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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.

Scientists rally against coming job cuts as notices hit desks across the public service

  • Unions representing federal public servants have been making information public about how many employees may be affected by job losses, though departments are largely
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 16, 2026
Bryan Van Wilgenburg, a union steward and a public servant at Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the work of public servants 'pays for itself many times over,' as job cuts loom. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Scientists rally against coming job cuts as notices hit desks across the public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 16, 2026
  • Unions representing federal public servants have been making information public about how many employees may be affected by job losses, though departments are largely

Scientists rally against coming job cuts as notices hit desks across the public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 16, 2026
  • Unions representing federal public servants have been making information public about how many employees may be affected by job losses, though departments are largely
Bryan Van Wilgenburg, a union steward and a public servant at Environment and Climate Change Canada, said the work of public servants 'pays for itself many times over,' as job cuts loom. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Who do you remain loyal to?’: courting Bay Street talent to Major Projects Office invites conflict-of-interest ‘tension,’ says expert

  • Enticing private sector employees comes during a major shakeup in the public service, with thousands of jobs expected to be lost across the bureaucracy
News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 14, 2026
Reporting from The Globe and Mail indicated private-sector Bay Street workers are being wooed to join the Major Projects Office, presenting new ethical dilemmas for the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Who do you remain loyal to?’: courting Bay Street talent to Major Projects Office invites conflict-of-interest ‘tension,’ says expert

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 14, 2026
  • Enticing private sector employees comes during a major shakeup in the public service, with thousands of jobs expected to be lost across the bureaucracy

‘Who do you remain loyal to?’: courting Bay Street talent to Major Projects Office invites conflict-of-interest ‘tension,’ says expert

News | BY MARLO GLASS | January 14, 2026
  • Enticing private sector employees comes during a major shakeup in the public service, with thousands of jobs expected to be lost across the bureaucracy
Reporting from The Globe and Mail indicated private-sector Bay Street workers are being wooed to join the Major Projects Office, presenting new ethical dilemmas for the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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
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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

Government House Leader MacKinnon calls for co-operation, but criticizes Poilievre’s ‘angry rhetoric’ as House resumes

  • 'We are a minority government, yes, but we believe that we have a mandate to proceed with major policies,' says Steven MacKinnon.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon briefs reporters on Liberal priorities as Parliament resumes on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government House Leader MacKinnon calls for co-operation, but criticizes Poilievre’s ‘angry rhetoric’ as House resumes

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
  • 'We are a minority government, yes, but we believe that we have a mandate to proceed with major policies,' says Steven MacKinnon.

Government House Leader MacKinnon calls for co-operation, but criticizes Poilievre’s ‘angry rhetoric’ as House resumes

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 15, 2025
  • 'We are a minority government, yes, but we believe that we have a mandate to proceed with major policies,' says Steven MacKinnon.
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon briefs reporters on Liberal priorities as Parliament resumes on Sept. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson talks clean energy in Winnipeg

  • Plus, the Ukrainian leader announces a new set of sanctions against Russia.
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, CHRISTINA LEADLAY, KATE MALLOY | September 12, 2025
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson will attend an event held by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson talks clean energy in Winnipeg

Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, CHRISTINA LEADLAY, KATE MALLOY | September 12, 2025
  • Plus, the Ukrainian leader announces a new set of sanctions against Russia.

Hodgson talks clean energy in Winnipeg

Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, CHRISTINA LEADLAY, KATE MALLOY | September 12, 2025
  • Plus, the Ukrainian leader announces a new set of sanctions against Russia.
Energy Minister Tim Hodgson will attend an event held by the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Escalation of political violence is keeping good people out of politics, says former Liberal MP after Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah

  • The controversial Republican personality and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was shot dead at a university speaking event on Sept. 10 in Utah.
News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | September 11, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, fist-bumps Charlie Kirk at Turning Point Action's 'Rally to Protect Our Elections' in 2021. Following Kirk's murder on Sept. 10, Trump called the right-wing commentator a 'martyr for truth and freedom.' Photograph by Gage Skidmore and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Escalation of political violence is keeping good people out of politics, says former Liberal MP after Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah

News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | September 11, 2025
  • The controversial Republican personality and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was shot dead at a university speaking event on Sept. 10 in Utah.

Escalation of political violence is keeping good people out of politics, says former Liberal MP after Charlie Kirk shot dead in Utah

News | BY STUART BENSON, MARLO GLASS | September 11, 2025
  • The controversial Republican personality and ally of U.S. President Donald Trump was shot dead at a university speaking event on Sept. 10 in Utah.
U.S. President Donald Trump, left, fist-bumps Charlie Kirk at Turning Point Action's 'Rally to Protect Our Elections' in 2021. Following Kirk's murder on Sept. 10, Trump called the right-wing commentator a 'martyr for truth and freedom.' Photograph by Gage Skidmore and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Post-pandemic uptick in public servant sick days making the case for remote work, say unions

  • Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 5.9 days in 2020-21 compared to 9.2 in 2023-24. 'We need to
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 11, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Sick days were significantly lower in the 2020-21 fiscal year, according to data from the Treasury Board Secretariat, when federal staff were largely working from home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Post-pandemic uptick in public servant sick days making the case for remote work, say unions

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 11, 2025
  • Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 5.9 days in 2020-21 compared to 9.2 in 2023-24. 'We need to

Post-pandemic uptick in public servant sick days making the case for remote work, say unions

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 11, 2025
  • Bureaucrats in the core public administration called out sick an average of 5.9 days in 2020-21 compared to 9.2 in 2023-24. 'We need to
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Sick days were significantly lower in the 2020-21 fiscal year, according to data from the Treasury Board Secretariat, when federal staff were largely working from home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds reveal the first set of ‘nation-building’ projects 

  • Plus, the mayor of Gander reflects on the events that unfolded after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, KATE MALLOY | September 11, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney highlighted some of his government's priorities for the coming months at the Liberal caucus retreat in Edmonton yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds reveal the first set of ‘nation-building’ projects 

Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, KATE MALLOY | September 11, 2025
  • Plus, the mayor of Gander reflects on the events that unfolded after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Feds reveal the first set of ‘nation-building’ projects 

Feature | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, KATE MALLOY | September 11, 2025
  • Plus, the mayor of Gander reflects on the events that unfolded after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney highlighted some of his government's priorities for the coming months at the Liberal caucus retreat in Edmonton yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Treasury Board outlines 500 ways to cut red tape in sweeping review

  • Twenty-nine departments and agencies reported hundreds of ways they plan to improve regulatory efficiency by 'speeding up decision-making and streamlining processes to increase productivity'
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 8, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board Minister Shafqat Ali said the red-tape review intends to remove outdated regulation, reduce duplication with provincial rules, and making it easier to access and deliver services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board outlines 500 ways to cut red tape in sweeping review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 8, 2025
  • Twenty-nine departments and agencies reported hundreds of ways they plan to improve regulatory efficiency by 'speeding up decision-making and streamlining processes to increase productivity'

Treasury Board outlines 500 ways to cut red tape in sweeping review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 8, 2025
  • Twenty-nine departments and agencies reported hundreds of ways they plan to improve regulatory efficiency by 'speeding up decision-making and streamlining processes to increase productivity'
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board Minister Shafqat Ali said the red-tape review intends to remove outdated regulation, reduce duplication with provincial rules, and making it easier to access and deliver services. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Union raises alarm over pending Public Health Agency job cuts

  • 'Eliminating public health positions while Canada’s health-care system is already stretched to the breaking point leaves Canada dangerously unprepared for the next health crisis
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 5, 2025
Then-deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo, left, and then-chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam at a press conference in 2020. The union representing some staff affected by job cuts warns they will 'pile even more pressure' on a health-care system under strain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Union raises alarm over pending Public Health Agency job cuts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 5, 2025
  • 'Eliminating public health positions while Canada’s health-care system is already stretched to the breaking point leaves Canada dangerously unprepared for the next health crisis

Union raises alarm over pending Public Health Agency job cuts

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 5, 2025
  • 'Eliminating public health positions while Canada’s health-care system is already stretched to the breaking point leaves Canada dangerously unprepared for the next health crisis
Then-deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo, left, and then-chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam at a press conference in 2020. The union representing some staff affected by job cuts warns they will 'pile even more pressure' on a health-care system under strain. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CRA has ‘eroded trust,’ Senator says, as minister tasks agency with creating 100-day improvement plan

  • After persistent call-centre delays, the agency has been instructed to take 'concrete steps' to improve service, but one tax lawyer is dismissing the 'vague'
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 3, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne called for the Canada Revenue Agency to 'implement' a 100-day plan to reduce 'unacceptable' delays and strengthen services. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

CRA has ‘eroded trust,’ Senator says, as minister tasks agency with creating 100-day improvement plan

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 3, 2025
  • After persistent call-centre delays, the agency has been instructed to take 'concrete steps' to improve service, but one tax lawyer is dismissing the 'vague'

CRA has ‘eroded trust,’ Senator says, as minister tasks agency with creating 100-day improvement plan

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 3, 2025
  • After persistent call-centre delays, the agency has been instructed to take 'concrete steps' to improve service, but one tax lawyer is dismissing the 'vague'
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne called for the Canada Revenue Agency to 'implement' a 100-day plan to reduce 'unacceptable' delays and strengthen services. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ministers also expected to take scissors to office budgets in spending review

  • The challenge in cutting ministers’ budgets is ensuring their offices 'can still do what they need to do, and only they can do,' says
News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney's 28-minister cabinet will also be facing budget cuts as part of the government's fiscal review, which calls for departments to cut spending by 15 per cent over three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Ministers also expected to take scissors to office budgets in spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
  • The challenge in cutting ministers’ budgets is ensuring their offices 'can still do what they need to do, and only they can do,' says

Ministers also expected to take scissors to office budgets in spending review

News | BY MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
  • The challenge in cutting ministers’ budgets is ensuring their offices 'can still do what they need to do, and only they can do,' says
Prime Minister Mark Carney's 28-minister cabinet will also be facing budget cuts as part of the government's fiscal review, which calls for departments to cut spending by 15 per cent over three years. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Podcast interview not enough: campaign director Byrne should speak to national council about her future role with the party, say senior Conservatives

  • After skipping two national council meetings, Jenni Byrne attended the Aug. 17 meeting where delegate selection rules were passed.
News | BY ABBAS RANA, MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
Jenni Byrne, who managed the Conservatives' 2024 election campaign, has yet to speak directly to the national council or the national caucus about the party’s election loss or her future plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Podcast interview not enough: campaign director Byrne should speak to national council about her future role with the party, say senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA, MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
  • After skipping two national council meetings, Jenni Byrne attended the Aug. 17 meeting where delegate selection rules were passed.

Podcast interview not enough: campaign director Byrne should speak to national council about her future role with the party, say senior Conservatives

News | BY ABBAS RANA, MARLO GLASS | September 1, 2025
  • After skipping two national council meetings, Jenni Byrne attended the Aug. 17 meeting where delegate selection rules were passed.
Jenni Byrne, who managed the Conservatives' 2024 election campaign, has yet to speak directly to the national council or the national caucus about the party’s election loss or her future plans. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We should be embracing change’: federal public servants more likely to have jobs exposed to AI, study finds

  • A Toronto Metropolitan University think tank says 58 per cent of federal bureaucrats are very likely to cross paths with the technology. While AI
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 26, 2025
Evan Solomon
Evan Solomon
AI Minister Evan Solomon. A think tank report on AI in the public service says 74 per cent of federal, provincial, and municipal workers in the sector have jobs that are likely to interact with the technology, compared to 56 per cent within Canada’s overall labour force. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We should be embracing change’: federal public servants more likely to have jobs exposed to AI, study finds

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 26, 2025
  • A Toronto Metropolitan University think tank says 58 per cent of federal bureaucrats are very likely to cross paths with the technology. While AI

‘We should be embracing change’: federal public servants more likely to have jobs exposed to AI, study finds

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 26, 2025
  • A Toronto Metropolitan University think tank says 58 per cent of federal bureaucrats are very likely to cross paths with the technology. While AI
Evan Solomon
AI Minister Evan Solomon. A think tank report on AI in the public service says 74 per cent of federal, provincial, and municipal workers in the sector have jobs that are likely to interact with the technology, compared to 56 per cent within Canada’s overall labour force. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands respond to false message promoting 1,400 jobs with Department of National Defence

  • The department says it's investigating the matter, confirming the promotion came from an ‘unknown and unapproved source,’ resulting in more than 3,500 responses from
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 21, 2025
National Defence Minister David McGuinty, centre left, with Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan, centre right. The department is currently investigating the source of false messages that circulated about a mass hiring initiative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Thousands respond to false message promoting 1,400 jobs with Department of National Defence

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 21, 2025
  • The department says it's investigating the matter, confirming the promotion came from an ‘unknown and unapproved source,’ resulting in more than 3,500 responses from

Thousands respond to false message promoting 1,400 jobs with Department of National Defence

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 21, 2025
  • The department says it's investigating the matter, confirming the promotion came from an ‘unknown and unapproved source,’ resulting in more than 3,500 responses from
National Defence Minister David McGuinty, centre left, with Chief of Defence Staff Jennie Carignan, centre right. The department is currently investigating the source of false messages that circulated about a mass hiring initiative. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The road to success is never a straight line’: politicos eye whether re-elected Poilievre tries a new tone in Parliament

  • After Pierre Poilievre’s ‘humbling experience’ losing both the federal election and his longtime Ontario seat, ‘has he learned a lesson?’ asks Conservative strategist Shakir
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 19, 2025
Conservative strategist Cole Hogan says housing, crime, immigration, and the cost of living will likely play a prominent role as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, goes head to head with Prime Minister Mark Carney in the House this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

‘The road to success is never a straight line’: politicos eye whether re-elected Poilievre tries a new tone in Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 19, 2025
  • After Pierre Poilievre’s ‘humbling experience’ losing both the federal election and his longtime Ontario seat, ‘has he learned a lesson?’ asks Conservative strategist Shakir

‘The road to success is never a straight line’: politicos eye whether re-elected Poilievre tries a new tone in Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 19, 2025
  • After Pierre Poilievre’s ‘humbling experience’ losing both the federal election and his longtime Ontario seat, ‘has he learned a lesson?’ asks Conservative strategist Shakir
Conservative strategist Cole Hogan says housing, crime, immigration, and the cost of living will likely play a prominent role as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, goes head to head with Prime Minister Mark Carney in the House this fall. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and illustration by Joey Sabourin

CRA complaints on the rise as deep job cuts forecast: ‘I’ll be honest, we’re swamped’

  • Taxpayers' ombudsperson François Boileau says his office saw record-high complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his office continues to be ‘swamped.’
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 12, 2025
François-Philippe Champagne
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

CRA complaints on the rise as deep job cuts forecast: ‘I’ll be honest, we’re swamped’

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 12, 2025
  • Taxpayers' ombudsperson François Boileau says his office saw record-high complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his office continues to be ‘swamped.’

CRA complaints on the rise as deep job cuts forecast: ‘I’ll be honest, we’re swamped’

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 12, 2025
  • Taxpayers' ombudsperson François Boileau says his office saw record-high complaints during the COVID-19 pandemic, and his office continues to be ‘swamped.’
François-Philippe Champagne
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney announces pay raises for Canadian Armed Forces members

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 8, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed pay bumps coming to Canadian Armed Forces members, as well as more financial support military families that frequently move or members who are separated from their families. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney announces pay raises for Canadian Armed Forces members

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 8, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and

Carney announces pay raises for Canadian Armed Forces members

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 8, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed $2-billion in spending for the Canadian Armed Forces, a part of the $9-billion announced in June for defence and
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney detailed pay bumps coming to Canadian Armed Forces members, as well as more financial support military families that frequently move or members who are separated from their families. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s official languages commissioner says he’s worried budget cuts will threaten language rights in federal public service

  • Language training is a budget line that can be seen as extraneous, but Commissioner Raymond Théberge says reduced training could ‘severely impact’ managers who
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 8, 2025
Raymond Théberge
Raymond Théberge
Noting the potential for upcoming budget cuts, Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge's 2025-25 annual report recommends that departmental deputy ministers "take the necessary measures" to ensure that employees’ language rights are respected during any exercise to reduce federal spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s official languages commissioner says he’s worried budget cuts will threaten language rights in federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 8, 2025
  • Language training is a budget line that can be seen as extraneous, but Commissioner Raymond Théberge says reduced training could ‘severely impact’ managers who

Canada’s official languages commissioner says he’s worried budget cuts will threaten language rights in federal public service

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 8, 2025
  • Language training is a budget line that can be seen as extraneous, but Commissioner Raymond Théberge says reduced training could ‘severely impact’ managers who
Raymond Théberge
Noting the potential for upcoming budget cuts, Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge's 2025-25 annual report recommends that departmental deputy ministers "take the necessary measures" to ensure that employees’ language rights are respected during any exercise to reduce federal spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Some investigations may never see the light of day’: public service watchdog seeks budget bump to dig through backlog

  • Last year, the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner received 348 disclosures of wrongdoing, and had a backlog of 102 cases reported the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 4, 2025
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Solloway says her office is five times over its capacity for investigating wrongdoing in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Some investigations may never see the light of day’: public service watchdog seeks budget bump to dig through backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 4, 2025
  • Last year, the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner received 348 disclosures of wrongdoing, and had a backlog of 102 cases reported the

‘Some investigations may never see the light of day’: public service watchdog seeks budget bump to dig through backlog

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 4, 2025
  • Last year, the Office of the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner received 348 disclosures of wrongdoing, and had a backlog of 102 cases reported the
Public Sector Integrity Commissioner Harriet Solloway says her office is five times over its capacity for investigating wrongdoing in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Infrastructure Minister Robertson says he asked the Canada Infrastructure Bank to cancel $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships, but deal had been inked in March

  • Though Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson said he had asked the bank to reverse course on its decision, Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO Ehren
News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 1, 2025
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, pictured in file photos, testified before the House Transport Committee on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Infrastructure Minister Robertson says he asked the Canada Infrastructure Bank to cancel $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships, but deal had been inked in March

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 1, 2025
  • Though Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson said he had asked the bank to reverse course on its decision, Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO Ehren

Infrastructure Minister Robertson says he asked the Canada Infrastructure Bank to cancel $1-billion loan for Chinese-made ships, but deal had been inked in March

News | BY MARLO GLASS | August 1, 2025
  • Though Housing and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson said he had asked the bank to reverse course on its decision, Canada Infrastructure Bank CEO Ehren
Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, and Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson, pictured in file photos, testified before the House Transport Committee on Aug. 1. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

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