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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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Pod save us all: the growing role of political podcasts in election 2019

  • As podcasts continue to soar both in number and in popularity, podcasters are playing an increasingly important role in political debates around the world.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 21, 2019
The Herle Burly podcast has recently featured Scott Reid, left, former adviser to former prime minister Paul Martin, and Jenni Byrne, former adviser to Stephen Harper and head of the Conservative Party. David Herle, a former Liberal federal campaign chair, hosts The Herle Burly, and has been joined by Mr. Reid and Ms. Byrne for the election. The Herle Burly is one of the best political podcasts out there. Photograph courtesy of The Herle Burly's Twitter

Pod save us all: the growing role of political podcasts in election 2019

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 21, 2019
  • As podcasts continue to soar both in number and in popularity, podcasters are playing an increasingly important role in political debates around the world.

Pod save us all: the growing role of political podcasts in election 2019

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 21, 2019
  • As podcasts continue to soar both in number and in popularity, podcasters are playing an increasingly important role in political debates around the world.
The Herle Burly podcast has recently featured Scott Reid, left, former adviser to former prime minister Paul Martin, and Jenni Byrne, former adviser to Stephen Harper and head of the Conservative Party. David Herle, a former Liberal federal campaign chair, hosts The Herle Burly, and has been joined by Mr. Reid and Ms. Byrne for the election. The Herle Burly is one of the best political podcasts out there. Photograph courtesy of The Herle Burly's Twitter

Politics This Morning: Trudeau doubles down in Quebec; Scheer headed to Brampton; Singh to tour Ontario

  • Good Thursday morning, With only three days left to go before most voters head to the polls on Monday, we’re on the home stretch
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 17, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh visited former NDP leader Jack Layton's high school, Westwood Senior High School, in Hudson, Que., on Oct. 16. Photograph courtesy of Jagmeet Singh's Twitter

Politics This Morning: Trudeau doubles down in Quebec; Scheer headed to Brampton; Singh to tour Ontario

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 17, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, With only three days left to go before most voters head to the polls on Monday, we’re on the home stretch

Politics This Morning: Trudeau doubles down in Quebec; Scheer headed to Brampton; Singh to tour Ontario

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 17, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, With only three days left to go before most voters head to the polls on Monday, we’re on the home stretch
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh visited former NDP leader Jack Layton's high school, Westwood Senior High School, in Hudson, Que., on Oct. 16. Photograph courtesy of Jagmeet Singh's Twitter

Transition teams must be prepared for ‘unpredictable outcomes’ in minority situation, say former senior bureaucrats

  • Former senior bureaucrats say they hope Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s transition team is “already plugged into the Privy Council Office,” and that both the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, right, pictured as they arrived to the official leaders' debate in Ottawa on Oct. 9, 2019. Former transition staffers say each party should have people reaching out to each other now in case they have to work in tandem during the next Parliament. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Transition teams must be prepared for ‘unpredictable outcomes’ in minority situation, say former senior bureaucrats

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2019
  • Former senior bureaucrats say they hope Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s transition team is “already plugged into the Privy Council Office,” and that both the

Transition teams must be prepared for ‘unpredictable outcomes’ in minority situation, say former senior bureaucrats

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2019
  • Former senior bureaucrats say they hope Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer’s transition team is “already plugged into the Privy Council Office,” and that both the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, right, pictured as they arrived to the official leaders' debate in Ottawa on Oct. 9, 2019. Former transition staffers say each party should have people reaching out to each other now in case they have to work in tandem during the next Parliament. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

If it’s a minority government, Liberals can stay in power even if Conservatives win more seats on Oct. 21, but could prompt public backlash

  • With public opinion polls suggesting Canada is heading towards a minority government, the Liberals will have the first crack at maintaining power if they
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | October 14, 2019
MPs, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, along with all the clerks, posed for a group photo in the House Chamber on Dec. 12, 2018, before the Centre Block closed for 10 years. The new House of Commons could remain empty as late as December, as the parties negotiate how a minority government could receive confidence in the elected Chamber. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

If it’s a minority government, Liberals can stay in power even if Conservatives win more seats on Oct. 21, but could prompt public backlash

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | October 14, 2019
  • With public opinion polls suggesting Canada is heading towards a minority government, the Liberals will have the first crack at maintaining power if they

If it’s a minority government, Liberals can stay in power even if Conservatives win more seats on Oct. 21, but could prompt public backlash

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | October 14, 2019
  • With public opinion polls suggesting Canada is heading towards a minority government, the Liberals will have the first crack at maintaining power if they
MPs, including Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer, along with all the clerks, posed for a group photo in the House Chamber on Dec. 12, 2018, before the Centre Block closed for 10 years. The new House of Commons could remain empty as late as December, as the parties negotiate how a minority government could receive confidence in the elected Chamber. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Conservative gains in Ontario before campaign due to ‘Ford being quiet,’ but pollster says Trudeau’s attacks may not be working

  • Many Liberal candidates say Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford’s unpopularity is still a significant issue at the doors more than halfway through the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 7, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, pictured at Rideau Hall on Sept. 11, 2019, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, pictured speaking at the Manning Networking Conference on March 23, 2019. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Conservative gains in Ontario before campaign due to ‘Ford being quiet,’ but pollster says Trudeau’s attacks may not be working

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 7, 2019
  • Many Liberal candidates say Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford’s unpopularity is still a significant issue at the doors more than halfway through the

Conservative gains in Ontario before campaign due to ‘Ford being quiet,’ but pollster says Trudeau’s attacks may not be working

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 7, 2019
  • Many Liberal candidates say Ontario Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford’s unpopularity is still a significant issue at the doors more than halfway through the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, pictured at Rideau Hall on Sept. 11, 2019, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford, right, pictured speaking at the Manning Networking Conference on March 23, 2019. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Three in four federal scientists say Canada isn’t doing enough to combat climate change

  • Only one in five federal scientists think Canada is doing enough to fight climate change, and PIPSC president Debi Daviau says the government needs
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 2, 2019
PIPSC president Debi Daviau, pictured at a press conference on June 12, says federal scientists can give us the solutions needed to combat climate change, but the government needs to do a better job providing them with the resources required. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Three in four federal scientists say Canada isn’t doing enough to combat climate change

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 2, 2019
  • Only one in five federal scientists think Canada is doing enough to fight climate change, and PIPSC president Debi Daviau says the government needs

Three in four federal scientists say Canada isn’t doing enough to combat climate change

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 2, 2019
  • Only one in five federal scientists think Canada is doing enough to fight climate change, and PIPSC president Debi Daviau says the government needs
PIPSC president Debi Daviau, pictured at a press conference on June 12, says federal scientists can give us the solutions needed to combat climate change, but the government needs to do a better job providing them with the resources required. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Media stories on Canadian leaders not as deeply researched as in U.S., missed Trudeau’s blackface photos story

  • Media critics say they don’t know why the Canadian media missed breaking the biggest story of the 2019 election campaign so far, but at
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 30, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shown campaigning in Barrie, Ont., on Sept. 27, faced days of heavy scrutiny from the Canadian media surrounding his appearance in brownface makeup in yearbook photographs taken nearly two decades ago, but it's still unclear how this story will affect the Oct. 21 outcome. Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter account

Media stories on Canadian leaders not as deeply researched as in U.S., missed Trudeau’s blackface photos story

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 30, 2019
  • Media critics say they don’t know why the Canadian media missed breaking the biggest story of the 2019 election campaign so far, but at

Media stories on Canadian leaders not as deeply researched as in U.S., missed Trudeau’s blackface photos story

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 30, 2019
  • Media critics say they don’t know why the Canadian media missed breaking the biggest story of the 2019 election campaign so far, but at
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, shown campaigning in Barrie, Ont., on Sept. 27, faced days of heavy scrutiny from the Canadian media surrounding his appearance in brownface makeup in yearbook photographs taken nearly two decades ago, but it's still unclear how this story will affect the Oct. 21 outcome. Photograph courtesy of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Twitter account

PBO campaign proposal costing ‘above expectations’ so far, hundreds more estimates expected

  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux and team have been going full steam in costing this year’s election campaign proposals, with a flurry of reports
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 25, 2019
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured in his office in January 2019, has been busy working with his team costing the election campaign promises of three political parties so far: the Conservatives, the NDP, and the Greens. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

PBO campaign proposal costing ‘above expectations’ so far, hundreds more estimates expected

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 25, 2019
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux and team have been going full steam in costing this year’s election campaign proposals, with a flurry of reports

PBO campaign proposal costing ‘above expectations’ so far, hundreds more estimates expected

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 25, 2019
  • Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux and team have been going full steam in costing this year’s election campaign proposals, with a flurry of reports
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux, pictured in his office in January 2019, has been busy working with his team costing the election campaign promises of three political parties so far: the Conservatives, the NDP, and the Greens. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

GTA to be hotly contested in election, ‘decides whether governments are minorities or majorities’

  • Political strategists, professors, and candidates agree that voters in the Greater Toronto Area will play a critical role in deciding who will form the
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 23, 2019
Liberal candidate and Minister for Democratic Institutions Karina Gould pictured with campaign volunteers on Sept. 18 in Burlington, Ont. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

GTA to be hotly contested in election, ‘decides whether governments are minorities or majorities’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 23, 2019
  • Political strategists, professors, and candidates agree that voters in the Greater Toronto Area will play a critical role in deciding who will form the

GTA to be hotly contested in election, ‘decides whether governments are minorities or majorities’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 23, 2019
  • Political strategists, professors, and candidates agree that voters in the Greater Toronto Area will play a critical role in deciding who will form the
Liberal candidate and Minister for Democratic Institutions Karina Gould pictured with campaign volunteers on Sept. 18 in Burlington, Ont. Photograph courtesy of Twitter

Politics This Morning: Trudeau hit with scathing ‘brownface’ report, Scheer in Quebec, while Singh heads to Hamilton

  • Good Thursday morning, Nine days into the 40-day federal election campaign, Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was hit with a bombshell report from
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 19, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 18, 2019, addressing reporters on the Liberal campaign plan following Time Magazine's report of him appearing in brownface, robes and a turban at a 2001 'Arabian Nights' event. Screenshot courtesy of CBC

Politics This Morning: Trudeau hit with scathing ‘brownface’ report, Scheer in Quebec, while Singh heads to Hamilton

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 19, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Nine days into the 40-day federal election campaign, Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was hit with a bombshell report from

Politics This Morning: Trudeau hit with scathing ‘brownface’ report, Scheer in Quebec, while Singh heads to Hamilton

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 19, 2019
  • Good Thursday morning, Nine days into the 40-day federal election campaign, Prime Minister and Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau was hit with a bombshell report from
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 18, 2019, addressing reporters on the Liberal campaign plan following Time Magazine's report of him appearing in brownface, robes and a turban at a 2001 'Arabian Nights' event. Screenshot courtesy of CBC

‘I didn’t think it was racist at the time,’ says apologetic PM, confirming he will not step down amid scathing ‘brownface’ Time report

  • OTTAWA—Following a bombshell Time Magazine report on Wednesday night detailing a 2001 incident in which he appeared in “brownface” at an event, Prime Minister
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 19, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 18, 2019, addressing reporters on the Liberal campaign plan following Time Magazine's report of him appearing in brownface, robes and a turban at a 2001 'Arabian Nights' event. Screenshot courtesy of CBC

‘I didn’t think it was racist at the time,’ says apologetic PM, confirming he will not step down amid scathing ‘brownface’ Time report

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Following a bombshell Time Magazine report on Wednesday night detailing a 2001 incident in which he appeared in “brownface” at an event, Prime Minister

‘I didn’t think it was racist at the time,’ says apologetic PM, confirming he will not step down amid scathing ‘brownface’ Time report

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 19, 2019
  • OTTAWA—Following a bombshell Time Magazine report on Wednesday night detailing a 2001 incident in which he appeared in “brownface” at an event, Prime Minister
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured Sept. 18, 2019, addressing reporters on the Liberal campaign plan following Time Magazine's report of him appearing in brownface, robes and a turban at a 2001 'Arabian Nights' event. Screenshot courtesy of CBC

Savoie’s new ‘magnum opus’ book argues federal public service has been ‘knocked off its moorings’

  • Although he says he didn’t plan for the release of his “magnum opus” in the final weeks leading up to the Oct. 21 election,
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 18, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking at Rideau Hall after meeting with Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament in order to call the 2019 federal election on Sept. 11, 2019. Professor Donald Savoie argues that as long as prime ministers hold the power to appoint deputy ministers without an open, transparent, and competitive process, 'court government will remain in place.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Savoie’s new ‘magnum opus’ book argues federal public service has been ‘knocked off its moorings’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 18, 2019
  • Although he says he didn’t plan for the release of his “magnum opus” in the final weeks leading up to the Oct. 21 election,

Savoie’s new ‘magnum opus’ book argues federal public service has been ‘knocked off its moorings’

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 18, 2019
  • Although he says he didn’t plan for the release of his “magnum opus” in the final weeks leading up to the Oct. 21 election,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking at Rideau Hall after meeting with Governor General Julie Payette to dissolve Parliament in order to call the 2019 federal election on Sept. 11, 2019. Professor Donald Savoie argues that as long as prime ministers hold the power to appoint deputy ministers without an open, transparent, and competitive process, 'court government will remain in place.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

On the road again: many media organizations taking ‘flexible’ approach to party leader tour coverage

  • As the party leaders kicked off their national campaigns last week, The Hill Times took a look at which media organizations are joining them
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 16, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times took a look at which media organizations are joining the federal party leaders on tour as they kick off the 2019 election campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

On the road again: many media organizations taking ‘flexible’ approach to party leader tour coverage

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 16, 2019
  • As the party leaders kicked off their national campaigns last week, The Hill Times took a look at which media organizations are joining them

On the road again: many media organizations taking ‘flexible’ approach to party leader tour coverage

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 16, 2019
  • As the party leaders kicked off their national campaigns last week, The Hill Times took a look at which media organizations are joining them
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May. The Hill Times took a look at which media organizations are joining the federal party leaders on tour as they kick off the 2019 election campaign. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

New deputy ministers at helm of immigration, innovation, health, environment 

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more than a dozen shifts in the higher ranks of the public service and within government agencies, including
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a number of top appointments in the federal public service in the final weeks leading up to the soon-to-be-called election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New deputy ministers at helm of immigration, innovation, health, environment 

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more than a dozen shifts in the higher ranks of the public service and within government agencies, including

New deputy ministers at helm of immigration, innovation, health, environment 

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2019
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced more than a dozen shifts in the higher ranks of the public service and within government agencies, including
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a number of top appointments in the federal public service in the final weeks leading up to the soon-to-be-called election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘They simply ran out the clock,’ says PSAC, as feds, union fail to reach deal before election

  • After six continuous days of last minute bargaining beginning Labour Day weekend, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat were
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2019
Treasury Board president Joyce Murray, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward, right. Mr. Aylward says his union was 'optimistic' going into talks, but what the Treasury Board put on the table was 'unacceptable.' The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

‘They simply ran out the clock,’ says PSAC, as feds, union fail to reach deal before election

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2019
  • After six continuous days of last minute bargaining beginning Labour Day weekend, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat were

‘They simply ran out the clock,’ says PSAC, as feds, union fail to reach deal before election

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2019
  • After six continuous days of last minute bargaining beginning Labour Day weekend, the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the Treasury Board Secretariat were
Treasury Board president Joyce Murray, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward, right. Mr. Aylward says his union was 'optimistic' going into talks, but what the Treasury Board put on the table was 'unacceptable.' The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade

Air Singh: NDP offering spot on campaign plane for a day

  • If you ever wanted to live life as a NDP staffer for a day and fly on the party’s campaign plane, the New Democrats
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
A new NDP contest will allow a winning contestant to fly the skies for a day with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during October's election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Air Singh: NDP offering spot on campaign plane for a day

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
  • If you ever wanted to live life as a NDP staffer for a day and fly on the party’s campaign plane, the New Democrats

Air Singh: NDP offering spot on campaign plane for a day

FeatureBY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
  • If you ever wanted to live life as a NDP staffer for a day and fly on the party’s campaign plane, the New Democrats
A new NDP contest will allow a winning contestant to fly the skies for a day with NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh during October's election campaign. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canada is warming at twice the rate of the global average. Is the government doing enough to combat climate change? Is your party offering anything powerful on that front?’

  • Cory Hann Conservative strategist “Canadians trusted Justin Trudeau when he said he would protect the environment and lower Canada’s emissions. Instead, all they got
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019

‘Canada is warming at twice the rate of the global average. Is the government doing enough to combat climate change? Is your party offering anything powerful on that front?’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
  • Cory Hann Conservative strategist “Canadians trusted Justin Trudeau when he said he would protect the environment and lower Canada’s emissions. Instead, all they got

‘Canada is warming at twice the rate of the global average. Is the government doing enough to combat climate change? Is your party offering anything powerful on that front?’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 2, 2019
  • Cory Hann Conservative strategist “Canadians trusted Justin Trudeau when he said he would protect the environment and lower Canada’s emissions. Instead, all they got

Trudeau book authors Wherry, Ivison talk challenge of penning political tomes as story unfolds

  • It’s “hard to write simple conclusions when the story itself is changing,” says Aaron Wherry, author of Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in Power,
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2019
Journalists Aaron Wherry, left, and John Ivison, right, both recently published books on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the lead up to the October election. Photographs courtesy of HarperCollins publishers, Twitter

Trudeau book authors Wherry, Ivison talk challenge of penning political tomes as story unfolds

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2019
  • It’s “hard to write simple conclusions when the story itself is changing,” says Aaron Wherry, author of Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in Power,

Trudeau book authors Wherry, Ivison talk challenge of penning political tomes as story unfolds

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2019
  • It’s “hard to write simple conclusions when the story itself is changing,” says Aaron Wherry, author of Promise and Peril: Justin Trudeau in Power,
Journalists Aaron Wherry, left, and John Ivison, right, both recently published books on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the lead up to the October election. Photographs courtesy of HarperCollins publishers, Twitter

Grits, Tories back addition of third shipyard to Canadian plan, but questions abound over future boom-bust cycle return

  • As the Canadian government moves forward with the addition of a third shipyard to its National Shipbuilding Strategy, defence procurement experts are raising questions
News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2019
Halifax's Irving Shipbuilding, pictured, was one of two shipyards—along with Seaspan Shipyards—tasked with building all vessels for the National Shipbuilding Strategy that are more than 1,000 tonnes. In May, the federal government announced a third shipyard would be brought into the strategy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Grits, Tories back addition of third shipyard to Canadian plan, but questions abound over future boom-bust cycle return

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2019
  • As the Canadian government moves forward with the addition of a third shipyard to its National Shipbuilding Strategy, defence procurement experts are raising questions

Grits, Tories back addition of third shipyard to Canadian plan, but questions abound over future boom-bust cycle return

News | BY NEIL MOSS, MIKE LAPOINTE | August 28, 2019
  • As the Canadian government moves forward with the addition of a third shipyard to its National Shipbuilding Strategy, defence procurement experts are raising questions
Halifax's Irving Shipbuilding, pictured, was one of two shipyards—along with Seaspan Shipyards—tasked with building all vessels for the National Shipbuilding Strategy that are more than 1,000 tonnes. In May, the federal government announced a third shipyard would be brought into the strategy. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Canadian Digital Service challenged to digitize government by 2025

  • At just a little over two years old, the growing team at the Canadian Digital Service is busy thinking about an ambitious goal—how to
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 26, 2019
'Folks in the tech sector love to fall in love with problems,' says Aaron Snow, who leads a team of a few dozen people tasked with solving the government's digital service problems. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

Canadian Digital Service challenged to digitize government by 2025

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 26, 2019
  • At just a little over two years old, the growing team at the Canadian Digital Service is busy thinking about an ambitious goal—how to

Canadian Digital Service challenged to digitize government by 2025

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 26, 2019
  • At just a little over two years old, the growing team at the Canadian Digital Service is busy thinking about an ambitious goal—how to
'Folks in the tech sector love to fall in love with problems,' says Aaron Snow, who leads a team of a few dozen people tasked with solving the government's digital service problems. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

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