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Stephen Jeffery has been a deputy editor and reporter with The Hill Times since May 2023. He was previously editor of The Lobby Monitor, and a journalist and producer with The Canberra Times in his home country of Australia. He moved to Canada in 2019, and covers topics such as intergovernmental affairs, cabinet, legislation, lobbying, the Prime Minister's Office and the Deputy Prime Minister's Office.

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.

Liberals boost vote share in Saskatchewan, B.C.’s Lower Mainland, while Conservatives muscle in on GTA, southwestern Ontario

News | BY MARLO GLASS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 8, 2025
  • More than half of the re-elected Liberal incumbents increased their margins of victory, mostly at the expense of the New Democrats.
Liberal MPs Julie Dabrusin, top left, Yasir Naqvi, Julie Dzerowicz, Taleeb Noormohamed, Darren Fisher, Joanne Thompson, bottom left, and Rachel Bendayan, Conservative MP Anna Roberts, and Liberal MPs Steven Guilbeault and Patrick Weiler recorded the highest winning margin increases on April 28. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, and photograph courtesy of House of Commons

Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win

  • Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have promised reviews of government spending and efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
  • Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.

Protecting country against Trump requires a ‘robust public service,’ say unions after Liberal election win

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
  • Grits in Ottawa and Gatineau ridings boosted their margins, but fears of ‘DOGE-lite’ remain over party platform.
Mark Carney
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have promised reviews of government spending and efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.

Tories strip five Ontario ridings of bellwether status, while 29 seats remain

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 1, 2025
  • Just under one in 10 ridings have elected MPs from the governing party since at least 2011.
Liberal MPs, top row from left, Karina Gould, Terry Duguid, and Chris Bittle continued their riding's historic bellwether status, while Conservatives, bottom from left, Connie Cody, Sandra Cobena, and Roman Baber flipped seats that have long stuck with the governing party. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, and courtesy of the Conservative Party

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.

In one week, I voted in two elections, three ballot papers, but had zero democracy sausages in Canada

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Voting traditions in both Canada and Australia fill one's heart with civic pride, but only one country also fills an elector's stomach.
The sausage sandwich—or democracy sausage—has become a ubiquitous part of election day in Australia. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David

Tackling Trump or offering change: competing priorities to determine this election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Polling last week showed the Conservatives led among those who saw a change in direction as the key election issue, but Abacus Data’s David
Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are seeking votes from an electorate interested in a change in direction and standing up to U.S. President Donald Trump, according to polls published last week. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
Pope Francis
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.

Pope Francis was one of the most ‘electrifying papacies in centuries,’ says author of book on pontiff’s life and influences

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 28, 2025
  • Michael W. Higgins uses his understanding of the Jesuit order to provide insights on the traditions that guided Francis through his reform agenda.
Pope Francis
The late Pope Francis. 'He humanized the papacy, jettisoned much of the silly and encrusted protocols and habits that made the Vatican a kingdom of princelings, and attached priority to the pastoral over the cerebral, people over concepts, in the exercise of his ministry as the Successor of Peter,' says author Michael W. Higgins. Photograph courtesy of Flicker/Catholic Church in England and Wales

Party tactics, online abuse could be behind fewer candidates running in 2025 compared to past elections

  • There are 1,959 candidates contesting the 343 ridings across the country this year, the fewest since 2015.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
More candidates appeared on ballots in the 2019 and 2021 elections compared to the 2025 poll, despite there having been fewer seats to contest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Party tactics, online abuse could be behind fewer candidates running in 2025 compared to past elections

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • There are 1,959 candidates contesting the 343 ridings across the country this year, the fewest since 2015.

Party tactics, online abuse could be behind fewer candidates running in 2025 compared to past elections

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • There are 1,959 candidates contesting the 343 ridings across the country this year, the fewest since 2015.
More candidates appeared on ballots in the 2019 and 2021 elections compared to the 2025 poll, despite there having been fewer seats to contest. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

  • Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
Rose LeMay is the author of Ally Is a Verb. Book cover courtesy of Page Two and handout photograph

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'

Reconciliation starts local, says author of guide book for non-Indigenous allies

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 21, 2025
  • Rose LeMay says it's 'up to non-Indigenous people to change these systems so that Indigenous Peoples are not treated worse than others.'
Rose LeMay is the author of Ally Is a Verb. Book cover courtesy of Page Two and handout photograph

Public sector unions raise spectre of Trump, Musk in election campaign against cuts

  • The Canadian Association of Professional Employees called for a public service pension fund to dump all of its investments in Elon Musk's auto company
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 9, 2025
Canadian Association of Professional Employees president Nathan Prier called for the Public Sector Investment Review Board to divest all Tesla stocks outside a Tesla dealership in Ottawa on April 9. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

Public sector unions raise spectre of Trump, Musk in election campaign against cuts

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 9, 2025
  • The Canadian Association of Professional Employees called for a public service pension fund to dump all of its investments in Elon Musk's auto company

Public sector unions raise spectre of Trump, Musk in election campaign against cuts

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 9, 2025
  • The Canadian Association of Professional Employees called for a public service pension fund to dump all of its investments in Elon Musk's auto company
Canadian Association of Professional Employees president Nathan Prier called for the Public Sector Investment Review Board to divest all Tesla stocks outside a Tesla dealership in Ottawa on April 9. The Hill Times photograph by Stephen Jeffery

Pharma, tech giants complained of Canada’s drug pricing system, digital service tax to U.S. trade rep

  • The board that oversees medicine pricing in Canada and levies on big social media and online service platforms appear in submissions to the U.S.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 6, 2025
In the weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on goods from almost every other country, his trade representative sought feedback on 'unfair' trade practices in Canada affecting American firms. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Pharma, tech giants complained of Canada’s drug pricing system, digital service tax to U.S. trade rep

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 6, 2025
  • The board that oversees medicine pricing in Canada and levies on big social media and online service platforms appear in submissions to the U.S.

Pharma, tech giants complained of Canada’s drug pricing system, digital service tax to U.S. trade rep

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 6, 2025
  • The board that oversees medicine pricing in Canada and levies on big social media and online service platforms appear in submissions to the U.S.
In the weeks before U.S. President Donald Trump slapped tariffs on goods from almost every other country, his trade representative sought feedback on 'unfair' trade practices in Canada affecting American firms. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

The federal public servants running in election 2025

  • So far, public servants have secured nominations as Conservative, NDP, Green, People’s Party, and Christian Heritage candidates, while one is running as an Independent.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 2, 2025
Public servants running in this election include Independent Elizabeth Benoit, left, the NDP's Ali Bahman, Green Amanda Rosenstock, and Conservative Kethlande Pierre. Photographs courtesy of Elizabeth Benoit, NDP, Green Party of Canada, and Conservative Party of Canada

The federal public servants running in election 2025

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 2, 2025
  • So far, public servants have secured nominations as Conservative, NDP, Green, People’s Party, and Christian Heritage candidates, while one is running as an Independent.

The federal public servants running in election 2025

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 2, 2025
  • So far, public servants have secured nominations as Conservative, NDP, Green, People’s Party, and Christian Heritage candidates, while one is running as an Independent.
Public servants running in this election include Independent Elizabeth Benoit, left, the NDP's Ali Bahman, Green Amanda Rosenstock, and Conservative Kethlande Pierre. Photographs courtesy of Elizabeth Benoit, NDP, Green Party of Canada, and Conservative Party of Canada

Ministers, ex-cabinet members and leadership aspirants seek to hold bellwethers for Liberals

  • Of the 343 ridings to be contested, 34 have historically chosen the party that takes power at every election since at least 2011.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 29, 2025
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor, top left, Public Services Minister Ali Ehsassi, Environment Minister Terry Duguid, chief government whip Rechie Valdez, bottom left, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, and Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga are all contesting bellwether ridings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Ministers, ex-cabinet members and leadership aspirants seek to hold bellwethers for Liberals

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 29, 2025
  • Of the 343 ridings to be contested, 34 have historically chosen the party that takes power at every election since at least 2011.

Ministers, ex-cabinet members and leadership aspirants seek to hold bellwethers for Liberals

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 29, 2025
  • Of the 343 ridings to be contested, 34 have historically chosen the party that takes power at every election since at least 2011.
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor, top left, Public Services Minister Ali Ehsassi, Environment Minister Terry Duguid, chief government whip Rechie Valdez, bottom left, Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson, and Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga are all contesting bellwether ridings. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Anti-Black racism complaint bound for Canadian Human Rights Commission after court denies public service class action

  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed a human rights complaint on behalf of all of its Black members employed in the federal public
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 28, 2025
Black Class Action Secretariat president Nicholas Marcus Thompson, pictured at a rally outside the Prime Minister’s Office last year. The secretariat has vowed the keep fighting after a Federal Court judge denied certification of a $2.5-billion class action lawsuit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Anti-Black racism complaint bound for Canadian Human Rights Commission after court denies public service class action

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 28, 2025
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed a human rights complaint on behalf of all of its Black members employed in the federal public

Anti-Black racism complaint bound for Canadian Human Rights Commission after court denies public service class action

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 28, 2025
  • The Public Service Alliance of Canada filed a human rights complaint on behalf of all of its Black members employed in the federal public
Black Class Action Secretariat president Nicholas Marcus Thompson, pictured at a rally outside the Prime Minister’s Office last year. The secretariat has vowed the keep fighting after a Federal Court judge denied certification of a $2.5-billion class action lawsuit. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New riding map gives Tories slight boost compared to 2021 election

  • The Conservatives could have won seven extra seats if the 2021 election had been contested using the 2025 electoral boundaries, though it would not
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 24, 2025
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will contend with a new 343-riding contest in the federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

New riding map gives Tories slight boost compared to 2021 election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 24, 2025
  • The Conservatives could have won seven extra seats if the 2021 election had been contested using the 2025 electoral boundaries, though it would not

New riding map gives Tories slight boost compared to 2021 election

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 24, 2025
  • The Conservatives could have won seven extra seats if the 2021 election had been contested using the 2025 electoral boundaries, though it would not
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, left, Liberal Leader Mark Carney, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will contend with a new 343-riding contest in the federal election. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Liberal lead ‘built on toothpicks and very dry sand’ as party’s fortunes tied to perceptions of Carney rather than policy, polls suggest

  • The Liberals' voter pool is volatile and open to moving to other parties, says Abacus Data's David Coletto, meaning the first impressions of Mark
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 24, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a 10-point lead over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as preferred prime minister, according to the most recent Ipsos poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal lead ‘built on toothpicks and very dry sand’ as party’s fortunes tied to perceptions of Carney rather than policy, polls suggest

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 24, 2025
  • The Liberals' voter pool is volatile and open to moving to other parties, says Abacus Data's David Coletto, meaning the first impressions of Mark

Liberal lead ‘built on toothpicks and very dry sand’ as party’s fortunes tied to perceptions of Carney rather than policy, polls suggest

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 24, 2025
  • The Liberals' voter pool is volatile and open to moving to other parties, says Abacus Data's David Coletto, meaning the first impressions of Mark
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has a 10-point lead over Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre as preferred prime minister, according to the most recent Ipsos poll. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Don’t make us compare you to Elon Musk’: public sector unions want job security assurances from feds as election looms

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney promised during the leadership campaign to cap the size of the public service, and 'review our spending with an emphasis
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2025
Following the March 14 formation of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, Ali Ehsassi, left, is the minister for government transformation, public services and procurement, and Ginette Petitpas Taylor remains Treasury Board President. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Don’t make us compare you to Elon Musk’: public sector unions want job security assurances from feds as election looms

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney promised during the leadership campaign to cap the size of the public service, and 'review our spending with an emphasis

‘Don’t make us compare you to Elon Musk’: public sector unions want job security assurances from feds as election looms

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2025
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney promised during the leadership campaign to cap the size of the public service, and 'review our spending with an emphasis
Following the March 14 formation of Prime Minister Mark Carney's cabinet, Ali Ehsassi, left, is the minister for government transformation, public services and procurement, and Ginette Petitpas Taylor remains Treasury Board President. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Fisher to lead new water agency, while ministers announce raft of new Crown corp board chairs

  • Mark Fisher joins the Canada Water Agency, the prime minister will soon have a new PCO foreign and defence policy adviser, and four new
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 17, 2025
Infrastructure Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, left, Jobs Minister Steven MacKinnon, then-transport Minister Anita Anand, and then-environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced appointments to government agencies and Crown corporations in the last two weeks of Justin Trudeau's prime ministership. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Fisher to lead new water agency, while ministers announce raft of new Crown corp board chairs

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 17, 2025
  • Mark Fisher joins the Canada Water Agency, the prime minister will soon have a new PCO foreign and defence policy adviser, and four new

Fisher to lead new water agency, while ministers announce raft of new Crown corp board chairs

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 17, 2025
  • Mark Fisher joins the Canada Water Agency, the prime minister will soon have a new PCO foreign and defence policy adviser, and four new
Infrastructure Minister Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, left, Jobs Minister Steven MacKinnon, then-transport Minister Anita Anand, and then-environment minister Steven Guilbeault announced appointments to government agencies and Crown corporations in the last two weeks of Justin Trudeau's prime ministership. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Disclosure, transparency rules part of new federal public service AI strategy

  • The first whole-of-government strategy for the use of the technology in the federal public service acknowledges that 'levels of mistrust in AI and its
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 15, 2025
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor launched the government's AI strategy for the public service on March 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Disclosure, transparency rules part of new federal public service AI strategy

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 15, 2025
  • The first whole-of-government strategy for the use of the technology in the federal public service acknowledges that 'levels of mistrust in AI and its

Disclosure, transparency rules part of new federal public service AI strategy

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 15, 2025
  • The first whole-of-government strategy for the use of the technology in the federal public service acknowledges that 'levels of mistrust in AI and its
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor launched the government's AI strategy for the public service on March 4. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s riding among seats with highest turnout in Liberal leadership race

  • Mark Carney swept all ridings, provinces, and territories, while Ontario Liberals accounted for more than half of all votes cast.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 10, 2025
Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney won majority support in every riding during the party's leadership vote on March 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Poilievre’s riding among seats with highest turnout in Liberal leadership race

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 10, 2025
  • Mark Carney swept all ridings, provinces, and territories, while Ontario Liberals accounted for more than half of all votes cast.

Poilievre’s riding among seats with highest turnout in Liberal leadership race

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 10, 2025
  • Mark Carney swept all ridings, provinces, and territories, while Ontario Liberals accounted for more than half of all votes cast.
Liberal Party Leader Mark Carney won majority support in every riding during the party's leadership vote on March 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario results indicate federal election will be dominated by Trump threats, economic issues, say observers

  • Only 45 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in last month’s provincial election, up only slightly from the record-low turnout in
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 10, 2025
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Following the Feb. 27 provincial election, the Liberals hold 43 federal Ontario ridings that have Progressive Conservative representation provincially. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ontario results indicate federal election will be dominated by Trump threats, economic issues, say observers

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 10, 2025
  • Only 45 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in last month’s provincial election, up only slightly from the record-low turnout in

Ontario results indicate federal election will be dominated by Trump threats, economic issues, say observers

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 10, 2025
  • Only 45 per cent of eligible voters cast a ballot in last month’s provincial election, up only slightly from the record-low turnout in
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Ontario Premier Doug Ford. Following the Feb. 27 provincial election, the Liberals hold 43 federal Ontario ridings that have Progressive Conservative representation provincially. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions seek government to fix Phoenix problems ‘once and for all’

  • The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 8, 2025
The government is using a virtual assistant tool that uses artificial intelligence to help clear the backlog of pay discrepancies caused by the Phoenix system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions seek government to fix Phoenix problems ‘once and for all’

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 8, 2025
  • The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.

Unions seek government to fix Phoenix problems ‘once and for all’

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 8, 2025
  • The most recent data shows a backlog of 372,000 transactions, of which 53 per cent were more than a year old.
The government is using a virtual assistant tool that uses artificial intelligence to help clear the backlog of pay discrepancies caused by the Phoenix system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian democracy remains strong, but trust is low in politicians and parties: reports

  • Two international studies show Canada’s democratic institutions remain the most robust in the Americas, but a domestic survey of trust shows bad news for
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 3, 2025
Andrew Furey,
Andrew Furey,
Andrew Furey, on resigning last week as Newfoundland and Labrador premier to return to his pre-politics career as a surgeon, was moving from one of Canada's least-trusted to most-trusted professions, according to Proof Strategies' CanTrust Index. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian democracy remains strong, but trust is low in politicians and parties: reports

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 3, 2025
  • Two international studies show Canada’s democratic institutions remain the most robust in the Americas, but a domestic survey of trust shows bad news for

Canadian democracy remains strong, but trust is low in politicians and parties: reports

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 3, 2025
  • Two international studies show Canada’s democratic institutions remain the most robust in the Americas, but a domestic survey of trust shows bad news for
Andrew Furey,
Andrew Furey, on resigning last week as Newfoundland and Labrador premier to return to his pre-politics career as a surgeon, was moving from one of Canada's least-trusted to most-trusted professions, according to Proof Strategies' CanTrust Index. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Don’t go in with a sledgehammer’: public service caps or cuts should be rational, targeted, says Savoie

  • Public sector reform should look closer to Jean Chrétien’s Program Review than Donald Trump’s mass layoffs, says Université de Moncton professor Donald Savoie.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney has promised an initial cap on federal public servants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Don’t go in with a sledgehammer’: public service caps or cuts should be rational, targeted, says Savoie

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 27, 2025
  • Public sector reform should look closer to Jean Chrétien’s Program Review than Donald Trump’s mass layoffs, says Université de Moncton professor Donald Savoie.

‘Don’t go in with a sledgehammer’: public service caps or cuts should be rational, targeted, says Savoie

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 27, 2025
  • Public sector reform should look closer to Jean Chrétien’s Program Review than Donald Trump’s mass layoffs, says Université de Moncton professor Donald Savoie.
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney has promised an initial cap on federal public servants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Going to have to fight for it’: Conservative path to power narrows as voter attention turns to U.S. and Carney

  • 'Mark Carney finds himself back into the race, because he's seen as somebody who has experience in dealing with these types of international issues,'
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 24, 2025
Most polls released this month show the Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, pictured with his son Cruz at a Conservative rally In Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2025, losing ground to the Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘Going to have to fight for it’: Conservative path to power narrows as voter attention turns to U.S. and Carney

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 24, 2025
  • 'Mark Carney finds himself back into the race, because he's seen as somebody who has experience in dealing with these types of international issues,'

‘Going to have to fight for it’: Conservative path to power narrows as voter attention turns to U.S. and Carney

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 24, 2025
  • 'Mark Carney finds himself back into the race, because he's seen as somebody who has experience in dealing with these types of international issues,'
Most polls released this month show the Conservatives, led by Pierre Poilievre, pictured with his son Cruz at a Conservative rally In Ottawa on Feb. 15, 2025, losing ground to the Liberals. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Military applications up amid Trump threats, global uncertainty, new recruiting strategies

  • The Canadian Armed Forces is updating recruitment processes in an attempt to improve understaffing problems.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 20, 2025
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan said 'whatever your reason to want to serve, please go to the recruiting center and put your application in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military applications up amid Trump threats, global uncertainty, new recruiting strategies

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 20, 2025
  • The Canadian Armed Forces is updating recruitment processes in an attempt to improve understaffing problems.

Military applications up amid Trump threats, global uncertainty, new recruiting strategies

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 20, 2025
  • The Canadian Armed Forces is updating recruitment processes in an attempt to improve understaffing problems.
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan
Chief of Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan said 'whatever your reason to want to serve, please go to the recruiting center and put your application in.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unprecedented national crisis’: relaxed hybrid work rules urged as public servants stare down tariff response workload

  • CAPE president Nathan Prier says 'we delivered for Canadians during COVID-19, and we did that working remotely, and our productivity went up,' noting that
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
Canadian Association of Professional Employees president Nathan Prier said 'public sector employees are being asked to come into dysfunctional workspaces, to sit on Zoom calls.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Unprecedented national crisis’: relaxed hybrid work rules urged as public servants stare down tariff response workload

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
  • CAPE president Nathan Prier says 'we delivered for Canadians during COVID-19, and we did that working remotely, and our productivity went up,' noting that

‘Unprecedented national crisis’: relaxed hybrid work rules urged as public servants stare down tariff response workload

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
  • CAPE president Nathan Prier says 'we delivered for Canadians during COVID-19, and we did that working remotely, and our productivity went up,' noting that
Canadian Association of Professional Employees president Nathan Prier said 'public sector employees are being asked to come into dysfunctional workspaces, to sit on Zoom calls.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Rising patriotism, anger at Trump propel Carney campaign to competitive position, polls suggest

  • A series of polls show the Liberals have cut the Conservatives' lead to single digits, while one Leger survey suggested a dead heat if
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, would bring his party to a dead heat against the Conservative Party under leader Pierre Poilievre, right, a new Leger poll suggests, amid growing Canadian anger at U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, graphic by Neena Singhal

Rising patriotism, anger at Trump propel Carney campaign to competitive position, polls suggest

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
  • A series of polls show the Liberals have cut the Conservatives' lead to single digits, while one Leger survey suggested a dead heat if

Rising patriotism, anger at Trump propel Carney campaign to competitive position, polls suggest

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
  • A series of polls show the Liberals have cut the Conservatives' lead to single digits, while one Leger survey suggested a dead heat if
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney, left, would bring his party to a dead heat against the Conservative Party under leader Pierre Poilievre, right, a new Leger poll suggests, amid growing Canadian anger at U.S. President Donald Trump. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia, graphic by Neena Singhal
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Who’s who at the Foreign Interference Commission

  • A look at the lawyers who will examine allegations of foreign interference into Canadian politics and elections in the coming months.
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 12, 2024
Commissioner Marie-Joseé Hogue held the first round of public hearings for the foreign interference inquiry from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Who’s who at the Foreign Interference Commission

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 12, 2024
  • A look at the lawyers who will examine allegations of foreign interference into Canadian politics and elections in the coming months.

Who’s who at the Foreign Interference Commission

FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 12, 2024
  • A look at the lawyers who will examine allegations of foreign interference into Canadian politics and elections in the coming months.
Commissioner Marie-Joseé Hogue held the first round of public hearings for the foreign interference inquiry from Jan. 29 to Feb. 2 in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

  • Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 9, 2024
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada Representative Harry Ho-jen Tseng said ending sponsored travel means his nation 'will lose a very good opportunity to help [Canada] get a better understanding of the challenge we face.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 9, 2024
  • Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says

Taiwanese envoy warns against banning MPs’ sponsored travel, but former Harper-era minister Kent says MPs should not accept ‘large gifts’

News | BY NEIL MOSS, STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 9, 2024
  • Former minister Peter Kent says MPs accepting free travel is a ‘huge contradiction’ in ethics rules, while Taiwan’s top diplomat Harry Ho-jen Tseng says
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Canada Representative Harry Ho-jen Tseng said ending sponsored travel means his nation 'will lose a very good opportunity to help [Canada] get a better understanding of the challenge we face.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

  • NDP MP Matthew Green said an outright ban on accepting sponsored travel would help parliamentarians ‘move beyond the political ambulance-chasing’ over the practice, amid
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 5, 2024
The House Ethics Committee unanimously passed NDP MP Matthew Green's, pictured, motion to recommend that two other committees ban MPs from accepting sponsored travel last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 5, 2024
  • NDP MP Matthew Green said an outright ban on accepting sponsored travel would help parliamentarians ‘move beyond the political ambulance-chasing’ over the practice, amid

MPs’ sponsored travel back in spotlight as House Ethics Committee, NDP MP Green call for complete ban

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 5, 2024
  • NDP MP Matthew Green said an outright ban on accepting sponsored travel would help parliamentarians ‘move beyond the political ambulance-chasing’ over the practice, amid
The House Ethics Committee unanimously passed NDP MP Matthew Green's, pictured, motion to recommend that two other committees ban MPs from accepting sponsored travel last week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI ‘platforms won’t regulate themselves,’ says Heritage Minister St-Onge as government considers tech’s challenges to media

  • Parliamentary secretary Taleeb Noormohamed acknowledged ‘frustration that the government hasn't done more to regulate,’ but ‘the question becomes what exactly are you trying to
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 2, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge told the Canadian Media Producers Association's Prime Time conference that 'none of us really know exactly the extent of the changes that artificial intelligence is going to bring forward.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI ‘platforms won’t regulate themselves,’ says Heritage Minister St-Onge as government considers tech’s challenges to media

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 2, 2024
  • Parliamentary secretary Taleeb Noormohamed acknowledged ‘frustration that the government hasn't done more to regulate,’ but ‘the question becomes what exactly are you trying to

AI ‘platforms won’t regulate themselves,’ says Heritage Minister St-Onge as government considers tech’s challenges to media

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 2, 2024
  • Parliamentary secretary Taleeb Noormohamed acknowledged ‘frustration that the government hasn't done more to regulate,’ but ‘the question becomes what exactly are you trying to
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge told the Canadian Media Producers Association's Prime Time conference that 'none of us really know exactly the extent of the changes that artificial intelligence is going to bring forward.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

  • The election could still be more than a year away, but things are heating up. This year’s Top 100 list reflects some changes in
News | BY CHELSEA NASH, LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2024
The power players: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Pierre Poilievre, Seamus O'Regan, Mélanie Joly, Danielle Smith, Dominic LeBlanc, Sean Fraser, Andrew Scheer, Katie Telford, Charlie Angus, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Marc Miller, Melissa Lantsman, Tim Uppal, Don Davies, Jenni Byrne, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson, and Jake Wright

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2024
  • The election could still be more than a year away, but things are heating up. This year’s Top 100 list reflects some changes in

The 100 most influential people in federal politics and government to watch in 2024

News | BY CHELSEA NASH, LAURA RYCKEWAERT, MIKE LAPOINTE, IAN CAMPBELL, STEPHEN JEFFERY, NEIL MOSS | January 29, 2024
  • The election could still be more than a year away, but things are heating up. This year’s Top 100 list reflects some changes in
The power players: Chrystia Freeland, top left, Justin Trudeau, Anita Anand, Pierre Poilievre, Seamus O'Regan, Mélanie Joly, Danielle Smith, Dominic LeBlanc, Sean Fraser, Andrew Scheer, Katie Telford, Charlie Angus, Yves-François Blanchet, Jagmeet Singh, Marc Miller, Melissa Lantsman, Tim Uppal, Don Davies, Jenni Byrne, and Doug Ford. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia, Stuart Benson, and Jake Wright

Liberals ‘defined’ by opponents in social media ads in 2023 as Conservatives outspent incumbents on Facebook

  • Conservative ads opposing the Liberals' gun control and streaming bills were among the most-seen sponsored posts about the government last year.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa last week, was 'defined' by the Conservatives in terms of digital advertising last year, said Earnscliffe Strategies principal Cole Hogan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals ‘defined’ by opponents in social media ads in 2023 as Conservatives outspent incumbents on Facebook

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
  • Conservative ads opposing the Liberals' gun control and streaming bills were among the most-seen sponsored posts about the government last year.

Liberals ‘defined’ by opponents in social media ads in 2023 as Conservatives outspent incumbents on Facebook

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
  • Conservative ads opposing the Liberals' gun control and streaming bills were among the most-seen sponsored posts about the government last year.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in Ottawa last week, was 'defined' by the Conservatives in terms of digital advertising last year, said Earnscliffe Strategies principal Cole Hogan. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Very hit and miss’: calls for comprehensive international student strategy following intake cap announcement

  • Multiple postsecondary sector groups warn of funding shortfalls and layoffs if additional measures are not taken after capping provincial numbers of foreign students.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the intake limits for international students were 'blunt measures,' but said Ottawa needed to 'work with provinces in the meantime to make sure that they are doing their jobs.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Very hit and miss’: calls for comprehensive international student strategy following intake cap announcement

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
  • Multiple postsecondary sector groups warn of funding shortfalls and layoffs if additional measures are not taken after capping provincial numbers of foreign students.

‘Very hit and miss’: calls for comprehensive international student strategy following intake cap announcement

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 29, 2024
  • Multiple postsecondary sector groups warn of funding shortfalls and layoffs if additional measures are not taken after capping provincial numbers of foreign students.
Immigration Minister Marc Miller said the intake limits for international students were 'blunt measures,' but said Ottawa needed to 'work with provinces in the meantime to make sure that they are doing their jobs.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Bring it on’: Liberal MP Powlowski challenges Poilievre as Conservatives eye Lib, NDP Northern Ontario ridings

  • With the current polling trends, the Conservatives could sweep all Northern Ontario ridings at the next election, says David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data.
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 22, 2024
'Bring it on': two-term Northern Ontario Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski says the Conservatives want to make the next election about the carbon tax, and he's ready for the fight in his riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Bring it on’: Liberal MP Powlowski challenges Poilievre as Conservatives eye Lib, NDP Northern Ontario ridings

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 22, 2024
  • With the current polling trends, the Conservatives could sweep all Northern Ontario ridings at the next election, says David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data.

‘Bring it on’: Liberal MP Powlowski challenges Poilievre as Conservatives eye Lib, NDP Northern Ontario ridings

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 22, 2024
  • With the current polling trends, the Conservatives could sweep all Northern Ontario ridings at the next election, says David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data.
'Bring it on': two-term Northern Ontario Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski says the Conservatives want to make the next election about the carbon tax, and he's ready for the fight in his riding of Thunder Bay-Rainy River. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals trailing Conservatives ‘new normal’ in federal politics, says pollster

  • Sitting back and expecting the Conservatives to self-destruct 'is the kind of thinking that people use when they buy lottery tickets,' a former senior
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 22, 2024
To make up the lost political ground, the Liberals under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, need Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives to make major mistakes, says pollster David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals trailing Conservatives ‘new normal’ in federal politics, says pollster

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 22, 2024
  • Sitting back and expecting the Conservatives to self-destruct 'is the kind of thinking that people use when they buy lottery tickets,' a former senior

Liberals trailing Conservatives ‘new normal’ in federal politics, says pollster

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 22, 2024
  • Sitting back and expecting the Conservatives to self-destruct 'is the kind of thinking that people use when they buy lottery tickets,' a former senior
To make up the lost political ground, the Liberals under Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, need Pierre Poilievre's Conservatives to make major mistakes, says pollster David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fergus will ‘spare no effort’ to regain trust of MPs, but Bloc and Conservatives continue call for House Speaker’s resignation

  • 'The ball is now in Mr. Fergus’ court,' said a Bloc Québécois spokesperson, adding that the Speaker 'lacks the impartiality and judgement necessary to
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 12, 2024
House Speaker Greg Fergus appears at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee last month. He said 'should never have recorded that video, not in the Speaker's uniform, not in the Speaker's office and not for a friend who is an active politician.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fergus will ‘spare no effort’ to regain trust of MPs, but Bloc and Conservatives continue call for House Speaker’s resignation

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 12, 2024
  • 'The ball is now in Mr. Fergus’ court,' said a Bloc Québécois spokesperson, adding that the Speaker 'lacks the impartiality and judgement necessary to

Fergus will ‘spare no effort’ to regain trust of MPs, but Bloc and Conservatives continue call for House Speaker’s resignation

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 12, 2024
  • 'The ball is now in Mr. Fergus’ court,' said a Bloc Québécois spokesperson, adding that the Speaker 'lacks the impartiality and judgement necessary to
House Speaker Greg Fergus appears at the Procedure and House Affairs Committee last month. He said 'should never have recorded that video, not in the Speaker's uniform, not in the Speaker's office and not for a friend who is an active politician.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Private member’s bill to make MPs’ oath to King Charles III optional could prove ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ for government

  • Liberal MP René Arseneault's oath of allegiance bill would raise constitutional issues and cast doubt on the legality of a similar law passed in
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 11, 2024
A private member's bill proposes to make it optional for MPs to make an oath or affirmation of allegiance to King Charles III, pictured with his wife Camilla in Ottawa in 2022 during his most recent of Canada as Prince of Wales. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Private member’s bill to make MPs’ oath to King Charles III optional could prove ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ for government

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 11, 2024
  • Liberal MP René Arseneault's oath of allegiance bill would raise constitutional issues and cast doubt on the legality of a similar law passed in

Private member’s bill to make MPs’ oath to King Charles III optional could prove ‘more trouble than it’s worth’ for government

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 11, 2024
  • Liberal MP René Arseneault's oath of allegiance bill would raise constitutional issues and cast doubt on the legality of a similar law passed in
A private member's bill proposes to make it optional for MPs to make an oath or affirmation of allegiance to King Charles III, pictured with his wife Camilla in Ottawa in 2022 during his most recent of Canada as Prince of Wales. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Bargaining framework to take shape this year as Online News Act regulations unveiled

  • The CRTC plans to publish the framework and code of conduct for negotiations this summer, while the government says 'it takes two to negotiate'
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 8, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge told reporters that the government is 'looking at every tool we can use to persuade Facebook and Meta that their platform is better with news content on it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bargaining framework to take shape this year as Online News Act regulations unveiled

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 8, 2024
  • The CRTC plans to publish the framework and code of conduct for negotiations this summer, while the government says 'it takes two to negotiate'

Bargaining framework to take shape this year as Online News Act regulations unveiled

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 8, 2024
  • The CRTC plans to publish the framework and code of conduct for negotiations this summer, while the government says 'it takes two to negotiate'
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge told reporters that the government is 'looking at every tool we can use to persuade Facebook and Meta that their platform is better with news content on it.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

  • The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change,
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2024
A forest fire in Mistissini, Que., on June 12. 2023's wildfire season was the most destructive on record. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2024
  • The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change,

As Canada counts the cost of 2023 fire season, experts warn that drought and dry weather ‘loads the dice’ for spring 2024

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 2, 2024
  • The past season demonstrated challenges of the status quo fire management system in preparing for and dealing with wildfire conditions exacerbated by climate change,
A forest fire in Mistissini, Que., on June 12. 2023's wildfire season was the most destructive on record. Photograph courtesy of Department of National Defence/Cpl. Marc-André Leclerc

Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection could be ‘first test’ of Jewish voters’ reaction to Canada’s UN vote on Israel-Hamas war, say political insiders

  • With the UN vote, the Liberals have given an opening to the Conservatives, but it remains to be seen how successful Pierre Poilievre will
News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 18, 2023
The riding of Toronto-St. Paul's has opened up after the resignation of Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett. She resigned from her seat last week after representing the riding for 26 years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection could be ‘first test’ of Jewish voters’ reaction to Canada’s UN vote on Israel-Hamas war, say political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 18, 2023
  • With the UN vote, the Liberals have given an opening to the Conservatives, but it remains to be seen how successful Pierre Poilievre will

Toronto-St. Paul’s byelection could be ‘first test’ of Jewish voters’ reaction to Canada’s UN vote on Israel-Hamas war, say political insiders

News | BY ABBAS RANA, STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 18, 2023
  • With the UN vote, the Liberals have given an opening to the Conservatives, but it remains to be seen how successful Pierre Poilievre will
The riding of Toronto-St. Paul's has opened up after the resignation of Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett. She resigned from her seat last week after representing the riding for 26 years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Inundated with emails’: Calkins’ private member’s bill to repeal new natural health products regulations follows months-long opposition campaign

  • MPs have received hundreds of emails and flyers related to the regulations which tighten labelling and reporting rules for the natural health product sector.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 18, 2023
Conservative MP Blaine Calkins said the purpose of his private member's bill is to 'restore that status quo that everybody seems to be happy with.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Inundated with emails’: Calkins’ private member’s bill to repeal new natural health products regulations follows months-long opposition campaign

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 18, 2023
  • MPs have received hundreds of emails and flyers related to the regulations which tighten labelling and reporting rules for the natural health product sector.

‘Inundated with emails’: Calkins’ private member’s bill to repeal new natural health products regulations follows months-long opposition campaign

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 18, 2023
  • MPs have received hundreds of emails and flyers related to the regulations which tighten labelling and reporting rules for the natural health product sector.
Conservative MP Blaine Calkins said the purpose of his private member's bill is to 'restore that status quo that everybody seems to be happy with.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Take chances’: expect parties to experiment, refine marketing messages in 2024, say political players

  • The Liberals are trialling new messages against Pierre Poilievre following the Conservative leader's 15-minute housing video, but so far have brought a ‘knife to
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 11, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Poilievre's team's willingness to take chances in political advertising is a 'good sign' for the Conservatives, according to Pollara's Dan Arnold. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Take chances’: expect parties to experiment, refine marketing messages in 2024, say political players

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 11, 2023
  • The Liberals are trialling new messages against Pierre Poilievre following the Conservative leader's 15-minute housing video, but so far have brought a ‘knife to

‘Take chances’: expect parties to experiment, refine marketing messages in 2024, say political players

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 11, 2023
  • The Liberals are trialling new messages against Pierre Poilievre following the Conservative leader's 15-minute housing video, but so far have brought a ‘knife to
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh. Poilievre's team's willingness to take chances in political advertising is a 'good sign' for the Conservatives, according to Pollara's Dan Arnold. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Public Safety hears support for foreign influence registry as government looks to allies for inspiration

  • A second round of consultations has been launched into Canada's response to foreign interference, and cited recent changes to laws in Britain and Australia.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 11, 2023
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says proposed changes to laws countering foreign interference would 'give the Government of Canada another set of tools to detect and disrupt foreign state and non-state actors that attempt to act against our national interest.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public Safety hears support for foreign influence registry as government looks to allies for inspiration

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 11, 2023
  • A second round of consultations has been launched into Canada's response to foreign interference, and cited recent changes to laws in Britain and Australia.

Public Safety hears support for foreign influence registry as government looks to allies for inspiration

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 11, 2023
  • A second round of consultations has been launched into Canada's response to foreign interference, and cited recent changes to laws in Britain and Australia.
Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says proposed changes to laws countering foreign interference would 'give the Government of Canada another set of tools to detect and disrupt foreign state and non-state actors that attempt to act against our national interest.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals join social media skirmish as attacks on Poilievre target battleground Ontario

  • In new ads, the governing party has accused the Conservative leader of 'importing far-right American-style politics here to Canada'.
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 4, 2023
The Liberal Party launched a series of attack ads targeting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, throughout November. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals join social media skirmish as attacks on Poilievre target battleground Ontario

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 4, 2023
  • In new ads, the governing party has accused the Conservative leader of 'importing far-right American-style politics here to Canada'.

Liberals join social media skirmish as attacks on Poilievre target battleground Ontario

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | December 4, 2023
  • In new ads, the governing party has accused the Conservative leader of 'importing far-right American-style politics here to Canada'.
The Liberal Party launched a series of attack ads targeting Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured, throughout November. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where MPs crow, and men and women thunder: a postcard from Question Time Down Under

  • Looking for ways to make Canada’s Question Period more dignified? Don’t look to Australia.
Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 27, 2023
We Australians have something of a reputation, whether it’s our backpackers or our Members of Parliament. For all the recent talk of decorum in the Canadian House of Commons, there’s been much consolation in Ottawa that it’s not as bad as the scenes in Canberra, writes Stephen Jeffery. Photograph courtesy of Alex Proimos/Wikimedia Commons

Where MPs crow, and men and women thunder: a postcard from Question Time Down Under

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 27, 2023
  • Looking for ways to make Canada’s Question Period more dignified? Don’t look to Australia.

Where MPs crow, and men and women thunder: a postcard from Question Time Down Under

Opinion | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | November 27, 2023
  • Looking for ways to make Canada’s Question Period more dignified? Don’t look to Australia.
We Australians have something of a reputation, whether it’s our backpackers or our Members of Parliament. For all the recent talk of decorum in the Canadian House of Commons, there’s been much consolation in Ottawa that it’s not as bad as the scenes in Canberra, writes Stephen Jeffery. Photograph courtesy of Alex Proimos/Wikimedia Commons

Departmental staffing projections signal ‘pivot to restraint’ in public service, but next budget to be best signal of what’s to come, say experts

  • A collation of the government’s 2022–23 departmental results reports shows 417,611.4 full-time jobs across the public service during the 2022-23 fiscal year, up from
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2023
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the annual departmental results reports in Parliament on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Departmental staffing projections signal ‘pivot to restraint’ in public service, but next budget to be best signal of what’s to come, say experts

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2023
  • A collation of the government’s 2022–23 departmental results reports shows 417,611.4 full-time jobs across the public service during the 2022-23 fiscal year, up from

Departmental staffing projections signal ‘pivot to restraint’ in public service, but next budget to be best signal of what’s to come, say experts

News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY, MIKE LAPOINTE | November 23, 2023
  • A collation of the government’s 2022–23 departmental results reports shows 417,611.4 full-time jobs across the public service during the 2022-23 fiscal year, up from
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled the annual departmental results reports in Parliament on Nov. 9. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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