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News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said the government has accepted all of the recommendations in an audit looking at federal office space which found that Ottawa has been slow to reduce its footprint. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said the government has accepted all of the recommendations in an audit looking at federal office space which found that Ottawa has been slow to reduce its footprint. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney waits for the King's arrival at the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney waits for the King's arrival at the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa when Canada Post was on strike Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | May 30, 2025
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Aurelia Arcaro, a Canada Post worker from Rigaud, Que., pickets outside the head office in Ottawa when Canada Post was on strike Nov. 28, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AIDAN WAKELY-MULRONEY | May 26, 2025
Canada has the resources to develop its own in-house version of Linux, and can draw on the experiences of allied countries that have made the switch, writes Aidan Wakely-Mulroney. Unsplash photograph by Oleksandr Chumak
Opinion | BY AIDAN WAKELY-MULRONEY | May 26, 2025
Opinion | BY AIDAN WAKELY-MULRONEY | May 26, 2025
Canada has the resources to develop its own in-house version of Linux, and can draw on the experiences of allied countries that have made the switch, writes Aidan Wakely-Mulroney. Unsplash photograph by Oleksandr Chumak
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 23, 2025
Notices posted at a Canada Post office on Sparks Street in Ottawa on Nov. 15, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer after delivering a 72-hour strike notice. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 23, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 23, 2025
Notices posted at a Canada Post office on Sparks Street in Ottawa on Nov. 15, 2024, after the union was locked out by its employer after delivering a 72-hour strike notice. Just six months later, the union is again escalating strike action as its collective agreement expires. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized the need for government efficiency and a spending review, with his election platform saying programs aren't working as well as they should. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 22, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 22, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized the need for government efficiency and a spending review, with his election platform saying programs aren't working as well as they should. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 16, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, left, and Joël Lightbound, minister of government transformation, public works and procurement, are both new to cabinet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 16, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 16, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali, left, and Joël Lightbound, minister of government transformation, public works and procurement, are both new to cabinet. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured recently on the Hill. Of the $500-billion federal budget, most goes to transfers and benefits for people and provinces. What’s left—about $225-billion—covers everything else. The $123-billion operating budget is where cuts could come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 15, 2025
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 15, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney, pictured recently on the Hill. Of the $500-billion federal budget, most goes to transfers and benefits for people and provinces. What’s left—about $225-billion—covers everything else. The $123-billion operating budget is where cuts could come. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 9, 2025
John Hannaford
Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to Washington, D.C., on May 6. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | May 8, 2025
Mark Carney
At Prime Minister Mark Carney's first press conference on May 2, he zeroed in on a handful of sweeping priorities aimed at making Canada and its economy more resilient and independent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have promised reviews of government spending and efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | May 5, 2025
Mark Carney
The Liberals under Prime Minister Mark Carney have promised reviews of government spending and efficiency. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS | April 30, 2025
The Privy Council Office issues guidance for ministers and the public service on what they can and cannot do during an election period. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
The 10-year relationship between the public service and the government of Justin Trudeau has come to an end and both Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can legitimately claim to be 'change' candidates, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | April 28, 2025
The 10-year relationship between the public service and the government of Justin Trudeau has come to an end and both Liberal Leader Mark Carney, left, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, right, can legitimately claim to be 'change' candidates, writes Lori Turnbull. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | April 27, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
There are 24 bureaucrats on the ballot—for nine different parties, with the most running under Leader Pierre Poilievre's Conservative. The numbers are small in a workforce of 367,000, but public servants running federally are always sensitive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | April 27, 2025
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | April 27, 2025
Pierre Poilievre
There are 24 bureaucrats on the ballot—for nine different parties, with the most running under Leader Pierre Poilievre's Conservative. The numbers are small in a workforce of 367,000, but public servants running federally are always sensitive. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 9, 2025
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 Service Alliance of Canada members picket on Parliament Hill on April 19, 2023. The future of the public service should hinge on efficiency rather than size, write Hunaifa Malik, Daniel Béland, and Jennifer Robson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket on Parliament Hill on April 19, 2023. The future of the public service should hinge on efficiency rather than size, write Hunaifa Malik, Daniel Béland, and Jennifer Robson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | April 2, 2025
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
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 28, 2025
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
Opinion | BY WAHEED KHAN | March 26, 2025
Public servants affected by the Phoenix Payroll System gather outside Treasury Board offices to call for the government to fix the payroll issues plaguing the public service on Feb. 28, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY WAHEED KHAN | March 26, 2025
Opinion | BY WAHEED KHAN | March 26, 2025
Public servants affected by the Phoenix Payroll System gather outside Treasury Board offices to call for the government to fix the payroll issues plaguing the public service on Feb. 28, 2018. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | March 26, 2025
A Canada Post worker waves a smoke device during a picket outside the postal service’s head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The perspective that unions hinder economic growth and hold the public hostage when they exercise their right to strike is gaining traction, writes Stéphane Lacroix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | March 26, 2025
Opinion | BY STéPHANE LACROIX | March 26, 2025
A Canada Post worker waves a smoke device during a picket outside the postal service’s head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The perspective that unions hinder economic growth and hold the public hostage when they exercise their right to strike is gaining traction, writes Stéphane Lacroix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | March 25, 2025
Public Service Alliance of Canada members on strike in April 2023. PSAC, the biggest federal public service union, is tapping into the wave of national unity with a ‘For You, Canada’ campaign to save public services from cuts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | March 25, 2025
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | March 25, 2025
Public Service Alliance of Canada members on strike in April 2023. PSAC, the biggest federal public service union, is tapping into the wave of national unity with a ‘For You, Canada’ campaign to save public services from cuts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 20, 2025
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
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
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 17, 2025
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 15, 2025
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 15, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 15, 2025
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
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | March 8, 2025
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney has promised an initial cap on federal public servants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 27, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 27, 2025
Mark Carney
Liberal leadership candidate Mark Carney has promised an initial cap on federal public servants. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | February 20, 2025
Jennifer Carr, president of Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, speaks at a Sept. 9, 2024, rally on the first day of the new remote work rules for federal civil servants. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | February 20, 2025
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | February 20, 2025
Jennifer Carr, president of Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, speaks at a Sept. 9, 2024, rally on the first day of the new remote work rules for federal civil servants. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 17, 2025
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
Opinion | BY SHARON DESOUSA, MARK WEBER | February 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, left. No automated system can match a border officer’s ability to exercise critical judgment in complex situations. Machines cannot replace people, write Sharon DeSousa and Mark Weber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SHARON DESOUSA, MARK WEBER | February 12, 2025
Opinion | BY SHARON DESOUSA, MARK WEBER | February 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, left. No automated system can match a border officer’s ability to exercise critical judgment in complex situations. Machines cannot replace people, write Sharon DeSousa and Mark Weber. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, right, with Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, says there was urgency to appoint a new 'fentanyl czar' to avoid renewing U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 12, 2025
News | BY STUART BENSON | February 12, 2025
Public Safety Minister David McGuinty, right, with Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly, says there was urgency to appoint a new 'fentanyl czar' to avoid renewing U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff threats. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
John Hannaford
Canada is 'fortunate' to have Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford, pictured, and his background as a 'former trade deputy minister and experienced Washington hand,' says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
John Hannaford
Canada is 'fortunate' to have Clerk of the Privy Council John Hannaford, pictured, and his background as a 'former trade deputy minister and experienced Washington hand,' says former PCO clerk Michael Wernick. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, and Ruby Dhalla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and handouts
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 10, 2025
Liberal leadership candidates Mark Carney, left, Chrystia Freeland, Karina Gould, Frank Baylis, and Ruby Dhalla. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Jake Wright, and handouts
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | February 5, 2025
Union members picket the old post office on April 25, 2023. Often-overlooked, public servants have kept the country’s public administration running smoothly with solid policy proposals to mitigate against shockwaves from the United States, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | February 5, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | February 5, 2025
Union members picket the old post office on April 25, 2023. Often-overlooked, public servants have kept the country’s public administration running smoothly with solid policy proposals to mitigate against shockwaves from the United States, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade