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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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PSAC head says avoiding Conservative government ‘No. 1’ election issue

  • The head of Canada’s largest federal public service union says the number one issue for the Public Service Alliance of Canada is “not to end
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2019
PIPSC president Debi Daviau, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward, right. Mr. Aylward says the Liberal government would be 'well advised' to try to reach an agreement with the union before the October election. PIPSC registered as a third party advertiser for the 2019 election on Aug. 16. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

PSAC head says avoiding Conservative government ‘No. 1’ election issue

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2019
  • The head of Canada’s largest federal public service union says the number one issue for the Public Service Alliance of Canada is “not to end

PSAC head says avoiding Conservative government ‘No. 1’ election issue

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2019
  • The head of Canada’s largest federal public service union says the number one issue for the Public Service Alliance of Canada is “not to end
PIPSC president Debi Daviau, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward, right. Mr. Aylward says the Liberal government would be 'well advised' to try to reach an agreement with the union before the October election. PIPSC registered as a third party advertiser for the 2019 election on Aug. 16. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

OECD praise of ‘model’ skilled labour track system a rejection of anti-immigrant stereotypes, says Kwan

  • Canada’s high marks from an international organization for its skilled-labour migration system can serve as a rebuke against anti-immigration attitudes in Canada leading into
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2019
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says 'unlike the other political parties,' the Liberals immigration planning and levels are open, and will reach or exceed one per cent of Canada's population in the final year of their current three-year plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

OECD praise of ‘model’ skilled labour track system a rejection of anti-immigrant stereotypes, says Kwan

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2019
  • Canada’s high marks from an international organization for its skilled-labour migration system can serve as a rebuke against anti-immigration attitudes in Canada leading into

OECD praise of ‘model’ skilled labour track system a rejection of anti-immigrant stereotypes, says Kwan

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 21, 2019
  • Canada’s high marks from an international organization for its skilled-labour migration system can serve as a rebuke against anti-immigration attitudes in Canada leading into
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says 'unlike the other political parties,' the Liberals immigration planning and levels are open, and will reach or exceed one per cent of Canada's population in the final year of their current three-year plan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fed’s chief information officer steps down, says new CIO should aim for ‘quick, small’ wins in government reform

  • Canada’s former chief information officer Alex Benay, who was tasked with heading the government’s transition to digital service delivery as well as lead the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 14, 2019
Alex Benay, Canada's departing chief information officer pictured on Feb. 14, 2019, says the idea of 'relentless incrementalism' is a perspective that's really important for whoever comes in to the role next. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fed’s chief information officer steps down, says new CIO should aim for ‘quick, small’ wins in government reform

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 14, 2019
  • Canada’s former chief information officer Alex Benay, who was tasked with heading the government’s transition to digital service delivery as well as lead the

Fed’s chief information officer steps down, says new CIO should aim for ‘quick, small’ wins in government reform

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 14, 2019
  • Canada’s former chief information officer Alex Benay, who was tasked with heading the government’s transition to digital service delivery as well as lead the
Alex Benay, Canada's departing chief information officer pictured on Feb. 14, 2019, says the idea of 'relentless incrementalism' is a perspective that's really important for whoever comes in to the role next. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Every half degree matters, every action matters’: IPCC report tackles role of land use in climate change

  • Canada has a unique opportunity to play a leadership role in nature-based solutions to climate change, say environmental experts, as the Intergovernmental Panel on
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 12, 2019
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released their report on climate change and land on August 8. Environmental experts say we need to dramatically reduce food waste to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as well as increase plant-based foods in our diet. Photograph courtesy of Shawn Harquail, Flickr

‘Every half degree matters, every action matters’: IPCC report tackles role of land use in climate change

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 12, 2019
  • Canada has a unique opportunity to play a leadership role in nature-based solutions to climate change, say environmental experts, as the Intergovernmental Panel on

‘Every half degree matters, every action matters’: IPCC report tackles role of land use in climate change

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 12, 2019
  • Canada has a unique opportunity to play a leadership role in nature-based solutions to climate change, say environmental experts, as the Intergovernmental Panel on
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released their report on climate change and land on August 8. Environmental experts say we need to dramatically reduce food waste to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as well as increase plant-based foods in our diet. Photograph courtesy of Shawn Harquail, Flickr

Scheer’s abandoned pledge to quickly balance budget if elected a ‘confirmation’ Liberal plan is working, says Grit MP Easter

  • The Conservative leader recently pulled back on his 2017 promise to balance the federal budget in two years if elected, and the Liberal chair
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 7, 2019
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, left, says the Trudeau government has made an 'even bigger mess of the budget than even I thought possible,' and has reneged on his 2017 promise to balance the budget in two years if elected. Liberal MP Wayne Easter, right, says maybe Mr. Scheer is 'looking at the issue more sensibly.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Scheer’s abandoned pledge to quickly balance budget if elected a ‘confirmation’ Liberal plan is working, says Grit MP Easter

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 7, 2019
  • The Conservative leader recently pulled back on his 2017 promise to balance the federal budget in two years if elected, and the Liberal chair

Scheer’s abandoned pledge to quickly balance budget if elected a ‘confirmation’ Liberal plan is working, says Grit MP Easter

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 7, 2019
  • The Conservative leader recently pulled back on his 2017 promise to balance the federal budget in two years if elected, and the Liberal chair
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer, left, says the Trudeau government has made an 'even bigger mess of the budget than even I thought possible,' and has reneged on his 2017 promise to balance the budget in two years if elected. Liberal MP Wayne Easter, right, says maybe Mr. Scheer is 'looking at the issue more sensibly.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘What has been the crowning achievement of your caucus in the last four years?’

  • Cameron Ahmad Liberal strategist “Throughout this government’s mandate, we proved that economic growth and job creation do not come at the expense of fairness
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019

‘What has been the crowning achievement of your caucus in the last four years?’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
  • Cameron Ahmad Liberal strategist “Throughout this government’s mandate, we proved that economic growth and job creation do not come at the expense of fairness

‘What has been the crowning achievement of your caucus in the last four years?’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
  • Cameron Ahmad Liberal strategist “Throughout this government’s mandate, we proved that economic growth and job creation do not come at the expense of fairness

‘We’ve entered the era of consequences,’ as rapid Arctic warming continues, Greens, NDP pan feds’ climate change measures

  • A senior government climatologist says the amount of change he’s seen in Canada’s Arctic climate “doesn’t surprise me—it shocks me,” with both the Green
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
The lightning-caused Hunker Summit fire in the Yukon Territory, pictured on July 7. The fire was approximately 3 kilometres away from the Klondike Highway, according to Yukon Protective Services. Photo courtesy of Yukon Protective Services Facebook

‘We’ve entered the era of consequences,’ as rapid Arctic warming continues, Greens, NDP pan feds’ climate change measures

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
  • A senior government climatologist says the amount of change he’s seen in Canada’s Arctic climate “doesn’t surprise me—it shocks me,” with both the Green

‘We’ve entered the era of consequences,’ as rapid Arctic warming continues, Greens, NDP pan feds’ climate change measures

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2019
  • A senior government climatologist says the amount of change he’s seen in Canada’s Arctic climate “doesn’t surprise me—it shocks me,” with both the Green
The lightning-caused Hunker Summit fire in the Yukon Territory, pictured on July 7. The fire was approximately 3 kilometres away from the Klondike Highway, according to Yukon Protective Services. Photo courtesy of Yukon Protective Services Facebook

Judicial independence ‘not an issue Canadians should be concerned about’ in election, says Liberal MP

  • The Supreme Court’s chief justice and the federal justice minister recently signed an accord “recognizing and reinforcing” the top court’s independence, a move Conservative
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2019
Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi says if Canadians actually look at the record, they will appreciate that the Supreme Court has upheld 'the highest standards of conduct' over many years and that in reality, 'there should be very little concern' about judicial independence heading into the October election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Judicial independence ‘not an issue Canadians should be concerned about’ in election, says Liberal MP

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2019
  • The Supreme Court’s chief justice and the federal justice minister recently signed an accord “recognizing and reinforcing” the top court’s independence, a move Conservative

Judicial independence ‘not an issue Canadians should be concerned about’ in election, says Liberal MP

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2019
  • The Supreme Court’s chief justice and the federal justice minister recently signed an accord “recognizing and reinforcing” the top court’s independence, a move Conservative
Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi says if Canadians actually look at the record, they will appreciate that the Supreme Court has upheld 'the highest standards of conduct' over many years and that in reality, 'there should be very little concern' about judicial independence heading into the October election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Build new fighter jets in Canada, says NDP MP Garrison, as feds look for economically attractive bids

  • After Public Services and Procurement Canada launched its request for bids for 88 advanced fighter jets on July 23, the NDP defence critic says
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2019
The government has launched its formal request for bids from suppliers to acquire 88 advanced fighter jets to replace the Canadian Armed Forces aging fleet of CF-18s, pictured. DND photograph courtesy of Cpl. Jean-Roch Chabot

Build new fighter jets in Canada, says NDP MP Garrison, as feds look for economically attractive bids

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2019
  • After Public Services and Procurement Canada launched its request for bids for 88 advanced fighter jets on July 23, the NDP defence critic says

Build new fighter jets in Canada, says NDP MP Garrison, as feds look for economically attractive bids

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2019
  • After Public Services and Procurement Canada launched its request for bids for 88 advanced fighter jets on July 23, the NDP defence critic says
The government has launched its formal request for bids from suppliers to acquire 88 advanced fighter jets to replace the Canadian Armed Forces aging fleet of CF-18s, pictured. DND photograph courtesy of Cpl. Jean-Roch Chabot

Feds have to ‘correct mistakes’ of not qualifying foundations for media tax measures, says Le Devoir editor

  • The panel responsible for guiding the government on which journalism organizations should benefit from a controversial $595-million media bailout fund have recommended that the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 29, 2019
Winnipeg Free Press publisher Bob Cox, left, Le Devoir editor Brian Myles, centre, and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, right. Mr. Myles says foundations are a 'source of revenue that is welcome in a time of declining advertising revenues' for journalism organizations. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds have to ‘correct mistakes’ of not qualifying foundations for media tax measures, says Le Devoir editor

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 29, 2019
  • The panel responsible for guiding the government on which journalism organizations should benefit from a controversial $595-million media bailout fund have recommended that the

Feds have to ‘correct mistakes’ of not qualifying foundations for media tax measures, says Le Devoir editor

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 29, 2019
  • The panel responsible for guiding the government on which journalism organizations should benefit from a controversial $595-million media bailout fund have recommended that the
Winnipeg Free Press publisher Bob Cox, left, Le Devoir editor Brian Myles, centre, and Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez, right. Mr. Myles says foundations are a 'source of revenue that is welcome in a time of declining advertising revenues' for journalism organizations. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As ratings continue to drop, MPs, former journos still split on CBC The National’s four-host format

  • Nearly two years following the CBC’s revamp of its flagship nightly newscast, politicians and former CBC journalists remain divided on the program’s success, with
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2019
The National’s four hosts Ian Hanomansing, Andrew Chang, Adrienne Arsenault, and Rosemary Barton lead the program from Vancouver, Toronto, and Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of the CBC

As ratings continue to drop, MPs, former journos still split on CBC The National’s four-host format

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2019
  • Nearly two years following the CBC’s revamp of its flagship nightly newscast, politicians and former CBC journalists remain divided on the program’s success, with

As ratings continue to drop, MPs, former journos still split on CBC The National’s four-host format

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2019
  • Nearly two years following the CBC’s revamp of its flagship nightly newscast, politicians and former CBC journalists remain divided on the program’s success, with
The National’s four hosts Ian Hanomansing, Andrew Chang, Adrienne Arsenault, and Rosemary Barton lead the program from Vancouver, Toronto, and Ottawa. Photograph courtesy of the CBC

Enforce the Veterans Hiring Act, says MP McCauley as committee finds former soldiers still underhired

  • Despite laws in place to ensure that military veterans get the first crack at federal public service jobs, a recent House committee report says
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2019
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley says we have to 'un-complicate' the federal public service hiring process for military veterans, saying 'it bars a lot of well qualified Canadians' from government jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Enforce the Veterans Hiring Act, says MP McCauley as committee finds former soldiers still underhired

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2019
  • Despite laws in place to ensure that military veterans get the first crack at federal public service jobs, a recent House committee report says

Enforce the Veterans Hiring Act, says MP McCauley as committee finds former soldiers still underhired

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2019
  • Despite laws in place to ensure that military veterans get the first crack at federal public service jobs, a recent House committee report says
Conservative MP Kelly McCauley says we have to 'un-complicate' the federal public service hiring process for military veterans, saying 'it bars a lot of well qualified Canadians' from government jobs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘A complete travesty’: court’s decision against Vice Media sets ‘chill’ for journalists, say media groups

  • Media groups are condemning a court’s final decision to force journalist Ben Makuch and Vice Media Canada to turn over records of interviews with
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2019
Tom Henheffer, vice-president of the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, left, freelance journalist Justin Ling, centre, and Vice Media Canada journalist Ben Makuch, right. Mr. Makuch says the RCMP has 'treated him like a criminal' over a four year legal saga that's now forced him to turn over information pertaining to interviews with accused terrorist Farah Shirdon to the authorities. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, Facebook

‘A complete travesty’: court’s decision against Vice Media sets ‘chill’ for journalists, say media groups

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2019
  • Media groups are condemning a court’s final decision to force journalist Ben Makuch and Vice Media Canada to turn over records of interviews with

‘A complete travesty’: court’s decision against Vice Media sets ‘chill’ for journalists, say media groups

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2019
  • Media groups are condemning a court’s final decision to force journalist Ben Makuch and Vice Media Canada to turn over records of interviews with
Tom Henheffer, vice-president of the Canadian Journalists for Free Expression, left, freelance journalist Justin Ling, centre, and Vice Media Canada journalist Ben Makuch, right. Mr. Makuch says the RCMP has 'treated him like a criminal' over a four year legal saga that's now forced him to turn over information pertaining to interviews with accused terrorist Farah Shirdon to the authorities. Photographs courtesy of Twitter, Facebook

Alberta inquiry into ‘foreign-funded’ anti-energy industry groups latest chapter in ‘misdirected attacks,’ says charity

  • Alberta’s inquiry into what its premier calls a “well-funded foreign campaign” against its energy industry is an attempt to put a “chill” on activism
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 17, 2019
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Environment Minister Sonya Savage talk to reporters in Ottawa in May. Mr. Kenney announced the launch of the $2.5-million public inquiry to look into 'foreign special interests secretively spending tens of millions of dollars to thwart Alberta’s economic development by land locking our energy' on July 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Alberta inquiry into ‘foreign-funded’ anti-energy industry groups latest chapter in ‘misdirected attacks,’ says charity

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 17, 2019
  • Alberta’s inquiry into what its premier calls a “well-funded foreign campaign” against its energy industry is an attempt to put a “chill” on activism

Alberta inquiry into ‘foreign-funded’ anti-energy industry groups latest chapter in ‘misdirected attacks,’ says charity

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 17, 2019
  • Alberta’s inquiry into what its premier calls a “well-funded foreign campaign” against its energy industry is an attempt to put a “chill” on activism
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and Environment Minister Sonya Savage talk to reporters in Ottawa in May. Mr. Kenney announced the launch of the $2.5-million public inquiry to look into 'foreign special interests secretively spending tens of millions of dollars to thwart Alberta’s economic development by land locking our energy' on July 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Globe and Mail still a ‘great paper,’ but losing ‘huge amount of institutional knowledge’ from buyouts, says veteran journalist

  • The Globe and Mail is losing decades of combined editorial experience, as multiple veteran journalists have confirmed they are accepting voluntary buyouts from Canada’s
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2019
Veteran journalists Barrie McKenna, left, Stephanie Nolen, centre, and Gloria Galloway, right, have all confirmed they have accepted voluntary buyout packages from The Globe and Mail Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Globe and Mail still a ‘great paper,’ but losing ‘huge amount of institutional knowledge’ from buyouts, says veteran journalist

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2019
  • The Globe and Mail is losing decades of combined editorial experience, as multiple veteran journalists have confirmed they are accepting voluntary buyouts from Canada’s

Globe and Mail still a ‘great paper,’ but losing ‘huge amount of institutional knowledge’ from buyouts, says veteran journalist

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2019
  • The Globe and Mail is losing decades of combined editorial experience, as multiple veteran journalists have confirmed they are accepting voluntary buyouts from Canada’s
Veteran journalists Barrie McKenna, left, Stephanie Nolen, centre, and Gloria Galloway, right, have all confirmed they have accepted voluntary buyout packages from The Globe and Mail Photographs courtesy of Twitter

Privy Council Office ready to support government transition with new clerk, ‘whatever the result of the election’

  • Although Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart has only been in the role since April, the Privy Council Office says they will be
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2019
Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart 'has on a number of occasions been actively involved in planning transition advice at the most senior levels of the public service,' says a spokesperson for the Privy Council Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Privy Council Office ready to support government transition with new clerk, ‘whatever the result of the election’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2019
  • Although Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart has only been in the role since April, the Privy Council Office says they will be

Privy Council Office ready to support government transition with new clerk, ‘whatever the result of the election’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2019
  • Although Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart has only been in the role since April, the Privy Council Office says they will be
Clerk of the Privy Council Ian Shugart 'has on a number of occasions been actively involved in planning transition advice at the most senior levels of the public service,' says a spokesperson for the Privy Council Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds say clean fuel standard can make LNG ‘more efficient than coal’, despite report’s warning

  • A recent Global Energy Monitor report says the projected growth of the global Liquefied Natural Gas sector could be “worse than the coal boom,”
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2019
Liberal MP Sean Fraser, parliamentary secretary to the minister of environment and climate change, says the government has to look at the entire energy spectrum 'to identify a plan that’s going to bring emissions down.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds say clean fuel standard can make LNG ‘more efficient than coal’, despite report’s warning

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2019
  • A recent Global Energy Monitor report says the projected growth of the global Liquefied Natural Gas sector could be “worse than the coal boom,”

Feds say clean fuel standard can make LNG ‘more efficient than coal’, despite report’s warning

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2019
  • A recent Global Energy Monitor report says the projected growth of the global Liquefied Natural Gas sector could be “worse than the coal boom,”
Liberal MP Sean Fraser, parliamentary secretary to the minister of environment and climate change, says the government has to look at the entire energy spectrum 'to identify a plan that’s going to bring emissions down.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advertising coalition launches political ad transparency platform to help standardize ‘complicated’ disclosure process

  • The Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada unveiled a new political advertising program aimed at helping both federal political parties and third-party advertisers meet new
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 8, 2019
Conservative MP and democratic institutions critic Stephanie Kusie, left, says she's 'not surprised' there's been a market solution to the new political ad transparency legislation. Unifor national president Jerry Dias, right, says his union will be concentrating time, energy and money in B.C., Ontario and Quebec. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Advertising coalition launches political ad transparency platform to help standardize ‘complicated’ disclosure process

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 8, 2019
  • The Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada unveiled a new political advertising program aimed at helping both federal political parties and third-party advertisers meet new

Advertising coalition launches political ad transparency platform to help standardize ‘complicated’ disclosure process

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 8, 2019
  • The Digital Advertising Alliance of Canada unveiled a new political advertising program aimed at helping both federal political parties and third-party advertisers meet new
Conservative MP and democratic institutions critic Stephanie Kusie, left, says she's 'not surprised' there's been a market solution to the new political ad transparency legislation. Unifor national president Jerry Dias, right, says his union will be concentrating time, energy and money in B.C., Ontario and Quebec. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Approved public service mental health claims pass 50 per cent threshold for first time

  • Claims involving mental health conditions represented 52 per cent of disability insurance claims approved for federal public service employees in 2018, according to data
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 3, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says more investigation is needed 'to understand whether there are systemic issues at play' to account for the rise in approved mental health disability claims made by federal public service employees in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Approved public service mental health claims pass 50 per cent threshold for first time

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 3, 2019
  • Claims involving mental health conditions represented 52 per cent of disability insurance claims approved for federal public service employees in 2018, according to data

Approved public service mental health claims pass 50 per cent threshold for first time

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 3, 2019
  • Claims involving mental health conditions represented 52 per cent of disability insurance claims approved for federal public service employees in 2018, according to data
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says more investigation is needed 'to understand whether there are systemic issues at play' to account for the rise in approved mental health disability claims made by federal public service employees in 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-racism strategy a ‘good start,’ says Senator, but critics pan definitions of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism

  • The government’s anti-racism strategy was announced last week following six months of cross-country consultations, but a number of critics, including an opposition MP, say
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 3, 2019
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the government's three-year, $45-million anti-racism strategy on June 25, which is being touted by critics as as a good first step that's still rife with problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-racism strategy a ‘good start,’ says Senator, but critics pan definitions of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 3, 2019
  • The government’s anti-racism strategy was announced last week following six months of cross-country consultations, but a number of critics, including an opposition MP, say

Anti-racism strategy a ‘good start,’ says Senator, but critics pan definitions of Islamophobia, anti-Semitism

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 3, 2019
  • The government’s anti-racism strategy was announced last week following six months of cross-country consultations, but a number of critics, including an opposition MP, say
Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez announced the government's three-year, $45-million anti-racism strategy on June 25, which is being touted by critics as as a good first step that's still rife with problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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