Public Service
- In 2024-25, the government spent a total of $76.3-billion on public servants, an increase of six per cent from $71.9-billion spent in 2023-24.
- In 2024-25, the government spent a total of $76.3-billion on public servants, an increase of six per cent from $71.9-billion spent in 2023-24.
- In 2024-25, the government spent a total of $76.3-billion on public servants, an increase of six per cent from $71.9-billion spent in 2023-24.
- Liberal MP Jenna Sudds has called for 'flexibility' after fellow local caucus colleague Bruce Fanjoy criticized requirements that public servants work in-office four days
- Liberal MP Jenna Sudds has called for 'flexibility' after fellow local caucus colleague Bruce Fanjoy criticized requirements that public servants work in-office four days
- Liberal MP Jenna Sudds has called for 'flexibility' after fellow local caucus colleague Bruce Fanjoy criticized requirements that public servants work in-office four days
- NDP MP Heather McPherson says introducing the new four-day, in-office mandate for the core public service during widespread job cuts is 'a bad choice'
- NDP MP Heather McPherson says introducing the new four-day, in-office mandate for the core public service during widespread job cuts is 'a bad choice'
- NDP MP Heather McPherson says introducing the new four-day, in-office mandate for the core public service during widespread job cuts is 'a bad choice'
- Key legislation that offers early retirement to some public servants is tied to the budget implementation bill, but Senator Peter Boehm, a former longtime
- Key legislation that offers early retirement to some public servants is tied to the budget implementation bill, but Senator Peter Boehm, a former longtime
- Key legislation that offers early retirement to some public servants is tied to the budget implementation bill, but Senator Peter Boehm, a former longtime
- Treasury Board Secretariat official Jenelle Power said the bill would not allow ministers to exempt people or businesses from law for 'broad policy purposes,'
- Treasury Board Secretariat official Jenelle Power said the bill would not allow ministers to exempt people or businesses from law for 'broad policy purposes,'
- Treasury Board Secretariat official Jenelle Power said the bill would not allow ministers to exempt people or businesses from law for 'broad policy purposes,'
- Ministers must be equipped to interrogate advice with the same skepticism, financial scrutiny, and risk discipline that any serious investor would demand before committing
- Ministers must be equipped to interrogate advice with the same skepticism, financial scrutiny, and risk discipline that any serious investor would demand before committing
- Ministers must be equipped to interrogate advice with the same skepticism, financial scrutiny, and risk discipline that any serious investor would demand before committing
- The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Liam McCarthy says these departments are expected to grow 'on the net,' but 'it is possible that we
- The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Liam McCarthy says these departments are expected to grow 'on the net,' but 'it is possible that we
- The Public Service Alliance of Canada’s Liam McCarthy says these departments are expected to grow 'on the net,' but 'it is possible that we
- Anne Lavergne is just one of 22,000 workers from across the federal public service who have received notices that their job may be at
- Anne Lavergne is just one of 22,000 workers from across the federal public service who have received notices that their job may be at
- Anne Lavergne is just one of 22,000 workers from across the federal public service who have received notices that their job may be at
- Since the 2025 budget was tabled, more than 22,000 staff and 882 executives in 24 departments have been notified they may be affected by
- Since the 2025 budget was tabled, more than 22,000 staff and 882 executives in 24 departments have been notified they may be affected by
- Since the 2025 budget was tabled, more than 22,000 staff and 882 executives in 24 departments have been notified they may be affected by
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recently announced it’s closing several research centres that did work that farmers relied on, from developing new crop varieties, supporting
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recently announced it’s closing several research centres that did work that farmers relied on, from developing new crop varieties, supporting
- Agriculture and Agri-food Canada recently announced it’s closing several research centres that did work that farmers relied on, from developing new crop varieties, supporting
- Federal public servants rallied on Parliament Hill on Jan. 28, as the Public Service Alliance of Canada decried deep job cuts throughout the bureaucracy.
- Federal public servants rallied on Parliament Hill on Jan. 28, as the Public Service Alliance of Canada decried deep job cuts throughout the bureaucracy.
- Federal public servants rallied on Parliament Hill on Jan. 28, as the Public Service Alliance of Canada decried deep job cuts throughout the bureaucracy.
- Gina Wilson, recognized by her peers as Canada's first woman Indigenous deputy minister, often 'set the ball in motion' from behind the scenes to
- Gina Wilson, recognized by her peers as Canada's first woman Indigenous deputy minister, often 'set the ball in motion' from behind the scenes to
- Gina Wilson, recognized by her peers as Canada's first woman Indigenous deputy minister, often 'set the ball in motion' from behind the scenes to
- Canada’s Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says the office is struggling to handle ‘unprecedented numbers’ of wrongdoing and reprisal cases, and ‘resources have not kept
- Canada’s Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says the office is struggling to handle ‘unprecedented numbers’ of wrongdoing and reprisal cases, and ‘resources have not kept
- Canada’s Public Sector Integrity Commissioner says the office is struggling to handle ‘unprecedented numbers’ of wrongdoing and reprisal cases, and ‘resources have not kept
- Approximately 8,500 public servants were notified this week that they may be impacted by potential job cuts, and more than 17,000 such notifications have
- Approximately 8,500 public servants were notified this week that they may be impacted by potential job cuts, and more than 17,000 such notifications have
- Approximately 8,500 public servants were notified this week that they may be impacted by potential job cuts, and more than 17,000 such notifications have
- Public Services and Procurement cuts would add a layer of 'uncertainty' to the already murky field federal contracting, but could also open up opportunities
- Public Services and Procurement cuts would add a layer of 'uncertainty' to the already murky field federal contracting, but could also open up opportunities
- Public Services and Procurement cuts would add a layer of 'uncertainty' to the already murky field federal contracting, but could also open up opportunities
- Workforce adjustment notifications have hit thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.
- Workforce adjustment notifications have hit thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.
- Workforce adjustment notifications have hit thousands of employees across dozens of government departments and agencies.
- Enticing private sector employees comes during a major shakeup in the public service, with thousands of jobs expected to be lost across the bureaucracy
- Enticing private sector employees comes during a major shakeup in the public service, with thousands of jobs expected to be lost across the bureaucracy
- Enticing private sector employees comes during a major shakeup in the public service, with thousands of jobs expected to be lost across the bureaucracy
- The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all
- The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all
- The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all
- But broad-based reform may not be coming in the near feature, says ex-civil servant David McLaughlin, calling it 'a heavy lift' that requires 'sustained
- But broad-based reform may not be coming in the near feature, says ex-civil servant David McLaughlin, calling it 'a heavy lift' that requires 'sustained
- But broad-based reform may not be coming in the near feature, says ex-civil servant David McLaughlin, calling it 'a heavy lift' that requires 'sustained
- Instead of disarming law-abiding gun owners across Canada, why not offer them the opportunity to enlist in a supplementary reserve by taking an oath
- Instead of disarming law-abiding gun owners across Canada, why not offer them the opportunity to enlist in a supplementary reserve by taking an oath
- Instead of disarming law-abiding gun owners across Canada, why not offer them the opportunity to enlist in a supplementary reserve by taking an oath
- The end-of-year deputy minister shuffle puts fresh faces in key roles responsible for carrying out Prime Minister Mark Carney’s priorities, including Defence, Justice, and
- The end-of-year deputy minister shuffle puts fresh faces in key roles responsible for carrying out Prime Minister Mark Carney’s priorities, including Defence, Justice, and
- The end-of-year deputy minister shuffle puts fresh faces in key roles responsible for carrying out Prime Minister Mark Carney’s priorities, including Defence, Justice, and
- The new agency will face pressure from the development industry to give away public land or sell it cheaply; from big lenders to avoid
- The new agency will face pressure from the development industry to give away public land or sell it cheaply; from big lenders to avoid
- The new agency will face pressure from the development industry to give away public land or sell it cheaply; from big lenders to avoid
- In late November, the White House released an executive order that most Canadians likely missed, buried beneath the flashier political headlines. This announcement of
- In late November, the White House released an executive order that most Canadians likely missed, buried beneath the flashier political headlines. This announcement of
- In late November, the White House released an executive order that most Canadians likely missed, buried beneath the flashier political headlines. This announcement of
- Officials from the Canada Revenue agency say that while call wait times have improved, the agency will never be able to answer 100 per
- Officials from the Canada Revenue agency say that while call wait times have improved, the agency will never be able to answer 100 per
- Officials from the Canada Revenue agency say that while call wait times have improved, the agency will never be able to answer 100 per
- Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Sean O’Reilly says he’s worried the incentive will lead to a ‘mass exodus’ of skilled
- Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Sean O’Reilly says he’s worried the incentive will lead to a ‘mass exodus’ of skilled
- Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Sean O’Reilly says he’s worried the incentive will lead to a ‘mass exodus’ of skilled
- The 'volume and specificity' of full-time return-to-office rumours 'warrant immediate clarity from Treasury Board' says union president Sean O’Reilly.
- The 'volume and specificity' of full-time return-to-office rumours 'warrant immediate clarity from Treasury Board' says union president Sean O’Reilly.
- The 'volume and specificity' of full-time return-to-office rumours 'warrant immediate clarity from Treasury Board' says union president Sean O’Reilly.
- The Parliament of Canada Act grants the parliamentary budget officer access to information, but Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says it would have been
- The Parliament of Canada Act grants the parliamentary budget officer access to information, but Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says it would have been
- The Parliament of Canada Act grants the parliamentary budget officer access to information, but Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali says it would have been
- A leading House reform advocate and government backbencher says if MPs want greater legislative muscle then it’s time they realign themselves and put more
- A leading House reform advocate and government backbencher says if MPs want greater legislative muscle then it’s time they realign themselves and put more
- A leading House reform advocate and government backbencher says if MPs want greater legislative muscle then it’s time they realign themselves and put more
- The government’s massive undertaking to reclassify every job in the estimated 150,000-member federal public service is expected to be revived within weeks, this after
- The government’s massive undertaking to reclassify every job in the estimated 150,000-member federal public service is expected to be revived within weeks, this after
- The government’s massive undertaking to reclassify every job in the estimated 150,000-member federal public service is expected to be revived within weeks, this after
- “Well, my reaction is not very far. I would not go to anyone’s door or listen in on a conversation that I was not
- “Well, my reaction is not very far. I would not go to anyone’s door or listen in on a conversation that I was not
- “Well, my reaction is not very far. I would not go to anyone’s door or listen in on a conversation that I was not
- Anybody who has spent more than a few minutes reading The Toronto Star at any time over the past few years will know that
- Anybody who has spent more than a few minutes reading The Toronto Star at any time over the past few years will know that
- Anybody who has spent more than a few minutes reading The Toronto Star at any time over the past few years will know that
- It’s the sort of political story that the Reform Party can usually sink its teeth into: a longtime party insider helping out big business.
- It’s the sort of political story that the Reform Party can usually sink its teeth into: a longtime party insider helping out big business.
- It’s the sort of political story that the Reform Party can usually sink its teeth into: a longtime party insider helping out big business.
- The federal government is going on a hiring spree and will hire some 2,150 people this year and next, targetting young, newly-graduated professionals. It’s
- The federal government is going on a hiring spree and will hire some 2,150 people this year and next, targetting young, newly-graduated professionals. It’s
- The federal government is going on a hiring spree and will hire some 2,150 people this year and next, targetting young, newly-graduated professionals. It’s
- The Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery has suspended veteran Quebec columnist William Johnson, who was pelted with a pie and doused with beer at last
- The Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery has suspended veteran Quebec columnist William Johnson, who was pelted with a pie and doused with beer at last
- The Canadian Parliamentary Press Gallery has suspended veteran Quebec columnist William Johnson, who was pelted with a pie and doused with beer at last
- The National Capital Commission is backing off its controversial proposal to widen the entire Metcalfe Street to create a vista of the majestic Parliament
- The National Capital Commission is backing off its controversial proposal to widen the entire Metcalfe Street to create a vista of the majestic Parliament
- The National Capital Commission is backing off its controversial proposal to widen the entire Metcalfe Street to create a vista of the majestic Parliament
- Bickering between the House and the Senate is at an all-time high as two MPs embark on a cross-country summer campaign to abolish Canada’s
- Bickering between the House and the Senate is at an all-time high as two MPs embark on a cross-country summer campaign to abolish Canada’s
- Bickering between the House and the Senate is at an all-time high as two MPs embark on a cross-country summer campaign to abolish Canada’s
- The last time I checked — which was just moments ago, for purposes of writing this column — the United States of America was
- The last time I checked — which was just moments ago, for purposes of writing this column — the United States of America was
- The last time I checked — which was just moments ago, for purposes of writing this column — the United States of America was
