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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
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 3, 2025
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the staffing cuts reflect the sunsetting of the Afghan resettlement program and Ukraine emergency travel measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 3, 2025
News | BY STEPHEN JEFFERY | February 3, 2025
Marc Miller
Immigration Minister Marc Miller says the staffing cuts reflect the sunsetting of the Afghan resettlement program and Ukraine emergency travel measures. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 27, 2025
Harjit Sajjan is the minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 27, 2025
FeatureBY STEPHEN JEFFERY | January 27, 2025
Harjit Sajjan is the minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023
According to the 2022 federal public service survey, the Canadian Human Rights Commission ranked No. 1, while CSIS ranked last. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023
Opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023
According to the 2022 federal public service survey, the Canadian Human Rights Commission ranked No. 1, while CSIS ranked last. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANTHONY PIZZINO | June 27, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket Parliament Hill on April 26. The non-partisan federal public service is made up of ordinary people who work hard to deliver programs, policies, and services to Canadian taxpayers and help make Canada one of the best countries in which to live, writes Anthony Pizzino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANTHONY PIZZINO | June 27, 2023
Opinion | BY ANTHONY PIZZINO | June 27, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket Parliament Hill on April 26. The non-partisan federal public service is made up of ordinary people who work hard to deliver programs, policies, and services to Canadian taxpayers and help make Canada one of the best countries in which to live, writes Anthony Pizzino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2023
Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek, left, and Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Jennifer Carr. According to the government, there were 230,000 Phoenix pay system transactions in the queue that were not 'not part of normal workload' compared to March 2021, when there were 94,000. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of PIPSC
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2023
Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek, left, and Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Jennifer Carr. According to the government, there were 230,000 Phoenix pay system transactions in the queue that were not 'not part of normal workload' compared to March 2021, when there were 94,000. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of PIPSC
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | June 26, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on March 10, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | June 26, 2023
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | June 26, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on March 10, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
Janice Charette will officially end her second run as clerk of the Privy Council Office on June 23, concluding an almost 40-year career in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
Janice Charette will officially end her second run as clerk of the Privy Council Office on June 23, concluding an almost 40-year career in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 14, 2023
When there are efforts to suppress, sanitize, and depersonalize faulty actions or questionable government operations, the public loses out, big time, writes Ken Rubin. Pexels photograph by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 14, 2023
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 14, 2023
When there are efforts to suppress, sanitize, and depersonalize faulty actions or questionable government operations, the public loses out, big time, writes Ken Rubin. Pexels photograph by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 12, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, left, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. In early May, Fortier said that, on telework, 'the agreement supports fairness, equity and modernization.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 12, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 12, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, left, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. In early May, Fortier said that, on telework, 'the agreement supports fairness, equity and modernization.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is at the helm of one federal department that committed to transitioning to providing digital services for its clients; however, it hasn't been without criticism from those who say the system can be difficult to use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser is at the helm of one federal department that committed to transitioning to providing digital services for its clients; however, it hasn't been without criticism from those who say the system can be difficult to use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 3, 2023
PSAC’s win will have multiple impacts across the country, and will influence other labour negotiations in Canada, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 3, 2023
Opinion | BY TIM POWERS | May 3, 2023
PSAC’s win will have multiple impacts across the country, and will influence other labour negotiations in Canada, writes Tim Powers. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 1, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, left, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Fortier called the tentative agreement reached between the government and the union 'excellent news for employees and for Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 1, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, TAYLOR O’BRIEN | May 1, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, left, and Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Fortier called the tentative agreement reached between the government and the union 'excellent news for employees and for Canadians.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade