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Peter Mazereeuw is executive editor at The Hill Times. He writes and edits The Hill Times' daily subscriber newsletter, Politics This Morning, and hosts and produces its weekly podcast, The Hot Room. Mazereeuw has covered politics and policy for The Hill Times and its sister publications since 2012, and has dug deep into legislation, the Senate, international trade, lobbying, politics, and more. Send your news tips to pmazereeuw@hilltimes.com.

The PBO dissects the budget

  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Montreal.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
The interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will publish his team's report on the federal budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

The PBO dissects the budget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Montreal.

The PBO dissects the budget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 14, 2025
  • Plus, Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks in Montreal.
The interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques will publish his team's report on the federal budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergency ministers meet in TO

  • Good Thursday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Terrace, B.C. today. He’ll hold a press conference there
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
Eleanor Olszewski
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Emergency ministers meet in TO

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
  • Good Thursday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Terrace, B.C. today. He’ll hold a press conference there

Emergency ministers meet in TO

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 13, 2025
  • Good Thursday morning, In today’s Politics This Morning: Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Terrace, B.C. today. He’ll hold a press conference there
Eleanor Olszewski
Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski will meet with her provincial and territorial counterparts in Toronto today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prison investigator to make final plea for reforms

  • Plus, Carney raises cash in Vancouver.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2025
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger, the correctional investigator of Canada, will call attention to failings in the federal prison system at a press conference today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Prison investigator to make final plea for reforms

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney raises cash in Vancouver.

Prison investigator to make final plea for reforms

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 12, 2025
  • Plus, Carney raises cash in Vancouver.
Ivan Zinger
Ivan Zinger, the correctional investigator of Canada, will call attention to failings in the federal prison system at a press conference today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lest we forget

  • Plus, Anand hosts G7 peers in Niagara.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 11, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will join veterans and other dignitaries at the National War Memorial this morning for Canada's Remembrance Day ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Lest we forget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 11, 2025
  • Plus, Anand hosts G7 peers in Niagara.

Lest we forget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 11, 2025
  • Plus, Anand hosts G7 peers in Niagara.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will join veterans and other dignitaries at the National War Memorial this morning for Canada's Remembrance Day ceremony. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Confidence vote: Take two

  • Plus, more trouble brews for Poilievre after a long-time Alberta MP resigns.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2025
Yves-Francois Blanchet
Yves-Francois Blanchet
The House will vote on a Bloc Québécois amendment to the government's motion on the budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Confidence vote: Take two

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2025
  • Plus, more trouble brews for Poilievre after a long-time Alberta MP resigns.

Confidence vote: Take two

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 7, 2025
  • Plus, more trouble brews for Poilievre after a long-time Alberta MP resigns.
Yves-Francois Blanchet
The House will vote on a Bloc Québécois amendment to the government's motion on the budget today. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Green day on the Hill

  • Plus, the budget debate continues.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 6, 2025
Jerry DeMarco
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will publish his latest reports on the government today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Green day on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 6, 2025
  • Plus, the budget debate continues.

Green day on the Hill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 6, 2025
  • Plus, the budget debate continues.
Jerry DeMarco
Environment Commissioner Jerry DeMarco will publish his latest reports on the government today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented their first federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI | November 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning

Winners and losers you might have missed in the federal budget

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, MARLO GLASS, ELEANOR WAND, TESSIE SANCI | November 5, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to run a deficit in the tens of billions of dollars for years to come, but despite his warning
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne presented their first federal budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada reacts to the budget

  • Plus, the Liberal benches gain an extra member, and the Supreme Court begins a hearing on whether MPs can limit their own free speech
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, TESSIE SANCI, ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will start selling their budget in earnest to the Canadian public today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada reacts to the budget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, TESSIE SANCI, ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberal benches gain an extra member, and the Supreme Court begins a hearing on whether MPs can limit their own free speech

Canada reacts to the budget

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA, TESSIE SANCI, ELEANOR WAND, MARLO GLASS | November 5, 2025
  • Plus, the Liberal benches gain an extra member, and the Supreme Court begins a hearing on whether MPs can limit their own free speech
Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will start selling their budget in earnest to the Canadian public today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney cuts international student quota in half

  • The budget outlines plans to halve the number of foreign student permits to 155,000 in 2026, 2027, and 2028—down from the past target of
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab’s department has a new quota for international students that drastically cuts the number of permits awarded to new arrivals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney cuts international student quota in half

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
  • The budget outlines plans to halve the number of foreign student permits to 155,000 in 2026, 2027, and 2028—down from the past target of

Carney cuts international student quota in half

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
  • The budget outlines plans to halve the number of foreign student permits to 155,000 in 2026, 2027, and 2028—down from the past target of
Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab’s department has a new quota for international students that drastically cuts the number of permits awarded to new arrivals. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget forecasts weak economy, rising debt payments

  • New capital spending on corporate tax incentives and infrastructure will combine with higher debt and benefit payments to increase the federal debt load.
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne released his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Budget forecasts weak economy, rising debt payments

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
  • New capital spending on corporate tax incentives and infrastructure will combine with higher debt and benefit payments to increase the federal debt load.

Budget forecasts weak economy, rising debt payments

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 4, 2025
  • New capital spending on corporate tax incentives and infrastructure will combine with higher debt and benefit payments to increase the federal debt load.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne released his first budget on Nov. 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s budget day

  • Plus, government officials brief MPs on Gaza and the new border bill.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 4, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will unveil his long-awaited budget today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

It’s budget day

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 4, 2025
  • Plus, government officials brief MPs on Gaza and the new border bill.

It’s budget day

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | November 4, 2025
  • Plus, government officials brief MPs on Gaza and the new border bill.
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne will unveil his long-awaited budget today. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

  • Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek on the Northwest Territories’ quest to get federal support to build the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which would connect southern roadways
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
  • Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek on the Northwest Territories’ quest to get federal support to build the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which would connect southern roadways

‘Canada needs this road’: N.W.T. pitches highway to the Arctic

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 3, 2025
  • Deputy Premier Caroline Wawzonek on the Northwest Territories’ quest to get federal support to build the Mackenzie Valley Highway, which would connect southern roadways
As Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government looks to invest in major infrastructure projects, the Northwest Territories is calling for funds to help build a highway to the Arctic.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

All eyes on the Carney-Xi meeting

  • Plus, GDP update for August incoming.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to meet the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, South Korea, after the APEC summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

All eyes on the Carney-Xi meeting

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 31, 2025
  • Plus, GDP update for August incoming.

All eyes on the Carney-Xi meeting

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 31, 2025
  • Plus, GDP update for August incoming.
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to meet the Chinese President Xi Jinping in Gyeongju, South Korea, after the APEC summit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade and courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Hodgson and Dabrusin host G7 counterparts in Toronto

  • Plus, Lena Diab defends her immigration bill at committee.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 30, 2025
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson are hosting a G7 summit in Toronto starting today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hodgson and Dabrusin host G7 counterparts in Toronto

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 30, 2025
  • Plus, Lena Diab defends her immigration bill at committee.

Hodgson and Dabrusin host G7 counterparts in Toronto

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 30, 2025
  • Plus, Lena Diab defends her immigration bill at committee.
Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson are hosting a G7 summit in Toronto starting today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

An awkward evening in Gyeongju

  • Plus, MPs vote to summon the PM’s chief of staff and Brookfield execs for an ethics investigation.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's working dinner in South Korea today. U.S. President Donald Trump is among the other leaders expected to attend. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

An awkward evening in Gyeongju

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
  • Plus, MPs vote to summon the PM’s chief of staff and Brookfield execs for an ethics investigation.

An awkward evening in Gyeongju

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 29, 2025
  • Plus, MPs vote to summon the PM’s chief of staff and Brookfield execs for an ethics investigation.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will take part in South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's working dinner in South Korea today. U.S. President Donald Trump is among the other leaders expected to attend. Official White House Photo by Daniel Torok

Q&A | ‘Treachery’ and ‘troublemaker’ MPs: why going against party leaders is verboten in Canadian politics

  • In the new book No I in Team, political scientist Alex Marland and his co-authors unpack why party discipline has gone too far.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. We are indoctrinating our election candidates and our future elected officials to think that the party knows best, that the leader is always right, says Alex Marland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Q&A | ‘Treachery’ and ‘troublemaker’ MPs: why going against party leaders is verboten in Canadian politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
  • In the new book No I in Team, political scientist Alex Marland and his co-authors unpack why party discipline has gone too far.

Q&A | ‘Treachery’ and ‘troublemaker’ MPs: why going against party leaders is verboten in Canadian politics

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 28, 2025
  • In the new book No I in Team, political scientist Alex Marland and his co-authors unpack why party discipline has gone too far.
Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and former prime ministers Justin Trudeau and Stephen Harper. We are indoctrinating our election candidates and our future elected officials to think that the party knows best, that the leader is always right, says Alex Marland. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Carney in Singapore

  • Plus, MPs get a security briefing behind closed doors.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 28, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his counterpart in Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney in Singapore

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 28, 2025
  • Plus, MPs get a security briefing behind closed doors.

Carney in Singapore

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 28, 2025
  • Plus, MPs get a security briefing behind closed doors.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his counterpart in Singapore. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

  • Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
  • Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual

Justice Minister Fraser unveils bill to tighten Canada’s bail and sentencing regimes

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
  • Bill C-14 proposes reverse-onus hearings for cases of 'violent and organized crime-related auto theft,' breaking and entering a home, human trafficking, assault and sexual
Justice Minister Sean Fraser unveiled the Bail and Sentencing Reform Act on Oct. 23. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Carney makes his Asia debut

  • Plus, the U.S. president gets salty over an Ontario government anti-tariff ad—which could make the next Carney-Trump meeting a little awkward.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

PM Carney makes his Asia debut

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
  • Plus, the U.S. president gets salty over an Ontario government anti-tariff ad—which could make the next Carney-Trump meeting a little awkward.

PM Carney makes his Asia debut

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 24, 2025
  • Plus, the U.S. president gets salty over an Ontario government anti-tariff ad—which could make the next Carney-Trump meeting a little awkward.
Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Malaysia, Singapore, and South Korea between Oct. 24 and Nov. 1. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Fraser unveils his crime bill

  • Plus, Danielle Smith will weigh in at a House committee meeting on climate policy.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 23, 2025
Justice Minister Sean Fraser will introduce his bail and sentencing reform bill into the House of Commons today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fraser unveils his crime bill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 23, 2025
  • Plus, Danielle Smith will weigh in at a House committee meeting on climate policy.

Fraser unveils his crime bill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 23, 2025
  • Plus, Danielle Smith will weigh in at a House committee meeting on climate policy.
Justice Minister Sean Fraser will introduce his bail and sentencing reform bill into the House of Commons today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Carney to deliver ‘live address’ on fall budget tonight

  • Plus, NDP leadership candidates make their pitch to union voters.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will promote his upcoming budget in a live address this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Carney to deliver ‘live address’ on fall budget tonight

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership candidates make their pitch to union voters.

Carney to deliver ‘live address’ on fall budget tonight

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 22, 2025
  • Plus, NDP leadership candidates make their pitch to union voters.
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney will promote his upcoming budget in a live address this evening. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Hogan reports on child care, CRA call centres

  • Plus, Canada’s top defence officials face questions at committee.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 21, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan will reveal new reports on a half dozen government projects and priorities today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hogan reports on child care, CRA call centres

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 21, 2025
  • Plus, Canada’s top defence officials face questions at committee.

Hogan reports on child care, CRA call centres

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 21, 2025
  • Plus, Canada’s top defence officials face questions at committee.
Auditor General Karen Hogan will reveal new reports on a half dozen government projects and priorities today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | NDP leadership contender Heather McPherson on rebuilding the ‘party of big ideas’

  • 'Races are a really interesting and exciting time for any party. They're an opportunity for us to put our ideas forward, our vision for
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
NDP MP Heather McPherson
NDP MP Heather McPherson
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is one of four approved candidates in the running for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Q&A | NDP leadership contender Heather McPherson on rebuilding the ‘party of big ideas’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
  • 'Races are a really interesting and exciting time for any party. They're an opportunity for us to put our ideas forward, our vision for

Q&A | NDP leadership contender Heather McPherson on rebuilding the ‘party of big ideas’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 15, 2025
  • 'Races are a really interesting and exciting time for any party. They're an opportunity for us to put our ideas forward, our vision for
NDP MP Heather McPherson
Alberta NDP MP Heather McPherson is one of four approved candidates in the running for the party's leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

  • The Liberals have split C-2 in two with the introduction of C-12, which grants the government significant new powers to crack down on asylum
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
  • The Liberals have split C-2 in two with the introduction of C-12, which grants the government significant new powers to crack down on asylum

New border bill cuts controversial measures, keeps powers to tighten immigration

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | October 14, 2025
  • The Liberals have split C-2 in two with the introduction of C-12, which grants the government significant new powers to crack down on asylum
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anand to visit India and China next week

  • Plus, Carney and Champagne will announce something to 'bring costs down for Canadians'.
FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 10, 2025
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet Indian officials in India on Oct. 12 and 13. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Anand to visit India and China next week

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 10, 2025
  • Plus, Carney and Champagne will announce something to 'bring costs down for Canadians'.

Anand to visit India and China next week

FeatureBY RIDDHI KACHHELA, PETER MAZEREEUW | October 10, 2025
  • Plus, Carney and Champagne will announce something to 'bring costs down for Canadians'.
Anita Anand
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet Indian officials in India on Oct. 12 and 13. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade

Embattled minister faces House committee

  • Plus, the environment commissioner takes questions on the government’s climate plan.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 9, 2025
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is scheduled to appear before the House Public Safety Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Embattled minister faces House committee

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 9, 2025
  • Plus, the environment commissioner takes questions on the government’s climate plan.

Embattled minister faces House committee

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 9, 2025
  • Plus, the environment commissioner takes questions on the government’s climate plan.
Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree is scheduled to appear before the House Public Safety Committee today. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day two for debate on McGuinty’s military justice bill

  • Plus, a revised border bill could hit the floor of the House today.
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 8, 2025
Defence Minister David McGuinty's military justice reform bill is up for debate in the House today, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon told MPs last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Day two for debate on McGuinty’s military justice bill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 8, 2025
  • Plus, a revised border bill could hit the floor of the House today.

Day two for debate on McGuinty’s military justice bill

FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW, RIDDHI KACHHELA | October 8, 2025
  • Plus, a revised border bill could hit the floor of the House today.
Defence Minister David McGuinty's military justice reform bill is up for debate in the House today, Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon told MPs last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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Digital campaigns say they’ve convinced thousands to try to swing Conservative leadership contest to the centre

  • A network of amateur, online political campaigns is preparing to release a mock ballot for the Conservative leadership race to thousands of supporters in the party,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 19, 2017
Candidates in the Conservative leadership race aren't the only ones organizing to sway members of the party before the May 27 vote. Several digital campaigns say they have attracted non-traditional conservatives to take out memberships and, they hope, help to elect a party leader close to the political centre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Digital campaigns say they’ve convinced thousands to try to swing Conservative leadership contest to the centre

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 19, 2017
  • A network of amateur, online political campaigns is preparing to release a mock ballot for the Conservative leadership race to thousands of supporters in the party,

Digital campaigns say they’ve convinced thousands to try to swing Conservative leadership contest to the centre

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 19, 2017
  • A network of amateur, online political campaigns is preparing to release a mock ballot for the Conservative leadership race to thousands of supporters in the party,
Candidates in the Conservative leadership race aren't the only ones organizing to sway members of the party before the May 27 vote. Several digital campaigns say they have attracted non-traditional conservatives to take out memberships and, they hope, help to elect a party leader close to the political centre. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Conservative MPs criticize Gilmore for floating Conservative Party shakeup, take aim at his marriage to Liberal minister

  • A handful of Conservative MPs are challenging Maclean’s columnist Scott Gilmore’s cross-country discussion tour on the state of the Conservative Party, questioning Mr. Gilmore’s motives
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2017
'I wrote a column, people reacted. I didn’t choose the timing,' says Maclean's columnist Scott Gilmore, who's touring the country to meet with conservatives who want to talk about a new direction for the party. Photograph courtesy of Scott Gilmore

Conservative MPs criticize Gilmore for floating Conservative Party shakeup, take aim at his marriage to Liberal minister

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2017
  • A handful of Conservative MPs are challenging Maclean’s columnist Scott Gilmore’s cross-country discussion tour on the state of the Conservative Party, questioning Mr. Gilmore’s motives

Conservative MPs criticize Gilmore for floating Conservative Party shakeup, take aim at his marriage to Liberal minister

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2017
  • A handful of Conservative MPs are challenging Maclean’s columnist Scott Gilmore’s cross-country discussion tour on the state of the Conservative Party, questioning Mr. Gilmore’s motives
'I wrote a column, people reacted. I didn’t choose the timing,' says Maclean's columnist Scott Gilmore, who's touring the country to meet with conservatives who want to talk about a new direction for the party. Photograph courtesy of Scott Gilmore

Access to information reform could compromise ‘quality of decision making’: ex-PCO chief

  • One of the Liberal government’s plans to make ministers’ offices more transparent could undermine the quality of advice public servants provide to their ministers
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2017
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, left, says he has to account for the objectivity of the public service while crafting changes to the government's transparency regime. Former clerk of the privy council Mel Cappe says making the public service's work public can have negative consequences. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Access to information reform could compromise ‘quality of decision making’: ex-PCO chief

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2017
  • One of the Liberal government’s plans to make ministers’ offices more transparent could undermine the quality of advice public servants provide to their ministers

Access to information reform could compromise ‘quality of decision making’: ex-PCO chief

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2017
  • One of the Liberal government’s plans to make ministers’ offices more transparent could undermine the quality of advice public servants provide to their ministers
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, left, says he has to account for the objectivity of the public service while crafting changes to the government's transparency regime. Former clerk of the privy council Mel Cappe says making the public service's work public can have negative consequences. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Anti-globalist movement hasn’t hit Canada yet, poll suggests

  • Don’t expect to see any “Canada first” slogans bandied about by in-the-know politicians here; Canadians by and large support international trade and governance, a
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 5, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Strasbourg, France to address the European Parliament in February, after it voted through the Canada-EU trade agreement. Seventy-one per cent of respondents to a recent Pollara poll said they supported a pro-globalism statement, versus 10 per cent for a negative statement. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Anti-globalist movement hasn’t hit Canada yet, poll suggests

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 5, 2017
  • Don’t expect to see any “Canada first” slogans bandied about by in-the-know politicians here; Canadians by and large support international trade and governance, a

Anti-globalist movement hasn’t hit Canada yet, poll suggests

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 5, 2017
  • Don’t expect to see any “Canada first” slogans bandied about by in-the-know politicians here; Canadians by and large support international trade and governance, a
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Strasbourg, France to address the European Parliament in February, after it voted through the Canada-EU trade agreement. Seventy-one per cent of respondents to a recent Pollara poll said they supported a pro-globalism statement, versus 10 per cent for a negative statement. PMO photograph by Adam Scotti

Liberals won’t commit to meeting platform promises on transparency by next election

  • The government’s lead on Access to Information Act reform isn’t making any promises to change the law before Canadians go to the polls again
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 29, 2017
The 'objectivity' of the federal public service is top of mind for the government as it draws up its plan to make government information more accessible to the public, says Treasury Board President Scott Brison. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals won’t commit to meeting platform promises on transparency by next election

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 29, 2017
  • The government’s lead on Access to Information Act reform isn’t making any promises to change the law before Canadians go to the polls again

Liberals won’t commit to meeting platform promises on transparency by next election

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 29, 2017
  • The government’s lead on Access to Information Act reform isn’t making any promises to change the law before Canadians go to the polls again
The 'objectivity' of the federal public service is top of mind for the government as it draws up its plan to make government information more accessible to the public, says Treasury Board President Scott Brison. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Budget promises to probe departmental spending, assets for ‘waste’ and inefficiency

  • Public service managers, take note: Scott Brison might be auditing your work this year. The government will take a magnifying lens to the spending
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stop to pose for photos before heading into the House of Commons on March 22, where Mr. Morneau delivered the 2017 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Budget promises to probe departmental spending, assets for ‘waste’ and inefficiency

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
  • Public service managers, take note: Scott Brison might be auditing your work this year. The government will take a magnifying lens to the spending

Budget promises to probe departmental spending, assets for ‘waste’ and inefficiency

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
  • Public service managers, take note: Scott Brison might be auditing your work this year. The government will take a magnifying lens to the spending
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stop to pose for photos before heading into the House of Commons on March 22, where Mr. Morneau delivered the 2017 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Information czar barely keeping up with complaints, despite 30 per cent budget boost to battle backlog

  • Canada’s information commissioner has barely managed to put a dent in the backlog of complaints about the government’s handling of access to information requests,
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault urged government institutions to 'develop innovative approaches to providing access' to documents and datasets as more are created and used, in her plan tabled in Parliament for the coming year. The Hill Times photograph by Marie-Danielle Smith

Information czar barely keeping up with complaints, despite 30 per cent budget boost to battle backlog

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
  • Canada’s information commissioner has barely managed to put a dent in the backlog of complaints about the government’s handling of access to information requests,

Information czar barely keeping up with complaints, despite 30 per cent budget boost to battle backlog

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
  • Canada’s information commissioner has barely managed to put a dent in the backlog of complaints about the government’s handling of access to information requests,
Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault urged government institutions to 'develop innovative approaches to providing access' to documents and datasets as more are created and used, in her plan tabled in Parliament for the coming year. The Hill Times photograph by Marie-Danielle Smith

Don’t blame Trump for asylum-seekers, says immigration minister

  • The wave of asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada was not spurred by the immigration policies of the Donald Trump government in
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured earlier this year, once again defended Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. in an appearance before the House Immigration Committee on March 20. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Don’t blame Trump for asylum-seekers, says immigration minister

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
  • The wave of asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada was not spurred by the immigration policies of the Donald Trump government in

Don’t blame Trump for asylum-seekers, says immigration minister

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
  • The wave of asylum-seekers crossing from the United States into Canada was not spurred by the immigration policies of the Donald Trump government in
Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen, pictured earlier this year, once again defended Canada's Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. in an appearance before the House Immigration Committee on March 20. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bigger workload, shorter timelines a growing ‘burden,’ says PCO

  • New priorities created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have put the public service’s hub of support for the cabinet under growing
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by, from left, PCO appointments and special events coordinator Ima Armani, Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, and Governor General David Johnston during a January cabinet shuffle ceremony. The 2016 federal budget put a lot more on the PCO's to-do list. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bigger workload, shorter timelines a growing ‘burden,’ says PCO

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
  • New priorities created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have put the public service’s hub of support for the cabinet under growing

Bigger workload, shorter timelines a growing ‘burden,’ says PCO

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
  • New priorities created by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers have put the public service’s hub of support for the cabinet under growing
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by, from left, PCO appointments and special events coordinator Ima Armani, Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, and Governor General David Johnston during a January cabinet shuffle ceremony. The 2016 federal budget put a lot more on the PCO's to-do list. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

MPs fed up with immigration consultant horror stories; ‘something needs to get done’

  • Members of Parliament are demanding solutions to the deluge of complaints about immigration consultants flowing into their constituency offices. “They’re saying, ‘They charge too
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 15, 2017
Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz and Conservative MPs Bob Saroya (centre) and David Tilson say their constituency offices regularly receive complaints about immigration consultants acting unethically. Photograph courtesy of the office of Julie Dzerwociz; The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright; The Hill Times file photograph

MPs fed up with immigration consultant horror stories; ‘something needs to get done’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 15, 2017
  • Members of Parliament are demanding solutions to the deluge of complaints about immigration consultants flowing into their constituency offices. “They’re saying, ‘They charge too

MPs fed up with immigration consultant horror stories; ‘something needs to get done’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 15, 2017
  • Members of Parliament are demanding solutions to the deluge of complaints about immigration consultants flowing into their constituency offices. “They’re saying, ‘They charge too
Liberal MP Julie Dzerowicz and Conservative MPs Bob Saroya (centre) and David Tilson say their constituency offices regularly receive complaints about immigration consultants acting unethically. Photograph courtesy of the office of Julie Dzerwociz; The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright; The Hill Times file photograph

Senate Liberal, MPs slamming feds for not living up to transparency promises

  • The government isn’t living up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to make its information “open by default,” say a handful of Parliamentarians from
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 15, 2017
From left: Senate Liberal whip Percy Downe, Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj; Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre. Sen. Downe has called out the public service for not being transparent, Mr. Poilievre is accusing the government of blocking the release of information on the carbon tax, and Mr. Wrzesnewskyj chairs a committee that summoned departmental leaders to explain their failure to provide it with information it had requested. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Senate Liberal, MPs slamming feds for not living up to transparency promises

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 15, 2017
  • The government isn’t living up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to make its information “open by default,” say a handful of Parliamentarians from

Senate Liberal, MPs slamming feds for not living up to transparency promises

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 15, 2017
  • The government isn’t living up to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to make its information “open by default,” say a handful of Parliamentarians from
From left: Senate Liberal whip Percy Downe, Liberal MP Borys Wrzesnewskyj; Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre. Sen. Downe has called out the public service for not being transparent, Mr. Poilievre is accusing the government of blocking the release of information on the carbon tax, and Mr. Wrzesnewskyj chairs a committee that summoned departmental leaders to explain their failure to provide it with information it had requested. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

More Canadians favour keeping first-past-the-post than don’t, except in B.C.: poll

  • More Canadians support the government’s decision not to change Canada’s voting system than oppose it, a new poll suggests. Toronto-based Forum Research asked 1,340 Canadian
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 9, 2017
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, pictured earlier this year, announced Feb. 1 that the Liberal government wouldn't pursue its campaign promise to change the electoral system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

More Canadians favour keeping first-past-the-post than don’t, except in B.C.: poll

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 9, 2017
  • More Canadians support the government’s decision not to change Canada’s voting system than oppose it, a new poll suggests. Toronto-based Forum Research asked 1,340 Canadian

More Canadians favour keeping first-past-the-post than don’t, except in B.C.: poll

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 9, 2017
  • More Canadians support the government’s decision not to change Canada’s voting system than oppose it, a new poll suggests. Toronto-based Forum Research asked 1,340 Canadian
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould, pictured earlier this year, announced Feb. 1 that the Liberal government wouldn't pursue its campaign promise to change the electoral system. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Does China trade deal line up with ‘Canadian values’? Feds want to know

  • It’s not just Conservative MP Kellie Leitch who wants to talk about Canadian values; Canada’s foreign ministry is looking for public submissions on just
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Ottawa in September, and pledged along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to double bilateral trade by 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Does China trade deal line up with ‘Canadian values’? Feds want to know

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • It’s not just Conservative MP Kellie Leitch who wants to talk about Canadian values; Canada’s foreign ministry is looking for public submissions on just

Does China trade deal line up with ‘Canadian values’? Feds want to know

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • It’s not just Conservative MP Kellie Leitch who wants to talk about Canadian values; Canada’s foreign ministry is looking for public submissions on just
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang visited Ottawa in September, and pledged along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to double bilateral trade by 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Senate staff diversity under a microscope

  • The Senate is taking a fresh look at how women and minority groups are represented in its staff. A subcommittee of four Senators launched a study
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
The Senate administration employed 354 staffers, not counting those who work in Senators' offices, as of the end of last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Senate staff diversity under a microscope

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • The Senate is taking a fresh look at how women and minority groups are represented in its staff. A subcommittee of four Senators launched a study

Senate staff diversity under a microscope

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • The Senate is taking a fresh look at how women and minority groups are represented in its staff. A subcommittee of four Senators launched a study
The Senate administration employed 354 staffers, not counting those who work in Senators' offices, as of the end of last March. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A TPP by any other name: Japan fighting to keep ‘elements’ of the zombie trade deal, in one form or another: ambassador

  • Japan is now ready to talk about a pan-Pacific trade deal without the United States, says the country’s ambassador, marking a near-reversal of its
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji, pictured in 2015, says Japan will continue to try to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to withdraw from the TPP. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

A TPP by any other name: Japan fighting to keep ‘elements’ of the zombie trade deal, in one form or another: ambassador

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • Japan is now ready to talk about a pan-Pacific trade deal without the United States, says the country’s ambassador, marking a near-reversal of its

A TPP by any other name: Japan fighting to keep ‘elements’ of the zombie trade deal, in one form or another: ambassador

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • Japan is now ready to talk about a pan-Pacific trade deal without the United States, says the country’s ambassador, marking a near-reversal of its
Japanese Ambassador Kenjiro Monji, pictured in 2015, says Japan will continue to try to persuade U.S. President Donald Trump to reverse his decision to withdraw from the TPP. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Bureaucrats ‘literally working around the clock’ to prep for NAFTA talks

  • The federal government is working day and night to prepare itself as the new Trump administration in the United States eyes restructuring the North American
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump walk with each other at the White House on Feb. 13. Photograph courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter account

Bureaucrats ‘literally working around the clock’ to prep for NAFTA talks

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • The federal government is working day and night to prepare itself as the new Trump administration in the United States eyes restructuring the North American

Bureaucrats ‘literally working around the clock’ to prep for NAFTA talks

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • The federal government is working day and night to prepare itself as the new Trump administration in the United States eyes restructuring the North American
Justin Trudeau and Donald Trump walk with each other at the White House on Feb. 13. Photograph courtesy of Donald Trump's Twitter account

Europe-Canada trade deal’s investment court faces tough road, but ‘the mood is shifting’

  • The heavy lifting is done for proponents of the Europe-Canada trade deal, but the future of the investment protection system that fuelled the toughest
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, last month. Adam Scotti photograph courtesy of the Prime Minister's Office

Europe-Canada trade deal’s investment court faces tough road, but ‘the mood is shifting’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • The heavy lifting is done for proponents of the Europe-Canada trade deal, but the future of the investment protection system that fuelled the toughest

Europe-Canada trade deal’s investment court faces tough road, but ‘the mood is shifting’

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 8, 2017
  • The heavy lifting is done for proponents of the Europe-Canada trade deal, but the future of the investment protection system that fuelled the toughest
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, last month. Adam Scotti photograph courtesy of the Prime Minister's Office

Axed Harper-era tax credits benefited the rich: Finance Department

  • Top-earning families raked in the biggest savings from Harper-era tax credits for kids who play sports or take art classes, according to a report
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 1, 2017
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, left, says he passed along the idea for a fitness tax credit to the previous Conservative government, while Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau phased out the credit this year. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Axed Harper-era tax credits benefited the rich: Finance Department

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 1, 2017
  • Top-earning families raked in the biggest savings from Harper-era tax credits for kids who play sports or take art classes, according to a report

Axed Harper-era tax credits benefited the rich: Finance Department

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 1, 2017
  • Top-earning families raked in the biggest savings from Harper-era tax credits for kids who play sports or take art classes, according to a report
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, left, says he passed along the idea for a fitness tax credit to the previous Conservative government, while Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau phased out the credit this year. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Pay up…please? Debt agents struggle to recoup cash for feds

  • Private debt collectors recovered less than seven per cent of the money they were tasked with tracking down for the federal government between late
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 1, 2017
Treasury Board President Scott Brison. Government institutions are prohibited by the Treasury Board from asking private collection agencies to go after money owed by federal employees—such as those accidentally overpaid in the Phoenix pay system debacle. Canadians owe hundreds of millions in criminal fines, mortgage debts, and other charges to the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Pay up…please? Debt agents struggle to recoup cash for feds

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 1, 2017
  • Private debt collectors recovered less than seven per cent of the money they were tasked with tracking down for the federal government between late

Pay up…please? Debt agents struggle to recoup cash for feds

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 1, 2017
  • Private debt collectors recovered less than seven per cent of the money they were tasked with tracking down for the federal government between late
Treasury Board President Scott Brison. Government institutions are prohibited by the Treasury Board from asking private collection agencies to go after money owed by federal employees—such as those accidentally overpaid in the Phoenix pay system debacle. Canadians owe hundreds of millions in criminal fines, mortgage debts, and other charges to the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Feds spent $33-million on ads, axed stimulus promotion in first year under Liberals

  • The Liberal government won’t be buying ads to promote its multibillion-dollar infrastructure program, says a spokesperson for Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi. After promising to end
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 22, 2017
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi is overseeing a 10-year plan to pour money into infrastructure projects around Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds spent $33-million on ads, axed stimulus promotion in first year under Liberals

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 22, 2017
  • The Liberal government won’t be buying ads to promote its multibillion-dollar infrastructure program, says a spokesperson for Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi. After promising to end

Feds spent $33-million on ads, axed stimulus promotion in first year under Liberals

News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | February 22, 2017
  • The Liberal government won’t be buying ads to promote its multibillion-dollar infrastructure program, says a spokesperson for Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi. After promising to end
Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi is overseeing a 10-year plan to pour money into infrastructure projects around Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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