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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.

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

‘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
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‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

  • The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 19, 2025
Patty Hajdu
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu will oversee Employment and Social Development Canada in her role, but without a dedicated minister for disability advocacy, some are concerned their voices won't be heard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 19, 2025
  • The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal

‘Really scared, anxious, and horrified’: advocates decry lack of voice for Canadians with disabilities in cabinet

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 19, 2025
  • The gap comes at a crucial time for advocates, as a new disability benefit program is being criticized for not fulfilling its stated goal
Patty Hajdu
Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu will oversee Employment and Social Development Canada in her role, but without a dedicated minister for disability advocacy, some are concerned their voices won't be heard. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 16, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, left, and Joël Lightbound, minister of government transformation, public works and procurement, are both new to cabinet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be

‘When we hear government efficiency from Carney, we’re worried we’ll see DOGE-lite’: public service unions react to new ministers Lightbound and Ali

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 16, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized government efficiency and reining in spending, but the two largest public service unions say they need to be
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, left, and Joël Lightbound, minister of government transformation, public works and procurement, are both new to cabinet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney’s new cabinet balances change with experience, analysts say

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney says his team is focused on growing an economy that 'is resilient in the face of economic shock,' and put
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland at the May 13 cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney’s new cabinet balances change with experience, analysts say

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 13, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney says his team is focused on growing an economy that 'is resilient in the face of economic shock,' and put

Carney’s new cabinet balances change with experience, analysts say

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 13, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney says his team is focused on growing an economy that 'is resilient in the face of economic shock,' and put
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland at the May 13 cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his

Carney taps host of new MPs to 28-member cabinet, creates 10 secretaries of state

News | BY MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND | May 13, 2025
  • In a major shakeup, Prime Minister Mark Carney named 16 new faces to his 28-member cabinet, but kept a dozen Trudeau-era ministers in his
Prime Minister Mark Carney, front centre, poses for a photo with Governor General Mary Simon and the members of his core cabinet and team of ministers of state at Rideau Hall on May 13. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the

Canada can’t survive without alliances—and friendship isn’t free, says former CSIS head Fadden

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 12, 2025
  • This country talks a good game about things like meeting the NATO target, but is 'not so good at providing a benefit to the
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has promised to hit NATO's defence spending target of two per cent of GDP by 2030. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain

Will Carney’s cabinet shuffle favour high-profile rookies or veteran MPs?

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • Stalwart ministers who recently travelled with Prime Minister Mark Carney for a high-profile meeting with the American president are seen as likely to remain
These rookie Liberal MPs are favoured to be tapped for a cabinet position in the upcoming shuffle. Clockwise from top left: Tim Hodgson, Evan Solomon, Carlos Leitão, Gregor Robertson, Nathalie Provost, Buckley Belanger, Eleanor Olszewski, and Rebecca Chartrand. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn and the Liberal Party of Canada, and illustration by Naomi Wildeboer

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the

From first impressions to policy planning, public servants await new cabinet, new Parliament

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
  • From dusting off financial documents to preparing to welcome new ministers, there’s plenty of work to be done before King Charles III delivers the
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.

Andrew Scheer to lead Conservatives in Parliament until Poilievre regains a seat

News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 6, 2025
  • The 143-member caucus opted to enact the Reform Act rules, according to media reports, giving Conservative MPs the power to trigger a leadership review.
At the first caucus meeting since the election on May 6, Conservatives elected longtime MP Andrew Scheer to lead their party in Parliament. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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