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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
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
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 22, 2025
Francis Trudel, Treasury Board Secretariat associate chief human resources officer, left; and Alex Benay, Public Services and Procurement Canada associate deputy minister, give an update on the government’s efforts to replace the Phoenix pay system on Jan. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 22, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | January 22, 2025
Francis Trudel, Treasury Board Secretariat associate chief human resources officer, left; and Alex Benay, Public Services and Procurement Canada associate deputy minister, give an update on the government’s efforts to replace the Phoenix pay system on Jan. 22. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | December 7, 2022
One wonders whether Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is aware of her department’s track record and whether she approves of such behaviour continuing, writes David Hutton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | December 7, 2022
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | December 7, 2022
One wonders whether Treasury Board President Mona Fortier is aware of her department’s track record and whether she approves of such behaviour continuing, writes David Hutton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward. Aylward says 'the buck ultimately stops with Minister Fortier in negotiations.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 5, 2022
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward. Aylward says 'the buck ultimately stops with Minister Fortier in negotiations.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | November 30, 2022
Tahreem Mahmoor, senior policy analyst IRCC, left, Mélanie Cousineau, Environment Canada, and Todd Scanlan, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada at The Institute of the Public Administration of Canada's (IPAC) National Capital Region group's 'Demystifying Federal Central Agencies' on Nov. 28, at the 3 Brewers Sparks in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | November 30, 2022
FeatureBY STUART BENSON | November 30, 2022
Tahreem Mahmoor, senior policy analyst IRCC, left, Mélanie Cousineau, Environment Canada, and Todd Scanlan, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada at The Institute of the Public Administration of Canada's (IPAC) National Capital Region group's 'Demystifying Federal Central Agencies' on Nov. 28, at the 3 Brewers Sparks in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Stuart Benson
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 28, 2022
Michael Wernick served as the clerk of the Privy Council, the top executive in Canada's public service, before his retirement in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 28, 2022
FeatureBY PETER MAZEREEUW | November 28, 2022
Michael Wernick served as the clerk of the Privy Council, the top executive in Canada's public service, before his retirement in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
Police, pictured Feb. 17, 2022, beginning to remove Freedom Convoy protesters from downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
Police, pictured Feb. 17, 2022, beginning to remove Freedom Convoy protesters from downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Janice Charette, left, is the current Clerk of the Privy Council. After last week’s senior public servant shuffle, her new deputy deputy minister for immigration, refugees, and citizenship is Christiane Fox, while Gina Wilson is now the top bureaucrat at Indigenous Services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photographs
Janice Charette, left, is the current Clerk of the Privy Council. After last week’s senior public servant shuffle, her new deputy deputy minister for immigration, refugees, and citizenship is Christiane Fox, while Gina Wilson is now the top bureaucrat at Indigenous Services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photographs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
In one of the largest senior civil service shuffles in Canada's history, David Morrison, far left, leaves the Privy Council Office to become the deputy minister of international trade, Jody Thomas, second from left, and Dan Costello, second from right, enter the office as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser and his foreign and defence policy adviser, respectively, while Bill Matthews, far right, becomes the deputy minister of National Defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
In one of the largest senior civil service shuffles in Canada's history, David Morrison, far left, leaves the Privy Council Office to become the deputy minister of international trade, Jody Thomas, second from left, and Dan Costello, second from right, enter the office as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser and his foreign and defence policy adviser, respectively, while Bill Matthews, far right, becomes the deputy minister of National Defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 16, 2021
Nathalie Drouin, who has been the deputy minister of justice since June 2017, is now the deputy clerk of the Privy Council Office and associate secretary to the cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 16, 2021
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 16, 2021
Nathalie Drouin, who has been the deputy minister of justice since June 2017, is now the deputy clerk of the Privy Council Office and associate secretary to the cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AHSAN HABIB | February 22, 2021
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured Jan. 21, 2019, on the Hill. Municipalities across Canada will need help from the federal government to restore the usage of and confidence in mass transit services, writes Ahsan Habib. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY AHSAN HABIB | February 22, 2021
Opinion | BY AHSAN HABIB | February 22, 2021
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured Jan. 21, 2019, on the Hill. Municipalities across Canada will need help from the federal government to restore the usage of and confidence in mass transit services, writes Ahsan Habib. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
The Prime Minister's Office recently announced a shake-up in the senior public service ranks, with past the Public Health Agency of Canada president joining the Privy Council Office as a 'senior official.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
The Prime Minister's Office recently announced a shake-up in the senior public service ranks, with past the Public Health Agency of Canada president joining the Privy Council Office as a 'senior official.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade