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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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‘We must make Canadian cyberspace a harder target,’ says CSE chief

  • More than 14 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime is the “most prevalent, most pervasive threat to Canadians and to Canadian businesses,” as the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 31, 2021
Shelly Bruce, the chief of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), pictured speaking to reporters in 2019. Cyber threat actors need three things to be effective: motivation, capability, and opportunity, according to Ms. Bruce. 'Our job is to degrade one or more of these variables in a way that undermines their overall chances of success.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We must make Canadian cyberspace a harder target,’ says CSE chief

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 31, 2021
  • More than 14 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime is the “most prevalent, most pervasive threat to Canadians and to Canadian businesses,” as the

‘We must make Canadian cyberspace a harder target,’ says CSE chief

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 31, 2021
  • More than 14 months into the COVID-19 pandemic, cybercrime is the “most prevalent, most pervasive threat to Canadians and to Canadian businesses,” as the
Shelly Bruce, the chief of the Communications Security Establishment (CSE), pictured speaking to reporters in 2019. Cyber threat actors need three things to be effective: motivation, capability, and opportunity, according to Ms. Bruce. 'Our job is to degrade one or more of these variables in a way that undermines their overall chances of success.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: AG reports ‘long-standing issues’ with federal planning, stockpile management in lead up to COVID-19 pandemic

  • Good Thursday morning, Auditor General Karen Hogan’s office found that there were long-standing issues in federal government planning and stockpile management leading up to
Auditor General Karen Hogan pictured speaking to reporters on March 25, 2021. 'If there is one overall lesson to learn from this pandemic, it’s that government departments need to take action to resolve long-standing issues and to see the value in being better prepared for a rainy day,' said Ms. Hogan, following the tabling of two reports in Parliament surrounding the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: AG reports ‘long-standing issues’ with federal planning, stockpile management in lead up to COVID-19 pandemic

  • Good Thursday morning, Auditor General Karen Hogan’s office found that there were long-standing issues in federal government planning and stockpile management leading up to

Politics This Morning: AG reports ‘long-standing issues’ with federal planning, stockpile management in lead up to COVID-19 pandemic

  • Good Thursday morning, Auditor General Karen Hogan’s office found that there were long-standing issues in federal government planning and stockpile management leading up to
Auditor General Karen Hogan pictured speaking to reporters on March 25, 2021. 'If there is one overall lesson to learn from this pandemic, it’s that government departments need to take action to resolve long-standing issues and to see the value in being better prepared for a rainy day,' said Ms. Hogan, following the tabling of two reports in Parliament surrounding the federal government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada now third among G20 countries in vaccinations; Trudeau condemns behaviour of Belarusian regime

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada now ranks third among G20 countries on COVID-19 vaccination doses per capita according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured speaking to reporters on March 9, 2021. Mr. Trudeau said more than half of Canadians have received their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, and that if Canadians continue to book vaccination appointments and continue following public health guidelines, 'we’ll all have a much better summer and will get through this crisis once and for all.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Canada now third among G20 countries in vaccinations; Trudeau condemns behaviour of Belarusian regime

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada now ranks third among G20 countries on COVID-19 vaccination doses per capita according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said

Politics This Morning: Canada now third among G20 countries in vaccinations; Trudeau condemns behaviour of Belarusian regime

  • Good Wednesday morning, Canada now ranks third among G20 countries on COVID-19 vaccination doses per capita according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who said
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pictured speaking to reporters on March 9, 2021. Mr. Trudeau said more than half of Canadians have received their first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine, and that if Canadians continue to book vaccination appointments and continue following public health guidelines, 'we’ll all have a much better summer and will get through this crisis once and for all.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

High time a woman be appointed Canada’s chief of defence staff, says former reservist, as high-profile women take on sexual misconduct crisis in the military

  • It’s high time for a woman to be named to the top post in Canada’s military, says a former military reservist, as multiple top
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 24, 2021
Power and influence: Now-retired Lt.-Gen. Christine Whitecross, top left; former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour; Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie; Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, above left; Deputy Minister of Defence Jody Thomas, and former Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps. All these women are now playing leading roles or have in influencing Canada's military. Photographs courtesy of DND, ParlVu, and Wikimedia Commons

High time a woman be appointed Canada’s chief of defence staff, says former reservist, as high-profile women take on sexual misconduct crisis in the military

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 24, 2021
  • It’s high time for a woman to be named to the top post in Canada’s military, says a former military reservist, as multiple top

High time a woman be appointed Canada’s chief of defence staff, says former reservist, as high-profile women take on sexual misconduct crisis in the military

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 24, 2021
  • It’s high time for a woman to be named to the top post in Canada’s military, says a former military reservist, as multiple top
Power and influence: Now-retired Lt.-Gen. Christine Whitecross, top left; former Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour; Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie; Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan, above left; Deputy Minister of Defence Jody Thomas, and former Supreme Court justice Marie Deschamps. All these women are now playing leading roles or have in influencing Canada's military. Photographs courtesy of DND, ParlVu, and Wikimedia Commons

Politics This Morning: Maj.-Gen. Fortin’s case referred to Quebec’s prosecution service

  • Good Thursday morning, The case surrounding Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who last week stepped aside as the public face of Canada’s complicated vaccine rollout campaign
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is pictured speaking with reporters during a technical briefing on Jan. 14, 2021. Maj.-Gen. Fortin's case has been referred to Quebec’s prosecution service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Maj.-Gen. Fortin’s case referred to Quebec’s prosecution service

  • Good Thursday morning, The case surrounding Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who last week stepped aside as the public face of Canada’s complicated vaccine rollout campaign

Politics This Morning: Maj.-Gen. Fortin’s case referred to Quebec’s prosecution service

  • Good Thursday morning, The case surrounding Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, who last week stepped aside as the public face of Canada’s complicated vaccine rollout campaign
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is pictured speaking with reporters during a technical briefing on Jan. 14, 2021. Maj.-Gen. Fortin's case has been referred to Quebec’s prosecution service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals filibuster opposition’s call to broaden military sexual misconduct study at Defence Committee

  • For nearly four hours, Liberal MPs filibustered Conservative MP James Bezan’s attempt to broaden the House Defence Committee’s study into sexual misconduct in the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 19, 2021
Former chief of defence staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin. Mr. Trudeau addressed the media for the first time since Maj.-Gen Fortin left his post as head of Canada’s vaccination program following allegations of sexual misconduct dating back decades.  The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberals filibuster opposition’s call to broaden military sexual misconduct study at Defence Committee

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 19, 2021
  • For nearly four hours, Liberal MPs filibustered Conservative MP James Bezan’s attempt to broaden the House Defence Committee’s study into sexual misconduct in the

Liberals filibuster opposition’s call to broaden military sexual misconduct study at Defence Committee

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 19, 2021
  • For nearly four hours, Liberal MPs filibustered Conservative MP James Bezan’s attempt to broaden the House Defence Committee’s study into sexual misconduct in the
Former chief of defence staff, Gen. Jonathan Vance, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin. Mr. Trudeau addressed the media for the first time since Maj.-Gen Fortin left his post as head of Canada’s vaccination program following allegations of sexual misconduct dating back decades.  The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds risk falling behind on science investment, say policy experts, Naylor, as U.S., U.K., Germany forging ahead

  • The federal government’s 2021 budget, crafted in the middle of a debilitating pandemic, saw more than $2-billion allocated for the bio-manufacturing and life-sciences sector
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2021
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A number of science policy experts say the federal government's 2021 budget was a 'missed opportunity' to properly position Canada as a leader in scientific research and innovation as a number of international allies dramatically ramp up their efforts. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Feds risk falling behind on science investment, say policy experts, Naylor, as U.S., U.K., Germany forging ahead

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2021
  • The federal government’s 2021 budget, crafted in the middle of a debilitating pandemic, saw more than $2-billion allocated for the bio-manufacturing and life-sciences sector

Feds risk falling behind on science investment, say policy experts, Naylor, as U.S., U.K., Germany forging ahead

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2021
  • The federal government’s 2021 budget, crafted in the middle of a debilitating pandemic, saw more than $2-billion allocated for the bio-manufacturing and life-sciences sector
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, left, Innovation, Science, and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A number of science policy experts say the federal government's 2021 budget was a 'missed opportunity' to properly position Canada as a leader in scientific research and innovation as a number of international allies dramatically ramp up their efforts. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

House Finance Committee dives into offshore tax havens again ‘to get answers for Canadians,’ says NDP MP Julian

  • The long-standing problems posed by the billions of dollars in offshore tax havens are once again on the front-burner in Canadian politics, following the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2021
NDP MP Peter Julian, left, CSG Senator Percy Downe, right. Mr. Julian says that 'we have a situation where the impact of these offshore tax havens—the impunity with which they can be used—is devastating on Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Cynthia Münster

House Finance Committee dives into offshore tax havens again ‘to get answers for Canadians,’ says NDP MP Julian

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2021
  • The long-standing problems posed by the billions of dollars in offshore tax havens are once again on the front-burner in Canadian politics, following the

House Finance Committee dives into offshore tax havens again ‘to get answers for Canadians,’ says NDP MP Julian

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2021
  • The long-standing problems posed by the billions of dollars in offshore tax havens are once again on the front-burner in Canadian politics, following the
NDP MP Peter Julian, left, CSG Senator Percy Downe, right. Mr. Julian says that 'we have a situation where the impact of these offshore tax havens—the impunity with which they can be used—is devastating on Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Cynthia Münster

‘You are walking on eggshells’: infectious disease docs say ‘trust in vaccines is fragile,’ NACI guidance unhelpful

  • Last week’s messaging from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) about the AstraZeneca vaccine has eroded trust in public health communications, say infectious
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 10, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who recently had an AstraZeneca vaccine, and Canada's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, who recently had a Pfizer vaccine, both have said that all vaccines approved for use in this country are safe and effective. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘You are walking on eggshells’: infectious disease docs say ‘trust in vaccines is fragile,’ NACI guidance unhelpful

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 10, 2021
  • Last week’s messaging from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) about the AstraZeneca vaccine has eroded trust in public health communications, say infectious

‘You are walking on eggshells’: infectious disease docs say ‘trust in vaccines is fragile,’ NACI guidance unhelpful

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 10, 2021
  • Last week’s messaging from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) about the AstraZeneca vaccine has eroded trust in public health communications, say infectious
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who recently had an AstraZeneca vaccine, and Canada's Chief Medical Officer Dr. Theresa Tam, who recently had a Pfizer vaccine, both have said that all vaccines approved for use in this country are safe and effective. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Large-scale projects under Canada Infrastructure Bank’s umbrella, ‘take time,’ says CEO, following PBO report outlining ongoing delays in projects

  • Following a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office that outlined delays in the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s mandate to disburse $35-billion before its mandate expires,
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 10, 2021
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured Sept. 11, 2020, at Carleton University. Ms. McKenna says that she expects 'the CIB to deliver on their mandate to invest in more projects in their priority areas by the end of the first quarter and beyond.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Large-scale projects under Canada Infrastructure Bank’s umbrella, ‘take time,’ says CEO, following PBO report outlining ongoing delays in projects

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 10, 2021
  • Following a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office that outlined delays in the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s mandate to disburse $35-billion before its mandate expires,

Large-scale projects under Canada Infrastructure Bank’s umbrella, ‘take time,’ says CEO, following PBO report outlining ongoing delays in projects

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 10, 2021
  • Following a report from the Parliamentary Budget Office that outlined delays in the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s mandate to disburse $35-billion before its mandate expires,
Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna, pictured Sept. 11, 2020, at Carleton University. Ms. McKenna says that she expects 'the CIB to deliver on their mandate to invest in more projects in their priority areas by the end of the first quarter and beyond.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Critics say Sajjan or Trudeau should take responsibility for failure to investigate sexual misconduct allegation against Vance in 2018 

  • After months of parliamentary committee testimony revealing the sexual misconduct crisis in Canada’s military, opposition MPs say both Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan as well
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2021
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mr. Sajjan said, 'To every member in the Canadian Armed Forces, to every person in the Department of National Defence, who has been affected by sexual harassment and violence, I am truly sorry,' but critics say someone at the top has to take responsibility. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Critics say Sajjan or Trudeau should take responsibility for failure to investigate sexual misconduct allegation against Vance in 2018 

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2021
  • After months of parliamentary committee testimony revealing the sexual misconduct crisis in Canada’s military, opposition MPs say both Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan as well

Critics say Sajjan or Trudeau should take responsibility for failure to investigate sexual misconduct allegation against Vance in 2018 

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2021
  • After months of parliamentary committee testimony revealing the sexual misconduct crisis in Canada’s military, opposition MPs say both Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan as well
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, left, and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mr. Sajjan said, 'To every member in the Canadian Armed Forces, to every person in the Department of National Defence, who has been affected by sexual harassment and violence, I am truly sorry,' but critics say someone at the top has to take responsibility. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

Economists applaud BoC’s decision to pare back QE, with economic recovery en route

  • Canada’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession is exceeding expectations so far, according to some of Canada’s top economists, who say that the Bank
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2021
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, pictured May 1, 2020, announced that the central bank would be tapering back on quantitative easing, something top economists have welcomed as Canada's economy is set to rebound from the COVID-19 financial crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Economists applaud BoC’s decision to pare back QE, with economic recovery en route

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2021
  • Canada’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession is exceeding expectations so far, according to some of Canada’s top economists, who say that the Bank

Economists applaud BoC’s decision to pare back QE, with economic recovery en route

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 3, 2021
  • Canada’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession is exceeding expectations so far, according to some of Canada’s top economists, who say that the Bank
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem, pictured May 1, 2020, announced that the central bank would be tapering back on quantitative easing, something top economists have welcomed as Canada's economy is set to rebound from the COVID-19 financial crisis. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Not a time for austerity’: public service unions laud feds’ childcare pledge, focus on recovery through spending over cuts

  • Leaders of Canada’s largest federal public service unions are lauding the government’s big-ticket commitment to affordable child care, and say this year’s budget shows
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 26, 2021
PIPSC president Debi Daviau told The Hill Times, 'it’s clear that the government understands that this is not a time for austerity, but rather a time to be investing in critical services for Canadians' following the release of the federal budget on April 19, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Not a time for austerity’: public service unions laud feds’ childcare pledge, focus on recovery through spending over cuts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 26, 2021
  • Leaders of Canada’s largest federal public service unions are lauding the government’s big-ticket commitment to affordable child care, and say this year’s budget shows

‘Not a time for austerity’: public service unions laud feds’ childcare pledge, focus on recovery through spending over cuts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 26, 2021
  • Leaders of Canada’s largest federal public service unions are lauding the government’s big-ticket commitment to affordable child care, and say this year’s budget shows
PIPSC president Debi Daviau told The Hill Times, 'it’s clear that the government understands that this is not a time for austerity, but rather a time to be investing in critical services for Canadians' following the release of the federal budget on April 19, 2021. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘It’s getting worse, we’re going backwards’: Ontario MPs say constituents confused, frustrated, angry with vaccine supply issues, and partisan ‘finger-pointing’ as COVID cases skyrocket

  • Canada’s most populous province is facing an increasingly uphill battle in reining in the pandemic with new cases of COVID-19 hitting all-time highs last
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan, left, Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, NDP MP Scott Duvall, and NDP MP Brian Masse. 'It’s getting worse—we are going backwards, we’re not going forward in Hamilton—we’re getting higher cases,' said Mr. Duvall, who says the federal government could play a larger role in getting a handle on the worsening situation in Ontario. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Karen Vecchio's Twitter

‘It’s getting worse, we’re going backwards’: Ontario MPs say constituents confused, frustrated, angry with vaccine supply issues, and partisan ‘finger-pointing’ as COVID cases skyrocket

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
  • Canada’s most populous province is facing an increasingly uphill battle in reining in the pandemic with new cases of COVID-19 hitting all-time highs last

‘It’s getting worse, we’re going backwards’: Ontario MPs say constituents confused, frustrated, angry with vaccine supply issues, and partisan ‘finger-pointing’ as COVID cases skyrocket

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
  • Canada’s most populous province is facing an increasingly uphill battle in reining in the pandemic with new cases of COVID-19 hitting all-time highs last
Liberal MP Adam Vaughan, left, Conservative MP Karen Vecchio, NDP MP Scott Duvall, and NDP MP Brian Masse. 'It’s getting worse—we are going backwards, we’re not going forward in Hamilton—we’re getting higher cases,' said Mr. Duvall, who says the federal government could play a larger role in getting a handle on the worsening situation in Ontario. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of Karen Vecchio's Twitter

Feds dole out millions for harm-reduction projects amid opioid overdose uptick

  • Following a dramatic increase in opioid-related overdoses and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government recently announced tens of millions of dollars for
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured in Ottawa, joined Toronto Mayor John Tory on April 14 for an announcement of more than $7.7-million for three projects to increase access to a safer supply of drugs, and provide a new harm reduction and treatment option for people living with opioid use disorder in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds dole out millions for harm-reduction projects amid opioid overdose uptick

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
  • Following a dramatic increase in opioid-related overdoses and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government recently announced tens of millions of dollars for

Feds dole out millions for harm-reduction projects amid opioid overdose uptick

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 19, 2021
  • Following a dramatic increase in opioid-related overdoses and deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government recently announced tens of millions of dollars for
Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured in Ottawa, joined Toronto Mayor John Tory on April 14 for an announcement of more than $7.7-million for three projects to increase access to a safer supply of drugs, and provide a new harm reduction and treatment option for people living with opioid use disorder in Toronto. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This is not a new crisis’: military experts weigh in on what’s ahead for CAF in dealing with sexual misconduct crisis

  • As more military women go public with stunning allegations of sexual misconduct against the top ranks of Canada’s military, experts say the military’s rigid
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 5, 2021
The Department of National Defence in Ottawa. The military police is investigating sexual misconduct allegations in the military. The House National Defence Committee is also heavily involved with the ongoing investigation into sexual misconduct within the military. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This is not a new crisis’: military experts weigh in on what’s ahead for CAF in dealing with sexual misconduct crisis

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 5, 2021
  • As more military women go public with stunning allegations of sexual misconduct against the top ranks of Canada’s military, experts say the military’s rigid

‘This is not a new crisis’: military experts weigh in on what’s ahead for CAF in dealing with sexual misconduct crisis

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 5, 2021
  • As more military women go public with stunning allegations of sexual misconduct against the top ranks of Canada’s military, experts say the military’s rigid
The Department of National Defence in Ottawa. The military police is investigating sexual misconduct allegations in the military. The House National Defence Committee is also heavily involved with the ongoing investigation into sexual misconduct within the military. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Following ‘scathing’ AG report, Canadians still looking for answers about pandemic preparedness, says MP, experts

  • The federal government’s public health system was “substantially poorly prepared for a global pandemic”—and the government has to tell Canadians why early alerts surrounding
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 29, 2021
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam pictured speaking with reporters at a news conference at Sir John A. Macdonald building in October. Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report, released on March 25, 2021, outlined a lack of preparedness on the part of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in the lead up to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Following ‘scathing’ AG report, Canadians still looking for answers about pandemic preparedness, says MP, experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 29, 2021
  • The federal government’s public health system was “substantially poorly prepared for a global pandemic”—and the government has to tell Canadians why early alerts surrounding

Following ‘scathing’ AG report, Canadians still looking for answers about pandemic preparedness, says MP, experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 29, 2021
  • The federal government’s public health system was “substantially poorly prepared for a global pandemic”—and the government has to tell Canadians why early alerts surrounding
Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam pictured speaking with reporters at a news conference at Sir John A. Macdonald building in October. Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report, released on March 25, 2021, outlined a lack of preparedness on the part of the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) in the lead up to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Time between pandemics might shrink, and feds must redefine health security, say influenza, intelligence experts

  • Canada needs better, smarter infrastructure to prepare for the spread of viruses that will “weaponize themselves on the pathways of globalization,” say a vaccine
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 29, 2021
Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam and deputy public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo, pictured on the Hill on Dec. 15, 2020. Last week, Auditor General Karen Hogan found the Public Health Agency of Canada was not prepared for the pandemic, and failed on a number of important fronts, including early warning and data-sharing with the provinces. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Time between pandemics might shrink, and feds must redefine health security, say influenza, intelligence experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 29, 2021
  • Canada needs better, smarter infrastructure to prepare for the spread of viruses that will “weaponize themselves on the pathways of globalization,” say a vaccine

Time between pandemics might shrink, and feds must redefine health security, say influenza, intelligence experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 29, 2021
  • Canada needs better, smarter infrastructure to prepare for the spread of viruses that will “weaponize themselves on the pathways of globalization,” say a vaccine
Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam and deputy public health officer Dr. Howard Njoo, pictured on the Hill on Dec. 15, 2020. Last week, Auditor General Karen Hogan found the Public Health Agency of Canada was not prepared for the pandemic, and failed on a number of important fronts, including early warning and data-sharing with the provinces. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Next budget a ‘critical moment’ in economic recovery for women, say experts

  • Following a year of economic dislocation that has hit Canadians from all walks of life hard, experts say the fallout from the pandemic has
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 24, 2020, on the Hill. Canadians are eagerly awaiting the first budget in nearly two years following the economic dislocation associated with COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next budget a ‘critical moment’ in economic recovery for women, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
  • Following a year of economic dislocation that has hit Canadians from all walks of life hard, experts say the fallout from the pandemic has

Next budget a ‘critical moment’ in economic recovery for women, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
  • Following a year of economic dislocation that has hit Canadians from all walks of life hard, experts say the fallout from the pandemic has
Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured Sept. 24, 2020, on the Hill. Canadians are eagerly awaiting the first budget in nearly two years following the economic dislocation associated with COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Closure of HuffPost Canada another hit to already battered Canadian media landscape

  • The closure of HuffPost Canada and HuffPost Québec earlier this month is just another gut-punch to an already battered news industry in this country
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
HuffPost Canada's Althia Raj, left, La Presse Canadienne's Catherine Levesque, and HuffPost Canada's Zi-Ann Lum, right, pictured June 6, 2019, at The Hill Times' annual spring party on the Hill. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

Closure of HuffPost Canada another hit to already battered Canadian media landscape

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
  • The closure of HuffPost Canada and HuffPost Québec earlier this month is just another gut-punch to an already battered news industry in this country

Closure of HuffPost Canada another hit to already battered Canadian media landscape

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 22, 2021
  • The closure of HuffPost Canada and HuffPost Québec earlier this month is just another gut-punch to an already battered news industry in this country
HuffPost Canada's Althia Raj, left, La Presse Canadienne's Catherine Levesque, and HuffPost Canada's Zi-Ann Lum, right, pictured June 6, 2019, at The Hill Times' annual spring party on the Hill. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia

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