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Mike Lapointe has been with The Hill Times since 2019, and covers the federal public service, public service unions, the Parliament Hill media, as well as federal politics and policy. He’s reported on the last three federal elections, public health issues throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022 convoy protest in downtown Ottawa. He can be reached at mlapointe@hilltimes.com.

Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals

  • 'Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,' says
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, left, says the Liberal government's approach 'contrasts sharply' with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's plan to 'defund and dismantle' an organization that 'millions of Canadians count on.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2024
  • 'Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,' says

Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2024
  • 'Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,' says
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, left, says the Liberal government's approach 'contrasts sharply' with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's plan to 'defund and dismantle' an organization that 'millions of Canadians count on.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

If you’re looking for Poilievre, he’s in northern Ontario

  • Plus, The Great Right North: Inside Far-Right Activism in Canada comes out in October; Canada Post celebrates Norman Jewison; Matt Luloff charged with impaired
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 29, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, is on the road in northern Ontario this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If you’re looking for Poilievre, he’s in northern Ontario

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 29, 2024
  • Plus, The Great Right North: Inside Far-Right Activism in Canada comes out in October; Canada Post celebrates Norman Jewison; Matt Luloff charged with impaired

If you’re looking for Poilievre, he’s in northern Ontario

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 29, 2024
  • Plus, The Great Right North: Inside Far-Right Activism in Canada comes out in October; Canada Post celebrates Norman Jewison; Matt Luloff charged with impaired
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, is on the road in northern Ontario this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Influx of names on byelection ballots shows ‘frustration’ with first-past-the-post system, say electoral reform advocates

  • Political science professor Laura Stephenson says a system of government that favours coalitions could ‘decrease some of that party hate’ embedded in Canadian politics.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2024
Conservative MP-elect Don Stewart—pictured with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and supporters—won the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection that saw the names of 84 candidates on the ballot, part of a protest against the electoral system. Photograph courtesy of X

Influx of names on byelection ballots shows ‘frustration’ with first-past-the-post system, say electoral reform advocates

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2024
  • Political science professor Laura Stephenson says a system of government that favours coalitions could ‘decrease some of that party hate’ embedded in Canadian politics.

Influx of names on byelection ballots shows ‘frustration’ with first-past-the-post system, say electoral reform advocates

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2024
  • Political science professor Laura Stephenson says a system of government that favours coalitions could ‘decrease some of that party hate’ embedded in Canadian politics.
Conservative MP-elect Don Stewart—pictured with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and supporters—won the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection that saw the names of 84 candidates on the ballot, part of a protest against the electoral system. Photograph courtesy of X

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

  • Pocketbook issues 'play pretty well in Quebec with the Bloc voters, as they are in the rest of the country,' says David Boudeweel-Lefebvre, founder
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2024
Experts say the Conservatives, under leader Pierre Poilievre, have had some trouble breaking into Quebec, but that the next general election may offer some inroads in close ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2024
  • Pocketbook issues 'play pretty well in Quebec with the Bloc voters, as they are in the rest of the country,' says David Boudeweel-Lefebvre, founder

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2024
  • Pocketbook issues 'play pretty well in Quebec with the Bloc voters, as they are in the rest of the country,' says David Boudeweel-Lefebvre, founder
Experts say the Conservatives, under leader Pierre Poilievre, have had some trouble breaking into Quebec, but that the next general election may offer some inroads in close ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tanya Talaga to release new book, The Knowing

  • Plus, House delists MPs' Hill office numbers from Commons website, Mercedes Stephenson talks about what it's like for the media to fly on the
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
Globe and Mail columnist and award-winning author Tanya Talaga has written a new book, The Knowing, published by HarperCollinsCanada. It will be released on Aug. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tanya Talaga to release new book, The Knowing

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
  • Plus, House delists MPs' Hill office numbers from Commons website, Mercedes Stephenson talks about what it's like for the media to fly on the

Tanya Talaga to release new book, The Knowing

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
  • Plus, House delists MPs' Hill office numbers from Commons website, Mercedes Stephenson talks about what it's like for the media to fly on the
Globe and Mail columnist and award-winning author Tanya Talaga has written a new book, The Knowing, published by HarperCollinsCanada. It will be released on Aug. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

  • Pierre Poilievre is already in majority territory without a big breakthrough in Quebec, says pollster Nik Nanos, alluding to how Stephen Harper had won
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently said his party has 'a chance for a breakthrough' in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre is already in majority territory without a big breakthrough in Quebec, says pollster Nik Nanos, alluding to how Stephen Harper had won

Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre is already in majority territory without a big breakthrough in Quebec, says pollster Nik Nanos, alluding to how Stephen Harper had won
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently said his party has 'a chance for a breakthrough' in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions, advocacy groups cautiously optimistic about Anand’s call for extension of ’25-and-out’ pensions

  • Treasury Board President Anita Anand said the cost of expanding early retirement eligibility is estimated to include a one-time cost of approximately $175-million and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced on June 12 that the government will introduce legislative changes to expand the eligibility for early pensions this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions, advocacy groups cautiously optimistic about Anand’s call for extension of ’25-and-out’ pensions

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2024
  • Treasury Board President Anita Anand said the cost of expanding early retirement eligibility is estimated to include a one-time cost of approximately $175-million and

Unions, advocacy groups cautiously optimistic about Anand’s call for extension of ’25-and-out’ pensions

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2024
  • Treasury Board President Anita Anand said the cost of expanding early retirement eligibility is estimated to include a one-time cost of approximately $175-million and
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced on June 12 that the government will introduce legislative changes to expand the eligibility for early pensions this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Three new books to keep an eye out for this fall

  • Plus, Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi plays a mean electric guitar, Kirbie hires Boissoneau, Grit MP James Maloney treasures friendship with Irish ambassador,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 8, 2024
Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen's Tireless Fight for Justice, by Lisa Moore and Jack Whalen; What She Said: Conversations About Equality, by The Globe and Mail's award-winning journalist Elizabeth Renzetti; and Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests, by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, will be released this fall. Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada

Three new books to keep an eye out for this fall

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 8, 2024
  • Plus, Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi plays a mean electric guitar, Kirbie hires Boissoneau, Grit MP James Maloney treasures friendship with Irish ambassador,

Three new books to keep an eye out for this fall

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 8, 2024
  • Plus, Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi plays a mean electric guitar, Kirbie hires Boissoneau, Grit MP James Maloney treasures friendship with Irish ambassador,
Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen's Tireless Fight for Justice, by Lisa Moore and Jack Whalen; What She Said: Conversations About Equality, by The Globe and Mail's award-winning journalist Elizabeth Renzetti; and Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests, by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, will be released this fall. Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada

‘Historic,’ first female chief of defence staff Carignan has steep road ahead in recruiting and procurement, say military experts

  • With both internal and external pressures on the Canadian Armed Forces, this is an 'extremely challenging' time for any new chief of defence staff
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 7, 2024
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan arrives at the Prime Minister’s Office in West Block before the Liberal cabinet meeting on Jan. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Historic,’ first female chief of defence staff Carignan has steep road ahead in recruiting and procurement, say military experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 7, 2024
  • With both internal and external pressures on the Canadian Armed Forces, this is an 'extremely challenging' time for any new chief of defence staff

‘Historic,’ first female chief of defence staff Carignan has steep road ahead in recruiting and procurement, say military experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 7, 2024
  • With both internal and external pressures on the Canadian Armed Forces, this is an 'extremely challenging' time for any new chief of defence staff
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan arrives at the Prime Minister’s Office in West Block before the Liberal cabinet meeting on Jan. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

  • Unlike the embattled prime minister, 'no one has really any expectations' of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before the election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals may be past the point of no return, politicos agree. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 2, 2024
  • Unlike the embattled prime minister, 'no one has really any expectations' of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before the election, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 2, 2024
  • Unlike the embattled prime minister, 'no one has really any expectations' of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before the election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals may be past the point of no return, politicos agree. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s your last chance to vote in The Hill Times’ best of politics in 2024, make it count

  • Plus, Norway's ambassador to Canada died on June 17, editor picked to head up Washington Post turns it down, new Chinese ambassador hosts welcome
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 1, 2024
The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

It’s your last chance to vote in The Hill Times’ best of politics in 2024, make it count

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 1, 2024
  • Plus, Norway's ambassador to Canada died on June 17, editor picked to head up Washington Post turns it down, new Chinese ambassador hosts welcome

It’s your last chance to vote in The Hill Times’ best of politics in 2024, make it count

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 1, 2024
  • Plus, Norway's ambassador to Canada died on June 17, editor picked to head up Washington Post turns it down, new Chinese ambassador hosts welcome
The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

  • CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
Corus, the parent company of Global News, is laying of 35 employees across the country 'as part of our ongoing evaluation of our business and continued enterprise efficiency review,' according to a spokesperson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
  • CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
  • CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.
Corus, the parent company of Global News, is laying of 35 employees across the country 'as part of our ongoing evaluation of our business and continued enterprise efficiency review,' according to a spokesperson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst’: Canada should get ready for second Trump presidency, say foreign policy experts

  • Despite the fact that Donald Trump is now the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes, it hasn't affected his polling.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump. Despite being a convicted felon, Trump is polling high in the race against Biden. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy of Flickr

‘Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst’: Canada should get ready for second Trump presidency, say foreign policy experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Despite the fact that Donald Trump is now the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes, it hasn't affected his polling.

‘Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst’: Canada should get ready for second Trump presidency, say foreign policy experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Despite the fact that Donald Trump is now the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes, it hasn't affected his polling.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump. Despite being a convicted felon, Trump is polling high in the race against Biden. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy of Flickr

Former Elections Canada chief electoral officer Jean-Marc Hamel dies

  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore to step down, Jonathan Malloy elected Canadian Political Science Association president, Pierre Poilievre hosts garden party for third-language media
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
Jean-Marc Hamel was Canada's chief electoral officer from 1966 to 1990. He died on May 24 at the age of 99. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Former Elections Canada chief electoral officer Jean-Marc Hamel dies

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore to step down, Jonathan Malloy elected Canadian Political Science Association president, Pierre Poilievre hosts garden party for third-language media

Former Elections Canada chief electoral officer Jean-Marc Hamel dies

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore to step down, Jonathan Malloy elected Canadian Political Science Association president, Pierre Poilievre hosts garden party for third-language media
Jean-Marc Hamel was Canada's chief electoral officer from 1966 to 1990. He died on May 24 at the age of 99. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Two new books out for politicos

  • Plus, Matthew Green honours the late Peter Rosenthal; Art of Leadership Women conference begins; Elizabeth May mourns loss of St. Anne's Anglican Church; Ottawa
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
Two new books: History Has Made Us Friends, and Voting Online are out. Book cover images courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Two new books out for politicos

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • Plus, Matthew Green honours the late Peter Rosenthal; Art of Leadership Women conference begins; Elizabeth May mourns loss of St. Anne's Anglican Church; Ottawa

Two new books out for politicos

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • Plus, Matthew Green honours the late Peter Rosenthal; Art of Leadership Women conference begins; Elizabeth May mourns loss of St. Anne's Anglican Church; Ottawa
Two new books: History Has Made Us Friends, and Voting Online are out. Book cover images courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Anand says feds’ return to office directive ‘not a political decision’ as public service unions push back

  • As unions keep fighting the three-day in-office mandate, a Treasury Board spokesperson said senior figures in the secretariat made the decision with the support
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
Public Service Alliance of Canada members, as well as other federal and national union members, protested outside Treasury Board's headquarters last week in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

Anand says feds’ return to office directive ‘not a political decision’ as public service unions push back

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • As unions keep fighting the three-day in-office mandate, a Treasury Board spokesperson said senior figures in the secretariat made the decision with the support

Anand says feds’ return to office directive ‘not a political decision’ as public service unions push back

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • As unions keep fighting the three-day in-office mandate, a Treasury Board spokesperson said senior figures in the secretariat made the decision with the support
Public Service Alliance of Canada members, as well as other federal and national union members, protested outside Treasury Board's headquarters last week in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

‘Unprecedented’: global body looking into Canadian Human Rights Commission, potentially downgrading country’s status

  • Canada's human rights record has never been investigated by the United Nations in more than 30 years that it has been a member state,
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
Bernadette Betchi, who has joined the Black Class Action Lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada and is employed by the Canadian Human Rights Commission, left, Nicholas Marcus Thompson, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, and Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

‘Unprecedented’: global body looking into Canadian Human Rights Commission, potentially downgrading country’s status

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • Canada's human rights record has never been investigated by the United Nations in more than 30 years that it has been a member state,

‘Unprecedented’: global body looking into Canadian Human Rights Commission, potentially downgrading country’s status

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • Canada's human rights record has never been investigated by the United Nations in more than 30 years that it has been a member state,
Bernadette Betchi, who has joined the Black Class Action Lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada and is employed by the Canadian Human Rights Commission, left, Nicholas Marcus Thompson, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, and Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

  • According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
The Ottawa area, including Gatineau, Que., was engulfed in smoke last summer as wildfires raged across the country in a record-breaking year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and
The Ottawa area, including Gatineau, Que., was engulfed in smoke last summer as wildfires raged across the country in a record-breaking year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nahlah Ayed has a new book out, The War We Won Apart

  • Plus, former Harper chief of staff Ian Brodie launches a newsletter, and former CTV journalist Daniele Hamamdjian is joining NBC News in London, U.K.,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
Nahla Ayed, author of The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII. Images and photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada and Carleton University

Nahlah Ayed has a new book out, The War We Won Apart

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • Plus, former Harper chief of staff Ian Brodie launches a newsletter, and former CTV journalist Daniele Hamamdjian is joining NBC News in London, U.K.,

Nahlah Ayed has a new book out, The War We Won Apart

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • Plus, former Harper chief of staff Ian Brodie launches a newsletter, and former CTV journalist Daniele Hamamdjian is joining NBC News in London, U.K.,
Nahla Ayed, author of The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII. Images and photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada and Carleton University

‘Tremendously important appointment’: public service stalwart Bill Matthews moves into top role as secretary of Treasury Board at a sticky time

  • Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
Bill Matthews, left, is now the Secretary of the Treasury Board following a May 24 shuffle in the public service's senior ranks. Catherine Blewett, the previous secretary, is now a senior adviser in the Privy Council Office. Stefanie Beck is the new deputy minister of defence. Photographs courtesy of the Government of Canada

‘Tremendously important appointment’: public service stalwart Bill Matthews moves into top role as secretary of Treasury Board at a sticky time

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
  • Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of

‘Tremendously important appointment’: public service stalwart Bill Matthews moves into top role as secretary of Treasury Board at a sticky time

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
  • Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of
Bill Matthews, left, is now the Secretary of the Treasury Board following a May 24 shuffle in the public service's senior ranks. Catherine Blewett, the previous secretary, is now a senior adviser in the Privy Council Office. Stefanie Beck is the new deputy minister of defence. Photographs courtesy of the Government of Canada

Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings confronts cancer again, writes her story in Montreal Gazette

  • Plus, Norman Spector, ex-chief of staff to Brian Mulroney, calls Trudeau ‘most consequential’ prime minister in his lifetime, and Liberal MP and assistant deputy
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings, pictured in 2009 on the Hill, served in a number of parliamentary secretary roles during her time representing Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Que., from 1997 to 2011. She is battling cancer once again. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings confronts cancer again, writes her story in Montreal Gazette

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
  • Plus, Norman Spector, ex-chief of staff to Brian Mulroney, calls Trudeau ‘most consequential’ prime minister in his lifetime, and Liberal MP and assistant deputy

Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings confronts cancer again, writes her story in Montreal Gazette

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
  • Plus, Norman Spector, ex-chief of staff to Brian Mulroney, calls Trudeau ‘most consequential’ prime minister in his lifetime, and Liberal MP and assistant deputy
Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings, pictured in 2009 on the Hill, served in a number of parliamentary secretary roles during her time representing Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Que., from 1997 to 2011. She is battling cancer once again. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion finally open, but energy experts warn it’s not enough to boost Canada’s languishing economy

  • The bigger pipeline now provides Canadian oil shippers with nearly 600,000 barrels per day of new capacity. But the delayed and costly project raises
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
Burnaby Terminal is the end point of the Trans Mountain Pipeline System, and is a distribution point for crude oil and refined products to local terminals. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion finally open, but energy experts warn it’s not enough to boost Canada’s languishing economy

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
  • The bigger pipeline now provides Canadian oil shippers with nearly 600,000 barrels per day of new capacity. But the delayed and costly project raises

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion finally open, but energy experts warn it’s not enough to boost Canada’s languishing economy

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
  • The bigger pipeline now provides Canadian oil shippers with nearly 600,000 barrels per day of new capacity. But the delayed and costly project raises
Burnaby Terminal is the end point of the Trans Mountain Pipeline System, and is a distribution point for crude oil and refined products to local terminals. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

‘Wînipêk Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre’ set to hit bookshelves this month

  • Plus, Lawn Summer Nights returns this summer to support Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
Winnipeg Free Press columnist and professor in the department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba Niigan Sinclair has a new book coming out later this month. Handout image

‘Wînipêk Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre’ set to hit bookshelves this month

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
  • Plus, Lawn Summer Nights returns this summer to support Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

‘Wînipêk Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre’ set to hit bookshelves this month

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
  • Plus, Lawn Summer Nights returns this summer to support Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Winnipeg Free Press columnist and professor in the department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba Niigan Sinclair has a new book coming out later this month. Handout image

‘We wanted answers’: federal public service unions protest government’s return to workplace policy

  • A recent Angus Reid poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians support federal workers spending more time in the office and less time
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 24, 2024
Members of Canada's public service unions gathered outside of Ottawa's City Hall on May 23 to protest the federal government's back-to-workplace policies. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

‘We wanted answers’: federal public service unions protest government’s return to workplace policy

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 24, 2024
  • A recent Angus Reid poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians support federal workers spending more time in the office and less time

‘We wanted answers’: federal public service unions protest government’s return to workplace policy

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 24, 2024
  • A recent Angus Reid poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians support federal workers spending more time in the office and less time
Members of Canada's public service unions gathered outside of Ottawa's City Hall on May 23 to protest the federal government's back-to-workplace policies. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

Live, from Parliament Hill! It’s the cutest pets photo contest

  • Plus, Eleanor Wachtel picks her favourite Alice Munro book, Charlie Angus gets subpoenaed, Lyft Canada hires Maria Allaham, and the Institute for Research in
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 20, 2024
This is your 15 minutes, animal folks: Molly, top left, Stella, Gaston, Justin (the cat), Moose Tracks (the cow), and Annie, the horse. Photographs courtesy of the Canadian Animal Health Institute

Live, from Parliament Hill! It’s the cutest pets photo contest

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 20, 2024
  • Plus, Eleanor Wachtel picks her favourite Alice Munro book, Charlie Angus gets subpoenaed, Lyft Canada hires Maria Allaham, and the Institute for Research in

Live, from Parliament Hill! It’s the cutest pets photo contest

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 20, 2024
  • Plus, Eleanor Wachtel picks her favourite Alice Munro book, Charlie Angus gets subpoenaed, Lyft Canada hires Maria Allaham, and the Institute for Research in
This is your 15 minutes, animal folks: Molly, top left, Stella, Gaston, Justin (the cat), Moose Tracks (the cow), and Annie, the horse. Photographs courtesy of the Canadian Animal Health Institute

Ottawa Centre MP Naqvi says ‘no consensus’ on return-to-office issue from constituents following Treasury Board’s decree

  • A number of Ottawa-area mayors wrote to the Treasury Board president with their major concerns that the government's back-to-office decision will have on their
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2024
Following the Treasury Board's announcement that will see federal public servants back in office three days a week this fall, downtown Ottawa Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi says most people want to work in hybrid workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa Centre MP Naqvi says ‘no consensus’ on return-to-office issue from constituents following Treasury Board’s decree

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2024
  • A number of Ottawa-area mayors wrote to the Treasury Board president with their major concerns that the government's back-to-office decision will have on their

Ottawa Centre MP Naqvi says ‘no consensus’ on return-to-office issue from constituents following Treasury Board’s decree

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2024
  • A number of Ottawa-area mayors wrote to the Treasury Board president with their major concerns that the government's back-to-office decision will have on their
Following the Treasury Board's announcement that will see federal public servants back in office three days a week this fall, downtown Ottawa Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi says most people want to work in hybrid workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Like a breath of fresh air,’ Shaila Anwar officially steps into top Senate job

  • Plus, Michael Byers and Aaron Boley win the $60,000 Donner Prize, former MP Nathan Cullen has medical emergency on a flight, and Jenni Byrne
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 13, 2024
Top job: Shaila Anwar started her new role as clerk of the Senate and clerk of the Parliaments on May 6. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

‘Like a breath of fresh air,’ Shaila Anwar officially steps into top Senate job

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 13, 2024
  • Plus, Michael Byers and Aaron Boley win the $60,000 Donner Prize, former MP Nathan Cullen has medical emergency on a flight, and Jenni Byrne

‘Like a breath of fresh air,’ Shaila Anwar officially steps into top Senate job

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 13, 2024
  • Plus, Michael Byers and Aaron Boley win the $60,000 Donner Prize, former MP Nathan Cullen has medical emergency on a flight, and Jenni Byrne
Top job: Shaila Anwar started her new role as clerk of the Senate and clerk of the Parliaments on May 6. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada
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Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

  • Long story short, the 2021 Canadian political landscape was like no other in recent memory, and The Hill Times partnered once again with Forum
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
Defence Minister Anita Anand, who was previously the public services and procurement minister prior to the September election, was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 23rd Annual All Politics Poll. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished second on the list, followed by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
  • Long story short, the 2021 Canadian political landscape was like no other in recent memory, and The Hill Times partnered once again with Forum

Anand named most valuable politician, climate change voted most important issue in The Hill Times’ 23rd Annual All Politics Poll

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 20, 2021
  • Long story short, the 2021 Canadian political landscape was like no other in recent memory, and The Hill Times partnered once again with Forum
Defence Minister Anita Anand, who was previously the public services and procurement minister prior to the September election, was named the most valuable politician, according to The Hill Times' 23rd Annual All Politics Poll. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau finished second on the list, followed by Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Environmental groups welcome mandate letters’ ‘whole-of-government’ approach to climate change, ‘huge list of priorities’ for Guilbeault

  • Environmental advocacy groups are pleased to see a “whole-of-government” approach to addressing climate change laid out in newly-released ministerial mandate letters that set the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 17, 2021
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault pictured speaking with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting on Oct. 27, 2021. Guilbeault will work closely with National Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson to cap oil and gas sector emissions at current levels to help meet Canada’s 2030 climate goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Environmental groups welcome mandate letters’ ‘whole-of-government’ approach to climate change, ‘huge list of priorities’ for Guilbeault

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 17, 2021
  • Environmental advocacy groups are pleased to see a “whole-of-government” approach to addressing climate change laid out in newly-released ministerial mandate letters that set the

Environmental groups welcome mandate letters’ ‘whole-of-government’ approach to climate change, ‘huge list of priorities’ for Guilbeault

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 17, 2021
  • Environmental advocacy groups are pleased to see a “whole-of-government” approach to addressing climate change laid out in newly-released ministerial mandate letters that set the
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault pictured speaking with reporters after the Liberal cabinet meeting on Oct. 27, 2021. Guilbeault will work closely with National Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson to cap oil and gas sector emissions at current levels to help meet Canada’s 2030 climate goals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau issues long-awaited ministerial mandate letters to tackle ‘challenges’ ahead

  • On Thursday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released new ministerial mandate letters, the long-awaited documents that provide ministers with guidance on their particular responsibilities in
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 16, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured speaking with reporters on his way to the Liberal Party caucus meeting on Dec. 8, 2021. Trudeau issued mandate letters to his cabinet on Dec. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau issues long-awaited ministerial mandate letters to tackle ‘challenges’ ahead

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 16, 2021
  • On Thursday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released new ministerial mandate letters, the long-awaited documents that provide ministers with guidance on their particular responsibilities in

Trudeau issues long-awaited ministerial mandate letters to tackle ‘challenges’ ahead

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 16, 2021
  • On Thursday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau released new ministerial mandate letters, the long-awaited documents that provide ministers with guidance on their particular responsibilities in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured speaking with reporters on his way to the Liberal Party caucus meeting on Dec. 8, 2021. Trudeau issued mandate letters to his cabinet on Dec. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We need fairness, we need equity’: striking workers at AG’s office call on feds to implement wage grid

  • On strike for two-and-a-half weeks now, more than 160 employees in the Audit Services Group working at the Office of the Auditor General are
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 15, 2021
Members of the Audit Services Group in the Office of the Auditor General are pictured picketing outside the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Dec. 9, as Auditor General Karen Hogan held a virtual press conference. Without a new contract since 2018, the group represents 170 employees currently on strike, the first in the history of the office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We need fairness, we need equity’: striking workers at AG’s office call on feds to implement wage grid

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 15, 2021
  • On strike for two-and-a-half weeks now, more than 160 employees in the Audit Services Group working at the Office of the Auditor General are

‘We need fairness, we need equity’: striking workers at AG’s office call on feds to implement wage grid

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 15, 2021
  • On strike for two-and-a-half weeks now, more than 160 employees in the Audit Services Group working at the Office of the Auditor General are
Members of the Audit Services Group in the Office of the Auditor General are pictured picketing outside the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Dec. 9, as Auditor General Karen Hogan held a virtual press conference. Without a new contract since 2018, the group represents 170 employees currently on strike, the first in the history of the office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Inevitable’ rise of Omicron shows ‘failed approach’ to ending pandemic, say experts

  • Public health professionals and global health advocacy groups are reiterating months-long calls for the federal government to step up its leadership on the urgent
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 13, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured alongside chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam and deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo during an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on Oct. 5, 2020. Just over 76 per cent of the Canadian population is fully vaccinated, but only 7.1 per cent of people in low-income countries have received one or more doses as the world now contends with the Omicron variant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Inevitable’ rise of Omicron shows ‘failed approach’ to ending pandemic, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 13, 2021
  • Public health professionals and global health advocacy groups are reiterating months-long calls for the federal government to step up its leadership on the urgent

‘Inevitable’ rise of Omicron shows ‘failed approach’ to ending pandemic, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 13, 2021
  • Public health professionals and global health advocacy groups are reiterating months-long calls for the federal government to step up its leadership on the urgent
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured alongside chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam and deputy chief public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo during an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on Oct. 5, 2020. Just over 76 per cent of the Canadian population is fully vaccinated, but only 7.1 per cent of people in low-income countries have received one or more doses as the world now contends with the Omicron variant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Steep learning curve’ ahead for Immigration Minister Fraser, as politicos hail appointment

  • Rookie Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser has paid his caucus dues, say politicos, but now faces a steep learning curve as head
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 8, 2021
New Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser has held his Nova Scotia riding since 2015 and previously served in three parliamentary secretary posts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Steep learning curve’ ahead for Immigration Minister Fraser, as politicos hail appointment

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 8, 2021
  • Rookie Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser has paid his caucus dues, say politicos, but now faces a steep learning curve as head

‘Steep learning curve’ ahead for Immigration Minister Fraser, as politicos hail appointment

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 8, 2021
  • Rookie Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser has paid his caucus dues, say politicos, but now faces a steep learning curve as head
New Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Sean Fraser has held his Nova Scotia riding since 2015 and previously served in three parliamentary secretary posts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Almost half of newsrooms entirely white: CAJ survey

  • Almost half of all Canadian newsrooms exclusively employ white journalists, according to a survey conducted by the Canadian Association of Journalists and released recently.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 6, 2021
Journalists pictured scrumming Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller as he leaves for the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block In Ottawa on Nov. 16, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Almost half of newsrooms entirely white: CAJ survey

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 6, 2021
  • Almost half of all Canadian newsrooms exclusively employ white journalists, according to a survey conducted by the Canadian Association of Journalists and released recently.

Almost half of newsrooms entirely white: CAJ survey

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 6, 2021
  • Almost half of all Canadian newsrooms exclusively employ white journalists, according to a survey conducted by the Canadian Association of Journalists and released recently.
Journalists pictured scrumming Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller as he leaves for the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block In Ottawa on Nov. 16, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates, NDP welcome ‘long overdue’ paid sick day legislation for federally regulated employees

  • Small business advocates and the NDP, who have been calling for the introduction of paid sick leave by the federal government for months, say
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 2, 2021
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan recently told reporters that 58 per cent of working Canadians have no paid sick days, and that many take between eight and 10 sick days a year without any remuneration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates, NDP welcome ‘long overdue’ paid sick day legislation for federally regulated employees

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 2, 2021
  • Small business advocates and the NDP, who have been calling for the introduction of paid sick leave by the federal government for months, say

Advocates, NDP welcome ‘long overdue’ paid sick day legislation for federally regulated employees

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 2, 2021
  • Small business advocates and the NDP, who have been calling for the introduction of paid sick leave by the federal government for months, say
Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan recently told reporters that 58 per cent of working Canadians have no paid sick days, and that many take between eight and 10 sick days a year without any remuneration. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inflation pressures on economy, workforce ‘absolutely surprised’ everyone, including BoC, says top economist

  • Long-term unemployment levels in Canada remain stubbornly high, despite increasing consumer demand as people look to return to normal, with “ferocious inflation pressures” having
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 24, 2021
Deputy Bank of Canada Governor Lawrence Schembri recently said employment is the most important determinate of our economy’s productive capacity—and that labour market uncertainties 'pose a challenge to the foundations of this paradigm.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inflation pressures on economy, workforce ‘absolutely surprised’ everyone, including BoC, says top economist

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 24, 2021
  • Long-term unemployment levels in Canada remain stubbornly high, despite increasing consumer demand as people look to return to normal, with “ferocious inflation pressures” having

Inflation pressures on economy, workforce ‘absolutely surprised’ everyone, including BoC, says top economist

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 24, 2021
  • Long-term unemployment levels in Canada remain stubbornly high, despite increasing consumer demand as people look to return to normal, with “ferocious inflation pressures” having
Deputy Bank of Canada Governor Lawrence Schembri recently said employment is the most important determinate of our economy’s productive capacity—and that labour market uncertainties 'pose a challenge to the foundations of this paradigm.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hill media ‘ready for things to go almost back to normal as much as possible’

  • As has been the case for most Canadians, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into the day-to-day operations of journalists working on Parliament
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 22, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 16, 2021, outside of the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hill media ‘ready for things to go almost back to normal as much as possible’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 22, 2021
  • As has been the case for most Canadians, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into the day-to-day operations of journalists working on Parliament

Hill media ‘ready for things to go almost back to normal as much as possible’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 22, 2021
  • As has been the case for most Canadians, the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into the day-to-day operations of journalists working on Parliament
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Nov. 16, 2021, outside of the Liberal cabinet meeting in West Block. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘No one-size-fits-all approach’: federal public servants’ return to workplace still a work in progress

  • Most federal public servants are continuing to work from home more than 20 months into the COVID-19 pandemic that saw physical workplaces in the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 22, 2021
Treasury Board president Mona Fortier, pictured during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building surrounding pre-budget consultations on Jan. 25, 2021. Ms. Fortier was moved into the role in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle on Oct. 26, 2021.

‘No one-size-fits-all approach’: federal public servants’ return to workplace still a work in progress

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 22, 2021
  • Most federal public servants are continuing to work from home more than 20 months into the COVID-19 pandemic that saw physical workplaces in the

‘No one-size-fits-all approach’: federal public servants’ return to workplace still a work in progress

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 22, 2021
  • Most federal public servants are continuing to work from home more than 20 months into the COVID-19 pandemic that saw physical workplaces in the
Treasury Board president Mona Fortier, pictured during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building surrounding pre-budget consultations on Jan. 25, 2021. Ms. Fortier was moved into the role in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle on Oct. 26, 2021.

Politics This Morning: O’Toole to raise question of privilege in House over vaccine mandates for MPs; Pope Francis to visit Canada; Trudeau off to Amsterdam today ahead of two global summits

  • Good Thursday morning, From first being non-committal about the vaccination status of his candidates on the campaign trail, to now saying that although his
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole pictured following a party caucus meeting on Oct. 5, 2021. Mr. O'Toole and the Conservatives have been adamant that they want to return to a normal parliamentary setting as quickly as possible. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: O’Toole to raise question of privilege in House over vaccine mandates for MPs; Pope Francis to visit Canada; Trudeau off to Amsterdam today ahead of two global summits

  • Good Thursday morning, From first being non-committal about the vaccination status of his candidates on the campaign trail, to now saying that although his

Politics This Morning: O’Toole to raise question of privilege in House over vaccine mandates for MPs; Pope Francis to visit Canada; Trudeau off to Amsterdam today ahead of two global summits

  • Good Thursday morning, From first being non-committal about the vaccination status of his candidates on the campaign trail, to now saying that although his
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole pictured following a party caucus meeting on Oct. 5, 2021. Mr. O'Toole and the Conservatives have been adamant that they want to return to a normal parliamentary setting as quickly as possible. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

In wake of British MP killing, Canadian MPs say they’ve seen a dramatic escalation in ‘overall toxicity of politics’ here at home in recent years, and want to make it stop

  • Following the tragic killing of a British MP on Oct. 15 while meeting with his constituents, a number of MPs here at home say
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 21, 2021
NDP MP Charlie Angus, left, Conservative MP Michael Cooper, Digital Government Minister Joyce Murray, and Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès. Ms. Mendès says that although Canada is a 'much more peaceful society than most,' it doesn’t mean that acts of violence against politicians can’t happen here as well. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Alexandra Mendès

In wake of British MP killing, Canadian MPs say they’ve seen a dramatic escalation in ‘overall toxicity of politics’ here at home in recent years, and want to make it stop

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 21, 2021
  • Following the tragic killing of a British MP on Oct. 15 while meeting with his constituents, a number of MPs here at home say

In wake of British MP killing, Canadian MPs say they’ve seen a dramatic escalation in ‘overall toxicity of politics’ here at home in recent years, and want to make it stop

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 21, 2021
  • Following the tragic killing of a British MP on Oct. 15 while meeting with his constituents, a number of MPs here at home say
NDP MP Charlie Angus, left, Conservative MP Michael Cooper, Digital Government Minister Joyce Murray, and Liberal MP Alexandra Mendès. Ms. Mendès says that although Canada is a 'much more peaceful society than most,' it doesn’t mean that acts of violence against politicians can’t happen here as well. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Alexandra Mendès

Politics This Morning: Individuals, including MPs, must be fully vaxxed to enter House Precinct, effective Nov. 22; Trudeau set to touch base with party leaders

  • Good Wednesday morning, If you’re looking to be allowed into the House of Commons precinct, you have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, effective
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured April 11, 2020, announced yesterday that anyone who enters the House of Commons precinct must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, Nov. 22, the day House resumes sitting, including MPs, staff, and media. Image courtesy of CPAC

Politics This Morning: Individuals, including MPs, must be fully vaxxed to enter House Precinct, effective Nov. 22; Trudeau set to touch base with party leaders

  • Good Wednesday morning, If you’re looking to be allowed into the House of Commons precinct, you have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, effective

Politics This Morning: Individuals, including MPs, must be fully vaxxed to enter House Precinct, effective Nov. 22; Trudeau set to touch base with party leaders

  • Good Wednesday morning, If you’re looking to be allowed into the House of Commons precinct, you have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, effective
House Speaker Anthony Rota, pictured April 11, 2020, announced yesterday that anyone who enters the House of Commons precinct must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Monday, Nov. 22, the day House resumes sitting, including MPs, staff, and media. Image courtesy of CPAC

Politics This Morning: Marilou McPhedran resigns from Independent Senators Group; Trudeau visits Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc

  • Good Tuesday morning, Marilou McPhedran resigned from the Independent Senators Group yesterday, the largest group in the Red Chamber. Sen. McPhedran stepped down an
Senator Marilou McPhedran pictured at a Senate National Security and Defence Committee on April 29, 2019. Sen. McPhedran resigned from the Independent Senators' Group yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Marilou McPhedran resigns from Independent Senators Group; Trudeau visits Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc

  • Good Tuesday morning, Marilou McPhedran resigned from the Independent Senators Group yesterday, the largest group in the Red Chamber. Sen. McPhedran stepped down an

Politics This Morning: Marilou McPhedran resigns from Independent Senators Group; Trudeau visits Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc

  • Good Tuesday morning, Marilou McPhedran resigned from the Independent Senators Group yesterday, the largest group in the Red Chamber. Sen. McPhedran stepped down an
Senator Marilou McPhedran pictured at a Senate National Security and Defence Committee on April 29, 2019. Sen. McPhedran resigned from the Independent Senators' Group yesterday. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Four new seats slated for House of Commons; Trudeau to visit Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc

  • Good Monday morning, From expanding the number of seats in the House of Commons, to the election of the next Speaker, to a provincial
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, pictured Aug. 18, 2021, in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Mr. Perrault announced a new seat allocation for the House of Commons on Oct. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Four new seats slated for House of Commons; Trudeau to visit Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc

  • Good Monday morning, From expanding the number of seats in the House of Commons, to the election of the next Speaker, to a provincial

Politics This Morning: Four new seats slated for House of Commons; Trudeau to visit Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc

  • Good Monday morning, From expanding the number of seats in the House of Commons, to the election of the next Speaker, to a provincial
Chief Electoral Officer Stéphane Perrault, pictured Aug. 18, 2021, in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building. Mr. Perrault announced a new seat allocation for the House of Commons on Oct. 15. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Put your own health at risk, but my health? No’: MPs, Senators calling on all colleagues to be fully vaxxed for Parliament’s return next month

  • With Parliament set to return five weeks from now, some Senators and MPs say all Parliamentarians should be fully vaccinated before returning to in-person
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 15, 2021
Canadian Senators Group Leader Scott Tannas, left, Independent Senator Rosa Galvez, and NDP MP-elect Don Davies. Mr. Davies says he believes 'as political leaders, we should be applying the same rules to ourselves that we expected federal civil servants to follow.' Photographs courtesy of the Senate of Canada, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Put your own health at risk, but my health? No’: MPs, Senators calling on all colleagues to be fully vaxxed for Parliament’s return next month

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 15, 2021
  • With Parliament set to return five weeks from now, some Senators and MPs say all Parliamentarians should be fully vaccinated before returning to in-person

‘Put your own health at risk, but my health? No’: MPs, Senators calling on all colleagues to be fully vaxxed for Parliament’s return next month

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 15, 2021
  • With Parliament set to return five weeks from now, some Senators and MPs say all Parliamentarians should be fully vaccinated before returning to in-person
Canadian Senators Group Leader Scott Tannas, left, Independent Senator Rosa Galvez, and NDP MP-elect Don Davies. Mr. Davies says he believes 'as political leaders, we should be applying the same rules to ourselves that we expected federal civil servants to follow.' Photographs courtesy of the Senate of Canada, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trade Minister Ng takes part in G20 Trade and Investment Ministers meeting; Maj.-Gen. Fortin’s reinstatement request denied

  • Good Wednesday morning, International Trade Minister Mary Ng met with her international counterparts at the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers meeting yesterday, including New Zealand’s
International Trade Minister Mary Ng pictured during a media availability in Ottawa on Sept. 15, 2020. Ms. Ng spoke with the U.K.’s Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan on the margins of the G20 meeting in Italy yesterday, and discussed how the two countries could work together to continue building close strategic and commercial ties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trade Minister Ng takes part in G20 Trade and Investment Ministers meeting; Maj.-Gen. Fortin’s reinstatement request denied

  • Good Wednesday morning, International Trade Minister Mary Ng met with her international counterparts at the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers meeting yesterday, including New Zealand’s

Politics This Morning: Trade Minister Ng takes part in G20 Trade and Investment Ministers meeting; Maj.-Gen. Fortin’s reinstatement request denied

  • Good Wednesday morning, International Trade Minister Mary Ng met with her international counterparts at the G20 Trade and Investment Ministers meeting yesterday, including New Zealand’s
International Trade Minister Mary Ng pictured during a media availability in Ottawa on Sept. 15, 2020. Ms. Ng spoke with the U.K.’s Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan on the margins of the G20 meeting in Italy yesterday, and discussed how the two countries could work together to continue building close strategic and commercial ties. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: PM’s brand likely to survive ‘tone deaf’ Tofino trip, say analysts; Former Lt.-Gen. Whitecross headlines webinar

  • Happy Tuesday morning, Welcome back! We hope everyone had a restful and safe long weekend. As we move further into the fall season and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 12, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at a media availability on Sept. 28. Mr. Trudeau became Canada’s 10th longest-serving prime minister on Sept. 5, moving past former prime minister John Diefenbaker. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: PM’s brand likely to survive ‘tone deaf’ Tofino trip, say analysts; Former Lt.-Gen. Whitecross headlines webinar

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 12, 2021
  • Happy Tuesday morning, Welcome back! We hope everyone had a restful and safe long weekend. As we move further into the fall season and

Politics This Morning: PM’s brand likely to survive ‘tone deaf’ Tofino trip, say analysts; Former Lt.-Gen. Whitecross headlines webinar

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 12, 2021
  • Happy Tuesday morning, Welcome back! We hope everyone had a restful and safe long weekend. As we move further into the fall season and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured at a media availability on Sept. 28. Mr. Trudeau became Canada’s 10th longest-serving prime minister on Sept. 5, moving past former prime minister John Diefenbaker. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds need to better communicate ‘phase out’ of temporary programs, unsustainability of heightened government spending levels, say experts

  • With the 2021 election returning the Liberals to power in a minority government, one former Liberal finance minister says that after nearly two years
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 11, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, pictured during a press conference on Oct. 6 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds need to better communicate ‘phase out’ of temporary programs, unsustainability of heightened government spending levels, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 11, 2021
  • With the 2021 election returning the Liberals to power in a minority government, one former Liberal finance minister says that after nearly two years

Feds need to better communicate ‘phase out’ of temporary programs, unsustainability of heightened government spending levels, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 11, 2021
  • With the 2021 election returning the Liberals to power in a minority government, one former Liberal finance minister says that after nearly two years
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland, pictured during a press conference on Oct. 6 in the Sir John A. Macdonald Building in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

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