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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

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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
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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

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  • 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

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  • 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
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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

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

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  • 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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  • Following the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve noticed more and more folks on social media asking and answering this question: ‘on what

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  • Following the one-year mark of the COVID-19 pandemic, I’ve noticed more and more folks on social media asking and answering this question: ‘on what
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Media leaders, CAJ weigh in on newsroom diversity efforts 10 months after tumultuous summer of 2020

  • Ten months after the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer in Minneapolis prompted soul-searching in newsrooms across
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Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in a scrum in the West Block on Dec. 6, 2019. Responses to the Canadian Association of Journalists’ 2020 Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey are due on April 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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  • Ten months after the killing of 46-year-old George Floyd, a Black man, by a white police officer in Minneapolis prompted soul-searching in newsrooms across
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef, pictured in a scrum in the West Block on Dec. 6, 2019. Responses to the Canadian Association of Journalists’ 2020 Canadian Newsroom Diversity Survey are due on April 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public trust in government, business, media erode following dramatic spring 2020 surge, according to survey

  • Public trust in government and business came back down to Earth last fall, falling significantly from a high point during the first wave of
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured during a media availability at the Sir John A. Macdonald building in Ottawa on March 9, 2021. According to the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer, 46 per cent of Canadians say government leaders were purposely trying to mislead people by saying things they know are false, with 50 per cent saying business leaders were doing the same. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public trust in government, business, media erode following dramatic spring 2020 surge, according to survey

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Public trust in government, business, media erode following dramatic spring 2020 surge, according to survey

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More than 520 plaintiffs now part of Black public servants’ $900-million class-action lawsuit against government, as feds enlist Bay Street law firm

  • More than 520 current and former Black federal public servants are now part of a $900-million class-action lawsuit that is alleging decades-long government discrimination,
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Lawyer Courtney Betty, left, national security expert Huda Mukbil, former senator Don Oliver, and NDP MP Matthew Green. Mr. Betty says 'we're now getting geared up on the premise that the government is prepared to have these individuals relive their horror, and tell their stories,' with Ms. Mukbil saying the stories that are emerging as a function of this lawsuit is 'really the tip of the iceberg.' Photograph courtesy of Courtney Betty, photograph courtesy of Huda Mukbil, The Hill Times file photograph, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More than 520 plaintiffs now part of Black public servants’ $900-million class-action lawsuit against government, as feds enlist Bay Street law firm

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  • More than 520 current and former Black federal public servants are now part of a $900-million class-action lawsuit that is alleging decades-long government discrimination,

More than 520 plaintiffs now part of Black public servants’ $900-million class-action lawsuit against government, as feds enlist Bay Street law firm

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  • More than 520 current and former Black federal public servants are now part of a $900-million class-action lawsuit that is alleging decades-long government discrimination,
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Ongoing fed support ‘essential’ as pandemic has laid bare cracks in ‘outdated’ municipal financing system, say experts

  • The COVID-19 pandemic that has wreaked havoc on government finances has exposed existing cracks in how cities across the country are financed, according to
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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Garth Frizzell, right. Mr. Frizzell called the federal government's allocation of $19-billion through the Safe Restart Agreement last year 'essential' as municipalities do not have nearly the same borrowing capacity as the two higher levels of government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Twitter

Ongoing fed support ‘essential’ as pandemic has laid bare cracks in ‘outdated’ municipal financing system, say experts

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Ongoing fed support ‘essential’ as pandemic has laid bare cracks in ‘outdated’ municipal financing system, say experts

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and President of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Garth Frizzell, right. Mr. Frizzell called the federal government's allocation of $19-billion through the Safe Restart Agreement last year 'essential' as municipalities do not have nearly the same borrowing capacity as the two higher levels of government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Twitter

MPs, experts reeling following Vance allegations, McDonald’s voluntary departure from top military post

  • The probe into the explosive allegations against the country’s former top soldier of an inappropriate sexual relationship with a female subordinate may finally address
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Former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, left, Admiral Art McDonald, right. Gen. Vance is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour with female subordinates when he was in the military's top job. Admiral McDonald is facing an allegation of inappropriate behaviour with another member of the military and has stepped aside from the top military post while the investigation takes place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Twitter

MPs, experts reeling following Vance allegations, McDonald’s voluntary departure from top military post

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  • The probe into the explosive allegations against the country’s former top soldier of an inappropriate sexual relationship with a female subordinate may finally address

MPs, experts reeling following Vance allegations, McDonald’s voluntary departure from top military post

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  • The probe into the explosive allegations against the country’s former top soldier of an inappropriate sexual relationship with a female subordinate may finally address
Former chief of defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance, left, Admiral Art McDonald, right. Gen. Vance is facing allegations of inappropriate behaviour with female subordinates when he was in the military's top job. Admiral McDonald is facing an allegation of inappropriate behaviour with another member of the military and has stepped aside from the top military post while the investigation takes place. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Twitter

Coming months will be a race to beat the ‘third wave’ of COVID-19, say experts

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, it is 'crucial that strong measures are kept in place in order to maintain a steady downward trend' in COVID-19 cases. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Coming months will be a race to beat the ‘third wave’ of COVID-19, say experts

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Coming months will be a race to beat the ‘third wave’ of COVID-19, say experts

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  • Experts are sounding the alarm that a ‘third wave’ of the pandemic may be headed our way as variants of the COVID-19 virus have
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Canada's Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, it is 'crucial that strong measures are kept in place in order to maintain a steady downward trend' in COVID-19 cases. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

RCMP, union stand behind plan to deploy body-worn cameras for front-line officers, but critics warn drawbacks may outweigh benefits

  • The federal government, the RCMP’s top brass, and the police force’s union are all squarely behind a recent push to see more than 10,000
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RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki, pictured speaking with reporters at West Block on Apr. 20, 2020. The federal government allocated $238-million to equip officers with body-worn cameras in Dec. 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

RCMP, union stand behind plan to deploy body-worn cameras for front-line officers, but critics warn drawbacks may outweigh benefits

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  • The federal government, the RCMP’s top brass, and the police force’s union are all squarely behind a recent push to see more than 10,000

RCMP, union stand behind plan to deploy body-worn cameras for front-line officers, but critics warn drawbacks may outweigh benefits

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  • The federal government, the RCMP’s top brass, and the police force’s union are all squarely behind a recent push to see more than 10,000
RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki, pictured speaking with reporters at West Block on Apr. 20, 2020. The federal government allocated $238-million to equip officers with body-worn cameras in Dec. 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canadians have grown impatient’: regulation of social media in the works, but Parliamentarians wary

  • As the federal government looks to set down rules around hate and harmful speech online, MPs and experts are still unclear as to what
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Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, Minister of Infrastructure Catherine McKenna, Green Party MP Paul Manly, NDP MP Charlie Angus, and Arif Virani, parliamentary secretary to the justice minister. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Twitter

‘Canadians have grown impatient’: regulation of social media in the works, but Parliamentarians wary

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  • As the federal government looks to set down rules around hate and harmful speech online, MPs and experts are still unclear as to what

‘Canadians have grown impatient’: regulation of social media in the works, but Parliamentarians wary

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  • As the federal government looks to set down rules around hate and harmful speech online, MPs and experts are still unclear as to what
Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, Minister of Infrastructure Catherine McKenna, Green Party MP Paul Manly, NDP MP Charlie Angus, and Arif Virani, parliamentary secretary to the justice minister. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, courtesy of Twitter

Dominant reflex of security and intelligence network ‘to keep info as secret as possible,’ should ‘hardwire’ transparency into day-to-day work, say experts

  • Canada’s first ever National Security Transparency Advisory Group, given the job of advising the deputy minister of public safety and other government officials on
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Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, left, and Rob Stewart, deputy minister of public safety Canada. Minister Blair was appointed to his role following former public safety minister Ralph Goodale's defeat in the 2019 election. Mr. Stewart was appointed to his role in Dec. 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

Dominant reflex of security and intelligence network ‘to keep info as secret as possible,’ should ‘hardwire’ transparency into day-to-day work, say experts

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  • Canada’s first ever National Security Transparency Advisory Group, given the job of advising the deputy minister of public safety and other government officials on

Dominant reflex of security and intelligence network ‘to keep info as secret as possible,’ should ‘hardwire’ transparency into day-to-day work, say experts

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  • Canada’s first ever National Security Transparency Advisory Group, given the job of advising the deputy minister of public safety and other government officials on
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, left, and Rob Stewart, deputy minister of public safety Canada. Minister Blair was appointed to his role following former public safety minister Ralph Goodale's defeat in the 2019 election. Mr. Stewart was appointed to his role in Dec. 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of the Government of Canada

‘It’s long overdue’: unions, FBEC weigh in on top leadership’s push for greater diversity, inclusion in federal public service

  • Union leaders and a Federal Black Employee Caucus representative say the steps are “long overdue,” following Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart’s recent “call to
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 1, 2021
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured on the Hill at a press conference on June 16, 2020, said 'in time, we will build a public service that is the true reflection of our pluralism and diversity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s long overdue’: unions, FBEC weigh in on top leadership’s push for greater diversity, inclusion in federal public service

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  • Union leaders and a Federal Black Employee Caucus representative say the steps are “long overdue,” following Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart’s recent “call to

‘It’s long overdue’: unions, FBEC weigh in on top leadership’s push for greater diversity, inclusion in federal public service

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  • Union leaders and a Federal Black Employee Caucus representative say the steps are “long overdue,” following Privy Council Clerk Ian Shugart’s recent “call to
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured on the Hill at a press conference on June 16, 2020, said 'in time, we will build a public service that is the true reflection of our pluralism and diversity.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal cybersecurity workers heading for strike votes following bargaining impasse

  • Federal cybersecurity workers at Canadas’s Communications Security Establishment are gearing up for strike votes following the collapse of bargaining talks after nearly two years
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 27, 2021
Public Service Alliance of Canada’s regional executive vice-president for the National Capital Region Alex Silas, left, and Communications Security Establishment chief Shelly Bruce, right. Mr. Silas said the 'bargaining team has decided that the employer has put us in a position where our only next step is to hold strike votes and put questions to the members on potential job action.' Photograph courtesy of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal cybersecurity workers heading for strike votes following bargaining impasse

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  • Federal cybersecurity workers at Canadas’s Communications Security Establishment are gearing up for strike votes following the collapse of bargaining talks after nearly two years

Federal cybersecurity workers heading for strike votes following bargaining impasse

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  • Federal cybersecurity workers at Canadas’s Communications Security Establishment are gearing up for strike votes following the collapse of bargaining talks after nearly two years
Public Service Alliance of Canada’s regional executive vice-president for the National Capital Region Alex Silas, left, and Communications Security Establishment chief Shelly Bruce, right. Mr. Silas said the 'bargaining team has decided that the employer has put us in a position where our only next step is to hold strike votes and put questions to the members on potential job action.' Photograph courtesy of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment numbers ‘devastating,’ indicate ‘very profound’ economic crisis brewing, says NDP MP Julian

  • Employment in Canada fell for the first time since April 2020, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent Labour Force Survey, which showed that the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 25, 2021
NDP MP Peter Julian, his party's finance critic, pictured speaking with reporters in January 2019 in West Block. 'When you see the employment numbers and then see the devastating financial and economic impacts that existed prior to COVID, you can see that there is an economic crisis that is brewing and that is very profound,' he said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Employment numbers ‘devastating,’ indicate ‘very profound’ economic crisis brewing, says NDP MP Julian

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 25, 2021
  • Employment in Canada fell for the first time since April 2020, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent Labour Force Survey, which showed that the

Employment numbers ‘devastating,’ indicate ‘very profound’ economic crisis brewing, says NDP MP Julian

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 25, 2021
  • Employment in Canada fell for the first time since April 2020, according to Statistics Canada’s most recent Labour Force Survey, which showed that the
NDP MP Peter Julian, his party's finance critic, pictured speaking with reporters in January 2019 in West Block. 'When you see the employment numbers and then see the devastating financial and economic impacts that existed prior to COVID, you can see that there is an economic crisis that is brewing and that is very profound,' he said. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ford declares second state of emergency, some federal Ontario MPs say situation at ‘critical point,’ looking for more clarity

  • Following Ontario’s second state of emergency declared last week since the pandemic began as a result of escalating COVID-19 numbers, a number of Ontario
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 18, 2021
Ontario premier Doug Ford pictured at a media availability in Ottawa after a meeting of Canada’s Premiers on Sept. 18, 2020. Schools in Windsor-Essex, Peel, Toronto, York, and Hamilton will remain closed until Feb. 10, based on advice Mr. Ford has received from medical officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Ford declares second state of emergency, some federal Ontario MPs say situation at ‘critical point,’ looking for more clarity

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  • Following Ontario’s second state of emergency declared last week since the pandemic began as a result of escalating COVID-19 numbers, a number of Ontario

As Ford declares second state of emergency, some federal Ontario MPs say situation at ‘critical point,’ looking for more clarity

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  • Following Ontario’s second state of emergency declared last week since the pandemic began as a result of escalating COVID-19 numbers, a number of Ontario
Ontario premier Doug Ford pictured at a media availability in Ottawa after a meeting of Canada’s Premiers on Sept. 18, 2020. Schools in Windsor-Essex, Peel, Toronto, York, and Hamilton will remain closed until Feb. 10, based on advice Mr. Ford has received from medical officials. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need to chart ‘uniquely Canadian’ vision of party in wake of Capitol Hill riot, say political players

  • Multiple Conservatives, including party leader Erin O’Toole, have publicly condemned the violent insurrection that overtook the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and left five
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 18, 2021
Conservative party leader Erin O’Toole, pictured Oct. 28, 2020, in Ottawa. Pollster Nik Nanos says he believes Mr. O'Toole 'needs to have a blanket position that is against violence, that is in favour of law and order, and in favour of stable democracy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives need to chart ‘uniquely Canadian’ vision of party in wake of Capitol Hill riot, say political players

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 18, 2021
  • Multiple Conservatives, including party leader Erin O’Toole, have publicly condemned the violent insurrection that overtook the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and left five

Conservatives need to chart ‘uniquely Canadian’ vision of party in wake of Capitol Hill riot, say political players

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 18, 2021
  • Multiple Conservatives, including party leader Erin O’Toole, have publicly condemned the violent insurrection that overtook the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 and left five
Conservative party leader Erin O’Toole, pictured Oct. 28, 2020, in Ottawa. Pollster Nik Nanos says he believes Mr. O'Toole 'needs to have a blanket position that is against violence, that is in favour of law and order, and in favour of stable democracy.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Regular updates and ‘keeping politics out of it’ key to COVID-19 vaccine rollout, say experts, politicians

  • As both public health experts and politicians express concern over the slow rollout of Canada’s vaccination regime so far, one of the country’s top
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 11, 2021
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, left, and Chief Medical Officer of Public Health Theresa Tam pictured speaking with reporters in Ottawa on Dec. 11, 2020 at a technical briefing on the government’s roll-out of vaccines and response to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Regular updates and ‘keeping politics out of it’ key to COVID-19 vaccine rollout, say experts, politicians

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 11, 2021
  • As both public health experts and politicians express concern over the slow rollout of Canada’s vaccination regime so far, one of the country’s top

Regular updates and ‘keeping politics out of it’ key to COVID-19 vaccine rollout, say experts, politicians

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 11, 2021
  • As both public health experts and politicians express concern over the slow rollout of Canada’s vaccination regime so far, one of the country’s top
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, left, and Chief Medical Officer of Public Health Theresa Tam pictured speaking with reporters in Ottawa on Dec. 11, 2020 at a technical briefing on the government’s roll-out of vaccines and response to the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Opposition MPs raise concerns around procurement policies, security oversight following cancelled $6.8-million standing offer with Chinese company Nuctech

  • Opposition MPs continue to question why the federal government’s security apparatus did not play a larger role throughout the procurement process following the recent
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 11, 2021
Pierre Paul-Hus, Conservative MP for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Que., pictured at a press conference on Nov. 26, 2020. Mr. Paul-Hus says 'something fell through the cracks, absolutely,' in regards to the federal government's standing offer made with partially state-owned Chinese security company Nuctech for the installation and operation of X-ray scanners in Canadian embassies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opposition MPs raise concerns around procurement policies, security oversight following cancelled $6.8-million standing offer with Chinese company Nuctech

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 11, 2021
  • Opposition MPs continue to question why the federal government’s security apparatus did not play a larger role throughout the procurement process following the recent

Opposition MPs raise concerns around procurement policies, security oversight following cancelled $6.8-million standing offer with Chinese company Nuctech

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 11, 2021
  • Opposition MPs continue to question why the federal government’s security apparatus did not play a larger role throughout the procurement process following the recent
Pierre Paul-Hus, Conservative MP for Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles, Que., pictured at a press conference on Nov. 26, 2020. Mr. Paul-Hus says 'something fell through the cracks, absolutely,' in regards to the federal government's standing offer made with partially state-owned Chinese security company Nuctech for the installation and operation of X-ray scanners in Canadian embassies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Society is a community, it’s not something you hold at arm’s length’: legal scholar Gregory Tardi on his new book Anatomy of an Election

  • Knowledge about elections is an “absolutely fundamental” aspect of citizenship, says Greg Tardi, long-time public servant, legal scholar, and author of the new book, Anatomy
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 3, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. 'If you're going to be a member of society, then I think the best way to express your participation, the best way to express your interest, is to vote,' says former House of Commons legal adviser Gregory Tardi. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Society is a community, it’s not something you hold at arm’s length’: legal scholar Gregory Tardi on his new book Anatomy of an Election

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 3, 2021
  • Knowledge about elections is an “absolutely fundamental” aspect of citizenship, says Greg Tardi, long-time public servant, legal scholar, and author of the new book, Anatomy

‘Society is a community, it’s not something you hold at arm’s length’: legal scholar Gregory Tardi on his new book Anatomy of an Election

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 3, 2021
  • Knowledge about elections is an “absolutely fundamental” aspect of citizenship, says Greg Tardi, long-time public servant, legal scholar, and author of the new book, Anatomy
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole, Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Annamie Paul. 'If you're going to be a member of society, then I think the best way to express your participation, the best way to express your interest, is to vote,' says former House of Commons legal adviser Gregory Tardi. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Canada’s Arctic ‘a serious border we must master and manage,’ says leading security expert, as accelerating climate change dramatically alters the North

  • As accelerating climate change continues to radically alter this country’s vast, disparately populated, and resource-rich Arctic landscape, Canadians, politicians and policy-makers should no longer
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 31, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2019 in Arctic Bay, Nunavut. According to a recent Arctic report card spearheaded by a number of researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Colorado Boulder, 'the transformation of the Arctic to a warmer, less frozen, and biologically changed region is well underway.' Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Canada’s Arctic ‘a serious border we must master and manage,’ says leading security expert, as accelerating climate change dramatically alters the North

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 31, 2020
  • As accelerating climate change continues to radically alter this country’s vast, disparately populated, and resource-rich Arctic landscape, Canadians, politicians and policy-makers should no longer

Canada’s Arctic ‘a serious border we must master and manage,’ says leading security expert, as accelerating climate change dramatically alters the North

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 31, 2020
  • As accelerating climate change continues to radically alter this country’s vast, disparately populated, and resource-rich Arctic landscape, Canadians, politicians and policy-makers should no longer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in 2019 in Arctic Bay, Nunavut. According to a recent Arctic report card spearheaded by a number of researchers from the University of Alaska Fairbanks and the University of Colorado Boulder, 'the transformation of the Arctic to a warmer, less frozen, and biologically changed region is well underway.' Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter

Chagger talks diversity, anti-racism strategy rollout, and COVID-19 as turbulent 2020 comes to a close

  • First elected in 2015, Canada’s federal Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger has blazed a few trails. She was the first
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 28, 2020
Diversity, Inclusion and Youth Minister Bardish Chagger, pictured talking to reporters outside the West Block on July 22, 2020. Ms. Chagger was no stranger to the political scene prior to her election in 2015. She first got involved in politics 27 years ago at the age of 13 when she volunteered for former Liberal MP Andrew Telegdi during the 1993 election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chagger talks diversity, anti-racism strategy rollout, and COVID-19 as turbulent 2020 comes to a close

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 28, 2020
  • First elected in 2015, Canada’s federal Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger has blazed a few trails. She was the first

Chagger talks diversity, anti-racism strategy rollout, and COVID-19 as turbulent 2020 comes to a close

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 28, 2020
  • First elected in 2015, Canada’s federal Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth Bardish Chagger has blazed a few trails. She was the first
Diversity, Inclusion and Youth Minister Bardish Chagger, pictured talking to reporters outside the West Block on July 22, 2020. Ms. Chagger was no stranger to the political scene prior to her election in 2015. She first got involved in politics 27 years ago at the age of 13 when she volunteered for former Liberal MP Andrew Telegdi during the 1993 election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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