly 70,000 public servants who may be eligible for early retirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Early retirement pitch to nearly 70,000 public servants outlines 120-day deadline to apply

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 4, 2025
  • Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Sean O’Reilly says he’s worried the incentive will lead to a ‘mass exodus’ of skilled

Early retirement pitch to nearly 70,000 public servants outlines 120-day deadline to apply

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 4, 2025
  • Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Sean O’Reilly says he’s worried the incentive will lead to a ‘mass exodus’ of skilled
Shafqat Ali
Mohammad Kamal, director of communications for Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, pictured, said letters have been sent to nearly 70,000 public servants who may be eligible for early retirement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service unions demand answers addressing rumours about the end of remote work

  • The 'volume and specificity' of full-time return-to-office rumours 'warrant immediate clarity from Treasury Board' says union president Sean O’Reilly.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 2, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Shafqat Ali
Speaking to reporters on Dec. 1, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali denied knowing about discussions surrounding public servants returning to the office full-time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service unions demand answers addressing rumours about the end of remote work

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 2, 2025
  • The 'volume and specificity' of full-time return-to-office rumours 'warrant immediate clarity from Treasury Board' says union president Sean O’Reilly.

Public service unions demand answers addressing rumours about the end of remote work

News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 2, 2025
  • The 'volume and specificity' of full-time return-to-office rumours 'warrant immediate clarity from Treasury Board' says union president Sean O’Reilly.
Shafqat Ali
Speaking to reporters on Dec. 1, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali denied knowing about discussions surrounding public servants returning to the office full-time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board president can’t ‘pick and choose’ when to release info to PBO about potential public service cuts, says Conservative MP Kelly

  • The Parliament of Canada Act grants the parliamentary budget officer access to information, but Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says it would have been
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 27, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali told the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Nov. 27 that the Parliamentary Budget Office's requested timeline was 'unreasonable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board president can’t ‘pick and choose’ when to release info to PBO about potential public service cuts, says Conservative MP Kelly

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 27, 2025
  • The Parliament of Canada Act grants the parliamentary budget officer access to information, but Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says it would have been

Treasury Board president can’t ‘pick and choose’ when to release info to PBO about potential public service cuts, says Conservative MP Kelly

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 27, 2025
  • The Parliament of Canada Act grants the parliamentary budget officer access to information, but Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says it would have been
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali told the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee on Nov. 27 that the Parliamentary Budget Office's requested timeline was 'unreasonable.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has role to play in Ukraine peace talks as ‘moral conscience of the good guys,’ say observers

  • Amid a peace plan drafted by Russia and the U.S. which has been highly criticized for favouring Russia’s interests, Canada can push for an
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 27, 2025
Speaking to reporters on Nov. 26, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she’d spoken with her Ukrainian counterpart earlier this morning, and said Canada supports Ukraine 'in the short and the long term, in whatever way we can.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada has role to play in Ukraine peace talks as ‘moral conscience of the good guys,’ say observers

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 27, 2025
  • Amid a peace plan drafted by Russia and the U.S. which has been highly criticized for favouring Russia’s interests, Canada can push for an

Canada has role to play in Ukraine peace talks as ‘moral conscience of the good guys,’ say observers

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 27, 2025
  • Amid a peace plan drafted by Russia and the U.S. which has been highly criticized for favouring Russia’s interests, Canada can push for an
Speaking to reporters on Nov. 26, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said she’d spoken with her Ukrainian counterpart earlier this morning, and said Canada supports Ukraine 'in the short and the long term, in whatever way we can.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Brookfield executive grilled by House Ethics Committee on Carney’s ties to company, says he met Carney in October on the Hill to talk about rising antisemitism in Canada

  • 'I'm here to tell you that no one at Brookfield has communicated with the prime minister in relation to Brookfield or its business,' Brookfield
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 24, 2025
Justin Beber, chief operating officer of Brookfield Corporation, testified at the House of Common’s ethics committee on Nov. 24, and said nobody from the company has discussed business with Prime Minister Mark Carney since he left to pursue politics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Brookfield executive grilled by House Ethics Committee on Carney’s ties to company, says he met Carney in October on the Hill to talk about rising antisemitism in Canada

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 24, 2025
  • 'I'm here to tell you that no one at Brookfield has communicated with the prime minister in relation to Brookfield or its business,' Brookfield

Brookfield executive grilled by House Ethics Committee on Carney’s ties to company, says he met Carney in October on the Hill to talk about rising antisemitism in Canada

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 24, 2025
  • 'I'm here to tell you that no one at Brookfield has communicated with the prime minister in relation to Brookfield or its business,' Brookfield
Justin Beber, chief operating officer of Brookfield Corporation, testified at the House of Common’s ethics committee on Nov. 24, and said nobody from the company has discussed business with Prime Minister Mark Carney since he left to pursue politics. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

  • ‘When Canadians hear that the prime minister has divested, I think what they expect is that there’s been a sale of those controlled assets,’
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
During a two-hour ethics committee meeting on Nov. 20, Marc-André Blanchard, Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff, was repeatedly questioned on how the prime minister's ethics screen is implemented. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
  • ‘When Canadians hear that the prime minister has divested, I think what they expect is that there’s been a sale of those controlled assets,’

Blanchard defends Carney’s ethics screen as a ‘rigorous process’

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
  • ‘When Canadians hear that the prime minister has divested, I think what they expect is that there’s been a sale of those controlled assets,’
During a two-hour ethics committee meeting on Nov. 20, Marc-André Blanchard, Prime Minister Mark Carney's chief of staff, was repeatedly questioned on how the prime minister's ethics screen is implemented. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

  • Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort says she's happy to hear Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques is 'not making comments to the media,' noting the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques told the House Government Operations and Estimates that he is focusing on supporting parliamentarians and doing fewer media interviews. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
  • Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort says she's happy to hear Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques is 'not making comments to the media,' noting the

Interim PBO says he is focusing on parliamentarians, not media

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 20, 2025
  • Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort says she's happy to hear Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques is 'not making comments to the media,' noting the
Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques told the House Government Operations and Estimates that he is focusing on supporting parliamentarians and doing fewer media interviews. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals ‘live another day’ narrowly win budget vote, avoid election

  • Four abstentions and a last-minute Green olive branch from Elizabeth May helped shepherd the Liberals' budget through the House with a vote of 170-168.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, RIDDHI KACHHELA, STUART BENSON | November 17, 2025
Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Nov. 17, after the vote on the 2025 federal budget passed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals ‘live another day’ narrowly win budget vote, avoid election

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, RIDDHI KACHHELA, STUART BENSON | November 17, 2025
  • Four abstentions and a last-minute Green olive branch from Elizabeth May helped shepherd the Liberals' budget through the House with a vote of 170-168.

Liberals ‘live another day’ narrowly win budget vote, avoid election

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, RIDDHI KACHHELA, STUART BENSON | November 17, 2025
  • Four abstentions and a last-minute Green olive branch from Elizabeth May helped shepherd the Liberals' budget through the House with a vote of 170-168.
Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne speaks to reporters in the House of Commons foyer on Nov. 17, after the vote on the 2025 federal budget passed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeptics say billions of dollars in AI-driven government efficiencies ‘fiscally dubious’

  • Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 17, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
After the federal budget laid out billions in cost savings via tech-fuelled efficiency, Digital Minister Minister Evan Solomon was pressed to explain how AI will increase efficiency in the federal public service without cutting jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Skeptics say billions of dollars in AI-driven government efficiencies ‘fiscally dubious’

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 17, 2025
  • Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system

Skeptics say billions of dollars in AI-driven government efficiencies ‘fiscally dubious’

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 17, 2025
  • Despite the budget's projections, grand promises of technology heralding big savings and government efficiency is evoking the memory of the disastrous Phoenix pay system
Evan Solomon
After the federal budget laid out billions in cost savings via tech-fuelled efficiency, Digital Minister Minister Evan Solomon was pressed to explain how AI will increase efficiency in the federal public service without cutting jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prison watchdog leaves post early with ‘frustrations’ as final report keys in on ‘grossly inadequate’ mental health care behind bars

  • Serving an ombud’s role gives a great deal of power to investigate Canada’s prison system, says Ivan Zinger, but his powers are ultimately limited
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 12, 2025
Canada's Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger has catalogued issues plaguing this country's prison system after 20 years with the office, including the past nine years at the organization's helm. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Prison watchdog leaves post early with ‘frustrations’ as final report keys in on ‘grossly inadequate’ mental health care behind bars

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 12, 2025
  • Serving an ombud’s role gives a great deal of power to investigate Canada’s prison system, says Ivan Zinger, but his powers are ultimately limited

Prison watchdog leaves post early with ‘frustrations’ as final report keys in on ‘grossly inadequate’ mental health care behind bars

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 12, 2025
  • Serving an ombud’s role gives a great deal of power to investigate Canada’s prison system, says Ivan Zinger, but his powers are ultimately limited
Canada's Correctional Investigator Ivan Zinger has catalogued issues plaguing this country's prison system after 20 years with the office, including the past nine years at the organization's helm. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Proposed collective bargaining changes could ‘influence the opinions of arbitrators’ to consider feds’ fiscal situation: lawyer

  • The budget outlines plans to update the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, which federal unions are criticizing as ‘vague’ and ‘concerning’ for its
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 10, 2025
Treasury Board Secretariat President Shafqat Ali. The federal government has signalled changes could be coming to legislation that controls collective bargaining with public servants, which could take into account the country’s financial situation during negotiations with unions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proposed collective bargaining changes could ‘influence the opinions of arbitrators’ to consider feds’ fiscal situation: lawyer

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 10, 2025
  • The budget outlines plans to update the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, which federal unions are criticizing as ‘vague’ and ‘concerning’ for its

Proposed collective bargaining changes could ‘influence the opinions of arbitrators’ to consider feds’ fiscal situation: lawyer

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 10, 2025
  • The budget outlines plans to update the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act, which federal unions are criticizing as ‘vague’ and ‘concerning’ for its
Treasury Board Secretariat President Shafqat Ali. The federal government has signalled changes could be coming to legislation that controls collective bargaining with public servants, which could take into account the country’s financial situation during negotiations with unions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service job cuts will be ‘compassionate’ and ‘civilized,’ with the impact on people ‘fairly minimal,’ say local Liberal MPs

  • Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
'We have big things to accomplish in the country, we're going to be relying on an effective public service,' Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon said after the budget laid out thousands of job losses coming for federal bureaucrats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service job cuts will be ‘compassionate’ and ‘civilized,’ with the impact on people ‘fairly minimal,’ say local Liberal MPs

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
  • Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out

Public service job cuts will be ‘compassionate’ and ‘civilized,’ with the impact on people ‘fairly minimal,’ say local Liberal MPs

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
  • Unions representing federal public servants are urging members to talk to their MPs about the impact of the thousands of job losses laid out
'We have big things to accomplish in the country, we're going to be relying on an effective public service,' Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon said after the budget laid out thousands of job losses coming for federal bureaucrats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented their first federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI | November 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI | November 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented their first federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada reacts to the budget

  • Plus, the Liberal benches gain an extra member, and the Supreme Court begins a hearing on whether MPs can limit their own free speech
Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, TESSIE SANCI, ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will start selling their budget in earnest to the Canadian public today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada reacts to the budget

Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, TESSIE SANCI, ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberal benches gain an extra member, and the Supreme Court begins a hearing on whether MPs can limit their own free speech

Canada reacts to the budget

Feature | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, TESSIE SANCI, ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberal benches gain an extra member, and the Supreme Court begins a hearing on whether MPs can limit their own free speech
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will start selling their budget in earnest to the Canadian public today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Departments to cut billions in spending as budget projects tens of thousands of federal public service job losses by 2029

  • The federal public service is expected to employ roughly 330,000 people by 2028-29, down 10 per cent and 40,000 jobs compared to 2023-24. The
News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne called on most departments to achieve 15-per-cent cuts in the next three years, and his first budget offers a window as to how federal organizations are responding to his directive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Departments to cut billions in spending as budget projects tens of thousands of federal public service job losses by 2029

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 4, 2025
  • The federal public service is expected to employ roughly 330,000 people by 2028-29, down 10 per cent and 40,000 jobs compared to 2023-24. The

Departments to cut billions in spending as budget projects tens of thousands of federal public service job losses by 2029

News | BY MARLO GLASS | November 4, 2025
  • The federal public service is expected to employ roughly 330,000 people by 2028-29, down 10 per cent and 40,000 jobs compared to 2023-24. The
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne called on most departments to achieve 15-per-cent cuts in the next three years, and his first budget offers a window as to how federal organizations are responding to his directive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 31, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne indicated job losses are coming in the federal public service, saying its ranks have grown unsustainably since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 31, 2025
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could

Unions brace for budget’s impact as think tank predicts ‘stealth’ cuts to public-serving programs

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 31, 2025
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada, a union that represents a large swath of the public service, said returning to pre-pandemic staffing levels could
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne indicated job losses are coming in the federal public service, saying its ranks have grown unsustainably since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Auditor General to probe Canada Revenue Agency’s phone system contract

  • Auditor General Karen Hogan’s scathing report on CRA’s call centres mostly focused on long wait times, unanswered calls, and inaccurate tax information provided to
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 30, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan's report on CRA call centres found a lack of oversight in managing payments for the tax agency's telephone system, which was contracted to IBM. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Auditor General to probe Canada Revenue Agency’s phone system contract

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 30, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan’s scathing report on CRA’s call centres mostly focused on long wait times, unanswered calls, and inaccurate tax information provided to

Auditor General to probe Canada Revenue Agency’s phone system contract

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 30, 2025
  • Auditor General Karen Hogan’s scathing report on CRA’s call centres mostly focused on long wait times, unanswered calls, and inaccurate tax information provided to
Auditor General Karen Hogan's report on CRA call centres found a lack of oversight in managing payments for the tax agency's telephone system, which was contracted to IBM. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some public service pay issues due to management mistakes, not Phoenix pay system, says federal official

  • Pay accuracy across the public service is at 98.4 per cent, and remaining errors stem from manager delays or errors at the human resources
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 29, 2025
Alex Benay,
Alex Benay,
Public Services and Procurement Associate Deputy Minister Alex Benay said while the Phoenix Pay system is not always perfect, but currently, pay errors are stemming from human errors among management within the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Some public service pay issues due to management mistakes, not Phoenix pay system, says federal official

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 29, 2025
  • Pay accuracy across the public service is at 98.4 per cent, and remaining errors stem from manager delays or errors at the human resources

Some public service pay issues due to management mistakes, not Phoenix pay system, says federal official

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 29, 2025
  • Pay accuracy across the public service is at 98.4 per cent, and remaining errors stem from manager delays or errors at the human resources
Alex Benay,
Public Services and Procurement Associate Deputy Minister Alex Benay said while the Phoenix Pay system is not always perfect, but currently, pay errors are stemming from human errors among management within the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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‘We’re not talking about a hamburger missing some ketchup’: CRA officials grilled on damning AG report

  • Conservative MP Gerard Deltell says he’s never seen such a ‘devastating’ report in his political career, accusing Canada Revenue Agency leadership of being 'asleep
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 23, 2025
House Public Accounts Committee chair and Conservative MP John Williamson, left, and Conservative MP Gérard Deltell. CRA officials appeared at the committee on Oct. 23, where Deltell criticized the agency for waiting for a scathing report to clean up its act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We’re not talking about a hamburger missing some ketchup’: CRA officials grilled on damning AG report

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 23, 2025
  • Conservative MP Gerard Deltell says he’s never seen such a ‘devastating’ report in his political career, accusing Canada Revenue Agency leadership of being 'asleep

‘We’re not talking about a hamburger missing some ketchup’: CRA officials grilled on damning AG report

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 23, 2025
  • Conservative MP Gerard Deltell says he’s never seen such a ‘devastating’ report in his political career, accusing Canada Revenue Agency leadership of being 'asleep
House Public Accounts Committee chair and Conservative MP John Williamson, left, and Conservative MP Gérard Deltell. CRA officials appeared at the committee on Oct. 23, where Deltell criticized the agency for waiting for a scathing report to clean up its act. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Significant gaps’ in government’s monitoring and response to cyberattacks, AG finds

  • While solid cyber security systems were developed to protect government networks and systems, Auditor General Karen Hogan found not all departments, agencies, and Crown
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report focused on whether the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Communications Security Establishment Canada, and Shared Services Canada have the tools in place to protect and defend the government’s networks from cyberattacks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Significant gaps’ in government’s monitoring and response to cyberattacks, AG finds

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
  • While solid cyber security systems were developed to protect government networks and systems, Auditor General Karen Hogan found not all departments, agencies, and Crown

‘Significant gaps’ in government’s monitoring and response to cyberattacks, AG finds

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
  • While solid cyber security systems were developed to protect government networks and systems, Auditor General Karen Hogan found not all departments, agencies, and Crown
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report focused on whether the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat, Communications Security Establishment Canada, and Shared Services Canada have the tools in place to protect and defend the government’s networks from cyberattacks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two-thirds of calls to CRA centres go unanswered as number of call agents drops: AG report

  • Callers who did reach agents may not have been given accurate information, as a report from Auditor General Karen Hogan found agents were only
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
Karen Hogan
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan's report says the Canada Revenue Agency received more than 32 million calls in the 2024-25 fiscal year, but just 10 million calls reached an agent at one of eight contact centres. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two-thirds of calls to CRA centres go unanswered as number of call agents drops: AG report

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
  • Callers who did reach agents may not have been given accurate information, as a report from Auditor General Karen Hogan found agents were only

Two-thirds of calls to CRA centres go unanswered as number of call agents drops: AG report

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
  • Callers who did reach agents may not have been given accurate information, as a report from Auditor General Karen Hogan found agents were only
Karen Hogan
Auditor General Karen Hogan's report says the Canada Revenue Agency received more than 32 million calls in the 2024-25 fiscal year, but just 10 million calls reached an agent at one of eight contact centres. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Departments grapple with tracking employee attendance after a year of return-to-office rules

  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has only recently begun tracking staff attendance. However, the departments that have been monitoring employee attendance say there is
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
Departments were expected to implement the September 2024 return-to-office directive from the Treasury Board, now led by President Shafqat Ali, but monitoring has largely been done on an ad-hoc basis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Departments grapple with tracking employee attendance after a year of return-to-office rules

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has only recently begun tracking staff attendance. However, the departments that have been monitoring employee attendance say there is

Departments grapple with tracking employee attendance after a year of return-to-office rules

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 21, 2025
  • Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada has only recently begun tracking staff attendance. However, the departments that have been monitoring employee attendance say there is
Departments were expected to implement the September 2024 return-to-office directive from the Treasury Board, now led by President Shafqat Ali, but monitoring has largely been done on an ad-hoc basis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget cuts won’t impact RCMP hiring push, says public safety minister 

  • At an Oct. 20 committee meeting, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan asked if the cuts would impact frontline Mounties.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 20, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says pending budget cuts to the RCMP won’t impact the recently-announced hiring initiative that aims to add 1,000 new officers to the Mounties’ ranks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget cuts won’t impact RCMP hiring push, says public safety minister 

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 20, 2025
  • At an Oct. 20 committee meeting, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan asked if the cuts would impact frontline Mounties.

Budget cuts won’t impact RCMP hiring push, says public safety minister 

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 20, 2025
  • At an Oct. 20 committee meeting, Conservative Senator Claude Carignan asked if the cuts would impact frontline Mounties.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says pending budget cuts to the RCMP won’t impact the recently-announced hiring initiative that aims to add 1,000 new officers to the Mounties’ ranks. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not-an-option’ changes to freelance contracts may worsen shortage of Hill interpreters, says association

  • Changes to contract rules for freelance interpreters may lead to their mass exodus from the Hill, and a troubling decline in quality, according to
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 16, 2025
A recent poll of 90 freelance interpreters found that 50 per cent were unlikely to bid on contracts if the 'lowest price' requirement goes into effect, while 79 per cent were unlikely to bid on contracts paid at an hourly rate as opposed to daily. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not-an-option’ changes to freelance contracts may worsen shortage of Hill interpreters, says association

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 16, 2025
  • Changes to contract rules for freelance interpreters may lead to their mass exodus from the Hill, and a troubling decline in quality, according to

‘Not-an-option’ changes to freelance contracts may worsen shortage of Hill interpreters, says association

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 16, 2025
  • Changes to contract rules for freelance interpreters may lead to their mass exodus from the Hill, and a troubling decline in quality, according to
A recent poll of 90 freelance interpreters found that 50 per cent were unlikely to bid on contracts if the 'lowest price' requirement goes into effect, while 79 per cent were unlikely to bid on contracts paid at an hourly rate as opposed to daily. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premier Ford takes his woes to PM Carney

  • Plus, Anand talks about Canada-China relations with her Chinese counterpart.
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | October 16, 2025
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Mark Carney
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Mark Carney
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Premier Ford takes his woes to PM Carney

Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | October 16, 2025
  • Plus, Anand talks about Canada-China relations with her Chinese counterpart.

Premier Ford takes his woes to PM Carney

Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS | October 16, 2025
  • Plus, Anand talks about Canada-China relations with her Chinese counterpart.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford and Mark Carney
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anand’s trip to India and China part of ‘diplomatic reset’ as Canada pursues new trading partners

  • Former Liberal MP John McKay described both countries as ‘difficult markets to crack’ as Canada seeks new friends on the global stage in the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 15, 2025
Earlier this week, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, pictured, met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi where they discussed building on the momentum from Modi's meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier in the summer, according to a statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anand’s trip to India and China part of ‘diplomatic reset’ as Canada pursues new trading partners

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 15, 2025
  • Former Liberal MP John McKay described both countries as ‘difficult markets to crack’ as Canada seeks new friends on the global stage in the

Anand’s trip to India and China part of ‘diplomatic reset’ as Canada pursues new trading partners

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 15, 2025
  • Former Liberal MP John McKay described both countries as ‘difficult markets to crack’ as Canada seeks new friends on the global stage in the
Earlier this week, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand, pictured, met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi where they discussed building on the momentum from Modi's meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney earlier in the summer, according to a statement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fall budget cycle ‘great news’ for ‘more timely’ northern project planning, says N.W.T. finance minister

  • 'By the time we're actually seeing money coming through, our own estimates of our projects are sometimes six months to a year old,' says
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 13, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the government is moving to a permanent fall budget cycle, breaking from the tradition of spring budgets. Leaders from the North say the move could help with financing for big infrastructure projects. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fall budget cycle ‘great news’ for ‘more timely’ northern project planning, says N.W.T. finance minister

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 13, 2025
  • 'By the time we're actually seeing money coming through, our own estimates of our projects are sometimes six months to a year old,' says

Fall budget cycle ‘great news’ for ‘more timely’ northern project planning, says N.W.T. finance minister

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 13, 2025
  • 'By the time we're actually seeing money coming through, our own estimates of our projects are sometimes six months to a year old,' says
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne announced the government is moving to a permanent fall budget cycle, breaking from the tradition of spring budgets. Leaders from the North say the move could help with financing for big infrastructure projects. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

  • Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were sentenced to 12 months of house arrest, followed by six months under curfew, for their roles in organizing
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 7, 2025
Freedom convoy organizers Tamara Lich, left, and Chris Barber arrive at the provincial courthouse in Ottawa on Oct. 7 for their sentencings related to the 2022 protest that occupied downtown Ottawa for three weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 7, 2025
  • Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were sentenced to 12 months of house arrest, followed by six months under curfew, for their roles in organizing

Convoy protest organizers Lich, Barber sentenced to house arrest

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 7, 2025
  • Chris Barber and Tamara Lich were sentenced to 12 months of house arrest, followed by six months under curfew, for their roles in organizing
Freedom convoy organizers Tamara Lich, left, and Chris Barber arrive at the provincial courthouse in Ottawa on Oct. 7 for their sentencings related to the 2022 protest that occupied downtown Ottawa for three weeks. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a new lens’: Champagne unveils new budget framework that splits operating from capital spending

  • The finance minister also committed to a new fiscal cycle, with a fall budget as the new timeline going forward, and spring economic and
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

‘It’s a new lens’: Champagne unveils new budget framework that splits operating from capital spending

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 6, 2025
  • The finance minister also committed to a new fiscal cycle, with a fall budget as the new timeline going forward, and spring economic and

‘It’s a new lens’: Champagne unveils new budget framework that splits operating from capital spending

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 6, 2025
  • The finance minister also committed to a new fiscal cycle, with a fall budget as the new timeline going forward, and spring economic and
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

This is 36: pages from The Hill Times’ early years

  • First hitting Ottawa's newsstands on Oct. 5, 1989, the newspaper set itself apart with a strong focus on daily life on the Hill. Take
Feature | BY MARLO GLASS | October 5, 2025
The first pages of the inaugural issue of The Hill Times, published Oct. 5, 1989. Photograph courtesy of The Hill Times' archive

This is 36: pages from The Hill Times’ early years

Feature | BY MARLO GLASS | October 5, 2025
  • First hitting Ottawa's newsstands on Oct. 5, 1989, the newspaper set itself apart with a strong focus on daily life on the Hill. Take

This is 36: pages from The Hill Times’ early years

Feature | BY MARLO GLASS | October 5, 2025
  • First hitting Ottawa's newsstands on Oct. 5, 1989, the newspaper set itself apart with a strong focus on daily life on the Hill. Take
The first pages of the inaugural issue of The Hill Times, published Oct. 5, 1989. Photograph courtesy of The Hill Times' archive

MPs press officials on underused office space as feds struggle to standardize tracking 

  • ‘It’s not that departments are holding out or resisting, but it's challenging for departments to align and modernize space,’ says Public Services and Procurement
News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 2, 2025
Officials from Public Services and Procurement Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat, and the Auditor General's office appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee on Oct. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs press officials on underused office space as feds struggle to standardize tracking 

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 2, 2025
  • ‘It’s not that departments are holding out or resisting, but it's challenging for departments to align and modernize space,’ says Public Services and Procurement

MPs press officials on underused office space as feds struggle to standardize tracking 

News | BY MARLO GLASS | October 2, 2025
  • ‘It’s not that departments are holding out or resisting, but it's challenging for departments to align and modernize space,’ says Public Services and Procurement
Officials from Public Services and Procurement Canada, the Treasury Board Secretariat, and the Auditor General's office appeared before the House Public Accounts Committee on Oct. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Committees opt to hear secret testimony on border security, sexual misconduct in the military

  • Last week, MPs on several committees interviewed public officials in camera, meaning the meeting was neither broadcast nor recorded, no members of the public
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 29, 2025
Conservative MPs John Williamson, left, and Gérard Deltell arrive for the House Public Accounts Committee on Sept. 23. The committee, chaired by Williamson, met in camera twice during the first two weeks of Parliament's return. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Committees opt to hear secret testimony on border security, sexual misconduct in the military

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 29, 2025
  • Last week, MPs on several committees interviewed public officials in camera, meaning the meeting was neither broadcast nor recorded, no members of the public

Committees opt to hear secret testimony on border security, sexual misconduct in the military

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 29, 2025
  • Last week, MPs on several committees interviewed public officials in camera, meaning the meeting was neither broadcast nor recorded, no members of the public
Conservative MPs John Williamson, left, and Gérard Deltell arrive for the House Public Accounts Committee on Sept. 23. The committee, chaired by Williamson, met in camera twice during the first two weeks of Parliament's return. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’

  • Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 27, 2025
AI Minister Evan Solomon says 'we need to use' the data storage infrastructure of U.S.-based tech giants in some cases. But, the majority of public servants surveyed this summer by KMPG in Canada say citizens’ data must be stored in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 27, 2025
  • Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public

Public servants urge data sovereignty in recent survey, while AI minister says ‘data isn’t gold in Fort Knox’

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 27, 2025
  • Ninety-four per cent of public servants surveyed this summer say citizens’ data must be stored within Canada, and 86 per cent worry about public
AI Minister Evan Solomon says 'we need to use' the data storage infrastructure of U.S.-based tech giants in some cases. But, the majority of public servants surveyed this summer by KMPG in Canada say citizens’ data must be stored in the country. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top bureaucrats say AI is ‘art of the possible’ in the public service

  • Chief Data Officer Stephen Burt says he recently received a draft of the public service's first AI registry, representing 400 cases being used across
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 25, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
Canada’s top data bureaucrat says artificial intelligence in the public service will soon be published in a searchable database, as AI Minister Evan Solomon teased the government is planning to introduce privacy and data legislation again, after two failed attempts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Top bureaucrats say AI is ‘art of the possible’ in the public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 25, 2025
  • Chief Data Officer Stephen Burt says he recently received a draft of the public service's first AI registry, representing 400 cases being used across

Top bureaucrats say AI is ‘art of the possible’ in the public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 25, 2025
  • Chief Data Officer Stephen Burt says he recently received a draft of the public service's first AI registry, representing 400 cases being used across
Evan Solomon
Canada’s top data bureaucrat says artificial intelligence in the public service will soon be published in a searchable database, as AI Minister Evan Solomon teased the government is planning to introduce privacy and data legislation again, after two failed attempts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tory ag critic questions efforts to engage with China as canola tariffs drag into harvest season

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to fix the political problem at the highest level in China,’ says Rick White, president and CEO of the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 22, 2025
Conservative MP John Barlow, who co-chairs the House Agriculture Committee, says Liberals appear to be 'having some difficulty getting meetings with high-level officials, with their Chinese counterparts, which is a problem.' The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Tory ag critic questions efforts to engage with China as canola tariffs drag into harvest season

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to fix the political problem at the highest level in China,’ says Rick White, president and CEO of the

Tory ag critic questions efforts to engage with China as canola tariffs drag into harvest season

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 22, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney ‘needs to fix the political problem at the highest level in China,’ says Rick White, president and CEO of the
Conservative MP John Barlow, who co-chairs the House Agriculture Committee, says Liberals appear to be 'having some difficulty getting meetings with high-level officials, with their Chinese counterparts, which is a problem.' The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Freeland resigns from cabinet after a decade as key Liberal minister for role as envoy for Ukraine

  • Six months after Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped his Liberal leadership rival to lead internal trade, Chrystia Freeland says she's 'turning the page on
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 16, 2025
Chrystia Freeland, centre, flanked by cabinet colleagues Dominic LeBlanc and Steven MacKinnon, arrives for the Liberal cabinet meeting on Sept. 16, just as rumours were swirling she would step down. She made her announcement in a social media post not long after the meeting ended. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Freeland resigns from cabinet after a decade as key Liberal minister for role as envoy for Ukraine

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 16, 2025
  • Six months after Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped his Liberal leadership rival to lead internal trade, Chrystia Freeland says she's 'turning the page on

Freeland resigns from cabinet after a decade as key Liberal minister for role as envoy for Ukraine

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 16, 2025
  • Six months after Prime Minister Mark Carney tapped his Liberal leadership rival to lead internal trade, Chrystia Freeland says she's 'turning the page on
Chrystia Freeland, centre, flanked by cabinet colleagues Dominic LeBlanc and Steven MacKinnon, arrives for the Liberal cabinet meeting on Sept. 16, just as rumours were swirling she would step down. She made her announcement in a social media post not long after the meeting ended. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service cuts by attrition are ‘passive, lazy, and random,’ warns ex-Privy Council Office clerk Wernick

  • Ahead of a consequential fall budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney says reducing the federal bureaucracy bloat will ‘happen naturally through attrition.’
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
The impact of Prime Minister Mark Carney's spending review to slash 15 per cent over three years may not be felt by the bureacuracy for months, or even years, as the massive, slow-moving public service takes its time to correct and adjust. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Public service cuts by attrition are ‘passive, lazy, and random,’ warns ex-Privy Council Office clerk Wernick

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
  • Ahead of a consequential fall budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney says reducing the federal bureaucracy bloat will ‘happen naturally through attrition.’

Public service cuts by attrition are ‘passive, lazy, and random,’ warns ex-Privy Council Office clerk Wernick

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
  • Ahead of a consequential fall budget, Prime Minister Mark Carney says reducing the federal bureaucracy bloat will ‘happen naturally through attrition.’
The impact of Prime Minister Mark Carney's spending review to slash 15 per cent over three years may not be felt by the bureacuracy for months, or even years, as the massive, slow-moving public service takes its time to correct and adjust. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

The number of sick days claimed by bureaucrats, broken down by department

  • Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 9.2 days in 2023-24 compared to 5.9 in 2020-21, marking a rise
List | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
Michael Sabia is heading the public service after taking on the post of clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The number of sick days claimed by bureaucrats, broken down by department

List | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
  • Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 9.2 days in 2023-24 compared to 5.9 in 2020-21, marking a rise

The number of sick days claimed by bureaucrats, broken down by department

List | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
  • Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 9.2 days in 2023-24 compared to 5.9 in 2020-21, marking a rise
Michael Sabia is heading the public service after taking on the post of clerk of the Privy Council Office on July 7. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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