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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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Guilbeault announces support for media; Winnipeg Free Press publisher blasts feds, saying ‘no new support’ forthcoming

  • The federal government announced long-awaited support on March 25 for media organizations suffering significant losses of revenue, after news media organizations in Atlantic Canada
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 30, 2020
Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault, pictured speaking with reporters on the Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 3, 2020. Mr. Guilbeault says the government is working on additional measures to bail out struggling media organizations 'as we speak.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Guilbeault announces support for media; Winnipeg Free Press publisher blasts feds, saying ‘no new support’ forthcoming

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 30, 2020
  • The federal government announced long-awaited support on March 25 for media organizations suffering significant losses of revenue, after news media organizations in Atlantic Canada

Guilbeault announces support for media; Winnipeg Free Press publisher blasts feds, saying ‘no new support’ forthcoming

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 30, 2020
  • The federal government announced long-awaited support on March 25 for media organizations suffering significant losses of revenue, after news media organizations in Atlantic Canada
Minister of Canadian Heritage Steven Guilbeault, pictured speaking with reporters on the Hill in Ottawa on Feb. 3, 2020. Mr. Guilbeault says the government is working on additional measures to bail out struggling media organizations 'as we speak.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chief HR officer works to quell confusion, asks departments to identify, update ‘critical’ services lists

  • The federal government has offered up some clarity to departments and public service unions after confusion over what constitutes “critical” versus “essential” work arose
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2020
Nancy Chahwan, Chief Human Resources Officer with the Treasury Board Secretariat, issued a message to all deputy ministers and heads of human resources on March 21 defining a 'critical service' as one that 'if disrupted, would result in a high or very high degree of injury to the health, safety, security or economic well-being of Canadians, or to the effective functioning of the Government of Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chief HR officer works to quell confusion, asks departments to identify, update ‘critical’ services lists

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2020
  • The federal government has offered up some clarity to departments and public service unions after confusion over what constitutes “critical” versus “essential” work arose

Chief HR officer works to quell confusion, asks departments to identify, update ‘critical’ services lists

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2020
  • The federal government has offered up some clarity to departments and public service unions after confusion over what constitutes “critical” versus “essential” work arose
Nancy Chahwan, Chief Human Resources Officer with the Treasury Board Secretariat, issued a message to all deputy ministers and heads of human resources on March 21 defining a 'critical service' as one that 'if disrupted, would result in a high or very high degree of injury to the health, safety, security or economic well-being of Canadians, or to the effective functioning of the Government of Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The instinct is to throw yourself at it with everything you’ve got’: Hill journos, bureau chiefs weigh in on covering COVID-19 pandemic

  • As the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to derail business plans, investment portfolios and family planning across the country, Parliamentary Press Gallery
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 23, 2020
Parliament Hill media, pictured on March 17, 2020, outside Rideau Cottage where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been holding his daily press briefings since he's been in self-isolation since March 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘The instinct is to throw yourself at it with everything you’ve got’: Hill journos, bureau chiefs weigh in on covering COVID-19 pandemic

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 23, 2020
  • As the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to derail business plans, investment portfolios and family planning across the country, Parliamentary Press Gallery

‘The instinct is to throw yourself at it with everything you’ve got’: Hill journos, bureau chiefs weigh in on covering COVID-19 pandemic

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 23, 2020
  • As the fallout from the global COVID-19 pandemic continues to derail business plans, investment portfolios and family planning across the country, Parliamentary Press Gallery
Parliament Hill media, pictured on March 17, 2020, outside Rideau Cottage where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been holding his daily press briefings since he's been in self-isolation since March 12. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative MPs, union call for stronger Service Canada centre safeguards amid uptick in EI applicants

  • Visits to Service Canada locations that help administer employment insurance benefits are surging as Canadians across the country look to weather the financial fallout
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2020
Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, left, and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough. Two Conservative MPs have written a letter to the two ministers raising concerns around Service Canada front-line worker and public safety as more and more Canadians affected by ongoing economic shocks seek employment insurance claims. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservative MPs, union call for stronger Service Canada centre safeguards amid uptick in EI applicants

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2020
  • Visits to Service Canada locations that help administer employment insurance benefits are surging as Canadians across the country look to weather the financial fallout

Conservative MPs, union call for stronger Service Canada centre safeguards amid uptick in EI applicants

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2020
  • Visits to Service Canada locations that help administer employment insurance benefits are surging as Canadians across the country look to weather the financial fallout
Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen, left, and Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough. Two Conservative MPs have written a letter to the two ministers raising concerns around Service Canada front-line worker and public safety as more and more Canadians affected by ongoing economic shocks seek employment insurance claims. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Situation ‘changing hourly’ as feds, unions, public service contend with COVID-19 work-from-home confusion

  • With calls from the prime minister for Canadians to stay at home in the face of COVID-19, union leaders say they are aware of
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos is pictured at the National Press Theatre for a press conference on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Situation ‘changing hourly’ as feds, unions, public service contend with COVID-19 work-from-home confusion

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020
  • With calls from the prime minister for Canadians to stay at home in the face of COVID-19, union leaders say they are aware of

Situation ‘changing hourly’ as feds, unions, public service contend with COVID-19 work-from-home confusion

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020
  • With calls from the prime minister for Canadians to stay at home in the face of COVID-19, union leaders say they are aware of
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos is pictured at the National Press Theatre for a press conference on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Everything we didn’t do with Phoenix’: feds tap SAP for work on long-awaited Phoenix replacement pilot project

  • In the wake of the fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system, the federal government has reached a long-awaited milestone in the years-long
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 11, 2020
Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray, pictured on Nov. 20, 2019, arriving at Rideau Hall before being sworn into cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, was tasked with leading work on the Next Generation HR and pay system to replace Phoenix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Everything we didn’t do with Phoenix’: feds tap SAP for work on long-awaited Phoenix replacement pilot project

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 11, 2020
  • In the wake of the fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system, the federal government has reached a long-awaited milestone in the years-long

‘Everything we didn’t do with Phoenix’: feds tap SAP for work on long-awaited Phoenix replacement pilot project

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 11, 2020
  • In the wake of the fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system, the federal government has reached a long-awaited milestone in the years-long
Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray, pictured on Nov. 20, 2019, arriving at Rideau Hall before being sworn into cabinet at Rideau Hall in Ottawa, was tasked with leading work on the Next Generation HR and pay system to replace Phoenix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Political chaos can be wrestled into submission’: veteran Liberal backroomer Pat Sorbara reflects on a life’s work in politics

  • Pat Sorbara is perhaps best known for her work behind the scenes with the Ontario Liberal Party, from working in the transition office following
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 5, 2020
Veteran Liberal political backroom operative Pat Sorbara, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 26, 2020, writes that she takes 'pride in the many times I’ve managed to demonstrate that political chaos can be wrestled into submission, and that lost causes can be turned into successes,' in her new book 'Let 'Em Howl: Lessons from a Life in Backroom Politics.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Political chaos can be wrestled into submission’: veteran Liberal backroomer Pat Sorbara reflects on a life’s work in politics

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 5, 2020
  • Pat Sorbara is perhaps best known for her work behind the scenes with the Ontario Liberal Party, from working in the transition office following

‘Political chaos can be wrestled into submission’: veteran Liberal backroomer Pat Sorbara reflects on a life’s work in politics

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 5, 2020
  • Pat Sorbara is perhaps best known for her work behind the scenes with the Ontario Liberal Party, from working in the transition office following
Veteran Liberal political backroom operative Pat Sorbara, pictured in Ottawa on Feb. 26, 2020, writes that she takes 'pride in the many times I’ve managed to demonstrate that political chaos can be wrestled into submission, and that lost causes can be turned into successes,' in her new book 'Let 'Em Howl: Lessons from a Life in Backroom Politics.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taxation employee union files ‘bad faith bargaining’ charge against CRA as PSAC gears up for strike votes

  • The fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system has come and gone, and as Canada’s largest federal public sector union remains without a
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020
Public Service Alliance of Canada members hold a demonstration outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, to mark the fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taxation employee union files ‘bad faith bargaining’ charge against CRA as PSAC gears up for strike votes

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020
  • The fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system has come and gone, and as Canada’s largest federal public sector union remains without a

Taxation employee union files ‘bad faith bargaining’ charge against CRA as PSAC gears up for strike votes

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020
  • The fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system has come and gone, and as Canada’s largest federal public sector union remains without a
Public Service Alliance of Canada members hold a demonstration outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, to mark the fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In fast-moving political reality, Trudeau uses Incident Response Group to seek ‘quick resolutions’ to complex problems

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ad hoc cabinet committee, the Incident Response Group, has regularly met in recent weeks to discuss and to quickly communicate
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 2, 2020
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on his way to a media availability to discuss the current blockades, support for families of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines tragedy in Iran, and the coronavirus situation at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Feb. 21, 2020, the same day he held a meeting of the Incident Response Group. Mr. Trudeau was accompanied at the press conference by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In fast-moving political reality, Trudeau uses Incident Response Group to seek ‘quick resolutions’ to complex problems

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 2, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ad hoc cabinet committee, the Incident Response Group, has regularly met in recent weeks to discuss and to quickly communicate

In fast-moving political reality, Trudeau uses Incident Response Group to seek ‘quick resolutions’ to complex problems

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 2, 2020
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ad hoc cabinet committee, the Incident Response Group, has regularly met in recent weeks to discuss and to quickly communicate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on his way to a media availability to discuss the current blockades, support for families of victims of the Ukraine International Airlines tragedy in Iran, and the coronavirus situation at the National Press Theatre in Ottawa on Feb. 21, 2020, the same day he held a meeting of the Incident Response Group. Mr. Trudeau was accompanied at the press conference by Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, and Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lead up to Buffalo Declaration ‘disingenuous’ to Alberta, national caucus, says Conservative MP Kusie

  • Despite agreeing with many of the sentiments expressed in the Buffalo Declaration, a Calgary Conservative MP says she felt “complete disappointment” the manifesto was
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 26, 2020
From left, Alberta Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel Garner, Blake Richards, Glen Motz, and Arnold Viersen. The MPs are the four signatories to the Buffalo Declaration, which states 'Alberta is not, and has never been, an equal participant in Confederation.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen

Lead up to Buffalo Declaration ‘disingenuous’ to Alberta, national caucus, says Conservative MP Kusie

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 26, 2020
  • Despite agreeing with many of the sentiments expressed in the Buffalo Declaration, a Calgary Conservative MP says she felt “complete disappointment” the manifesto was

Lead up to Buffalo Declaration ‘disingenuous’ to Alberta, national caucus, says Conservative MP Kusie

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 26, 2020
  • Despite agreeing with many of the sentiments expressed in the Buffalo Declaration, a Calgary Conservative MP says she felt “complete disappointment” the manifesto was
From left, Alberta Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel Garner, Blake Richards, Glen Motz, and Arnold Viersen. The MPs are the four signatories to the Buffalo Declaration, which states 'Alberta is not, and has never been, an equal participant in Confederation.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Samantha Wright Allen

Public service hiring up, but report finds manager, employee concerns around feds’ new staffing process

  • Although a recent government report shows fairly substantial growth in the federal public service, as well as an increase in the promotion rate within
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 24, 2020
Public Service Commission President Patrick Borbey says that according to survey results, managers had a very different perspective on the complexity of the staffing system than employees, 'because they felt that by and large, the people that they were hiring did meet the requirements of the position.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service hiring up, but report finds manager, employee concerns around feds’ new staffing process

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 24, 2020
  • Although a recent government report shows fairly substantial growth in the federal public service, as well as an increase in the promotion rate within

Public service hiring up, but report finds manager, employee concerns around feds’ new staffing process

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 24, 2020
  • Although a recent government report shows fairly substantial growth in the federal public service, as well as an increase in the promotion rate within
Public Service Commission President Patrick Borbey says that according to survey results, managers had a very different perspective on the complexity of the staffing system than employees, 'because they felt that by and large, the people that they were hiring did meet the requirements of the position.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UN nuclear disarmament rep ‘counting on Canada’ to help bridge tricky international divides

  • With the risk of a nuclear detonation believed by the UN to be at its “highest level since the end of the Cold War,”
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 20, 2020
The UN’s high representative for disarmament affairs Izumi Nakamitsu says 'disarmament and arms control agreements have always sought to be an instrument for national security and collective security.' UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe

UN nuclear disarmament rep ‘counting on Canada’ to help bridge tricky international divides

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 20, 2020
  • With the risk of a nuclear detonation believed by the UN to be at its “highest level since the end of the Cold War,”

UN nuclear disarmament rep ‘counting on Canada’ to help bridge tricky international divides

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 20, 2020
  • With the risk of a nuclear detonation believed by the UN to be at its “highest level since the end of the Cold War,”
The UN’s high representative for disarmament affairs Izumi Nakamitsu says 'disarmament and arms control agreements have always sought to be an instrument for national security and collective security.' UN photograph by Eskinder Debebe

‘Data, privacy, trade’: ministers tasked with AI file contending with fast, fundamental changes

  • From new ice forecasting techniques that help improve shipping safety in northern waters, to new tools involved with the reclamation of ancient Indigenous languages,
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 19, 2020
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry Navdeep Bains, left, and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray, right. 'We are increasingly looking to utilize artificial intelligence to make or assist in making administrative decisions to improve service to Canadians,' said Ms. Murray. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Data, privacy, trade’: ministers tasked with AI file contending with fast, fundamental changes

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 19, 2020
  • From new ice forecasting techniques that help improve shipping safety in northern waters, to new tools involved with the reclamation of ancient Indigenous languages,

‘Data, privacy, trade’: ministers tasked with AI file contending with fast, fundamental changes

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 19, 2020
  • From new ice forecasting techniques that help improve shipping safety in northern waters, to new tools involved with the reclamation of ancient Indigenous languages,
Minister of Innovation, Science, and Industry Navdeep Bains, left, and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray, right. 'We are increasingly looking to utilize artificial intelligence to make or assist in making administrative decisions to improve service to Canadians,' said Ms. Murray. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Parole officers still floundering from Harper budget cuts, says union head supporting Tory parole board motion

  • The head of the union representing federal safety and justice workers says he supports a Conservative opposition motion to conduct hearings into the Parole
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 12, 2020
Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus, left, and NDP MP Jack Harris, right. Mr. Paul-Hus, his party's public safety critic, says the committee tasked with investigating the parole board's decision 'will have all of the space to ask all of the questions we need to have some answers.' Mr. Harris, his party's public safety critic, says there is a whole set of circumstances surrounding this case that 'are very troubling indeed that led to the death of this young woman.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Parole officers still floundering from Harper budget cuts, says union head supporting Tory parole board motion

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 12, 2020
  • The head of the union representing federal safety and justice workers says he supports a Conservative opposition motion to conduct hearings into the Parole

Parole officers still floundering from Harper budget cuts, says union head supporting Tory parole board motion

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 12, 2020
  • The head of the union representing federal safety and justice workers says he supports a Conservative opposition motion to conduct hearings into the Parole
Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus, left, and NDP MP Jack Harris, right. Mr. Paul-Hus, his party's public safety critic, says the committee tasked with investigating the parole board's decision 'will have all of the space to ask all of the questions we need to have some answers.' Mr. Harris, his party's public safety critic, says there is a whole set of circumstances surrounding this case that 'are very troubling indeed that led to the death of this young woman.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Concise, original, well informed, and fearless’: Craig Oliver’s prolific life in journalism

  • He’s known half of Canada’s prime ministers, covered every Canadian election since 1957, and spent nearly a decade in Washington, but Craig Oliver remains
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 10, 2020
Craig Oliver, pictured at Don Martin's retirement party with former CTV reporter Roger Smith on Dec. 11, 2019, announced his retirement from CTV in December 2019 after nearly 40 years with the network. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Concise, original, well informed, and fearless’: Craig Oliver’s prolific life in journalism

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 10, 2020
  • He’s known half of Canada’s prime ministers, covered every Canadian election since 1957, and spent nearly a decade in Washington, but Craig Oliver remains

‘Concise, original, well informed, and fearless’: Craig Oliver’s prolific life in journalism

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 10, 2020
  • He’s known half of Canada’s prime ministers, covered every Canadian election since 1957, and spent nearly a decade in Washington, but Craig Oliver remains
Craig Oliver, pictured at Don Martin's retirement party with former CTV reporter Roger Smith on Dec. 11, 2019, announced his retirement from CTV in December 2019 after nearly 40 years with the network. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Job action only way to get this government to move,’ says union president, as CRA members head to strike votes

  • Job action is the “only way to get this government to move” on contract talks, say union leaders who are gearing up to hold
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 5, 2020
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says 'it’s become clear to us that it’s going to take job action for the Trudeau government to stop dragging its feet at the bargaining table.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Job action only way to get this government to move,’ says union president, as CRA members head to strike votes

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 5, 2020
  • Job action is the “only way to get this government to move” on contract talks, say union leaders who are gearing up to hold

‘Job action only way to get this government to move,’ says union president, as CRA members head to strike votes

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 5, 2020
  • Job action is the “only way to get this government to move” on contract talks, say union leaders who are gearing up to hold
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says 'it’s become clear to us that it’s going to take job action for the Trudeau government to stop dragging its feet at the bargaining table.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Journos-turned-MPs applaud CBC’s decision to drop The National’s four-host format

  • With one Conservative MP and former broadcast journalist suggesting CBC The National’s four-host format was “doomed  to fail” and a “disaster” the day it
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 3, 2020
The CBC has dropped its four-anchor format for The National, with Ian Hanomansing, left, taking the helm Friday and Sunday, Andrew Chang and Adrienne Arsenault in the chairs Monday through Thursday, and Rosemary Barton moving into the role of chief political correspondent at CBC in Ottawa. Image courtesy of CBC

Journos-turned-MPs applaud CBC’s decision to drop The National’s four-host format

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 3, 2020
  • With one Conservative MP and former broadcast journalist suggesting CBC The National’s four-host format was “doomed  to fail” and a “disaster” the day it

Journos-turned-MPs applaud CBC’s decision to drop The National’s four-host format

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 3, 2020
  • With one Conservative MP and former broadcast journalist suggesting CBC The National’s four-host format was “doomed  to fail” and a “disaster” the day it
The CBC has dropped its four-anchor format for The National, with Ian Hanomansing, left, taking the helm Friday and Sunday, Andrew Chang and Adrienne Arsenault in the chairs Monday through Thursday, and Rosemary Barton moving into the role of chief political correspondent at CBC in Ottawa. Image courtesy of CBC

PM convenes Incident Response Group, as feds, provinces ramp-up co-ordinated response to coronavirus

  • Canada’s co-ordinated response to the novel coronavirus that has so far killed more than 100 in China ramped-up dramatically this week, with a new
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 29, 2020
Health Minister Patty Hajdu is pictured speaking with reporters in the West Block following Question Period on Jan. 27. The minister is among the members of the government's Incident Response Group, which convened on Jan. 27 to discuss the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM convenes Incident Response Group, as feds, provinces ramp-up co-ordinated response to coronavirus

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 29, 2020
  • Canada’s co-ordinated response to the novel coronavirus that has so far killed more than 100 in China ramped-up dramatically this week, with a new

PM convenes Incident Response Group, as feds, provinces ramp-up co-ordinated response to coronavirus

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 29, 2020
  • Canada’s co-ordinated response to the novel coronavirus that has so far killed more than 100 in China ramped-up dramatically this week, with a new
Health Minister Patty Hajdu is pictured speaking with reporters in the West Block following Question Period on Jan. 27. The minister is among the members of the government's Incident Response Group, which convened on Jan. 27 to discuss the coronavirus. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lingering Phoenix issues ‘no surprise’ to union leaders, as annual survey shows increase in pay problems

  • With the percentage of federal bureaucrats who say they’ve had pay problems thanks to Phoenix on the rise, the leaders of the largest federal
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 22, 2020
Federal public servants participate in a Dec. 4, 2019, demonstration in Ottawa. According to the results of the 2019 Federal Public Service Employee Survey, more bureaucrats reported Phoenix pay issues in the preceding year than those who responded to the 2018 survey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lingering Phoenix issues ‘no surprise’ to union leaders, as annual survey shows increase in pay problems

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 22, 2020
  • With the percentage of federal bureaucrats who say they’ve had pay problems thanks to Phoenix on the rise, the leaders of the largest federal

Lingering Phoenix issues ‘no surprise’ to union leaders, as annual survey shows increase in pay problems

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 22, 2020
  • With the percentage of federal bureaucrats who say they’ve had pay problems thanks to Phoenix on the rise, the leaders of the largest federal
Federal public servants participate in a Dec. 4, 2019, demonstration in Ottawa. According to the results of the 2019 Federal Public Service Employee Survey, more bureaucrats reported Phoenix pay issues in the preceding year than those who responded to the 2018 survey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PCO, Canada’s high commissioner to U.K. likely consulted in royal couple’s plans to move here part time, say experts

  • As the Royal Family scrambled to navigate the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s announcement they were planning to pare down their royal duties and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 20, 2020
Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, announced their intention to pare back their official royal duties and live in Canada part time on Jan. 8. Photograph courtesy of @SussexRoyal Instagram

PCO, Canada’s high commissioner to U.K. likely consulted in royal couple’s plans to move here part time, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 20, 2020
  • As the Royal Family scrambled to navigate the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s announcement they were planning to pare down their royal duties and

PCO, Canada’s high commissioner to U.K. likely consulted in royal couple’s plans to move here part time, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 20, 2020
  • As the Royal Family scrambled to navigate the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s announcement they were planning to pare down their royal duties and
Prince Harry and the Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle, announced their intention to pare back their official royal duties and live in Canada part time on Jan. 8. Photograph courtesy of @SussexRoyal Instagram

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