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Prime Minister Mark Carney holds his first post-election press conference in the National Press Theatre on May 2, 2025. Carney appears to have a capacity for risk, and is expected to demand the same of the public service, writes Rose LeMay. This will have to include proper consequences for bureaucrats who make bad decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's department has reached agreements with some firms to reimburse approximately $4-million, of which $3-million has already been repaid to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 19, 2025
Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound's department has reached agreements with some firms to reimburse approximately $4-million, of which $3-million has already been repaid to the government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 18, 2025
New Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound says he will prioritize the use of AI to streamline the government procurement process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 18, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | June 18, 2025
New Government Transformation and Public Services and Procurement Minister Joel Lightbound says he will prioritize the use of AI to streamline the government procurement process. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 18, 2025
Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, left, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer have both signalled openness to NDP interim leader Don Davies' request for additional resources. Bloc Whip Yves Perron, right, says his caucus is exploring potential related permanent rule changes. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
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 | June 10, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in dozens of contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
Auditor General Karen Hogan’s report showed federal organizations 'frequently did not demonstrate value for money' in dozens of contracts awarded to GC Strategies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 2, 2022
Closed for construction: Parliament Hill's Centre Block building is pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. The new chair of the MP working group weighing in on Hill renovations says he wants to find ways to raise public awareness of the historic undertaking. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 2, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 2, 2022
Closed for construction: Parliament Hill's Centre Block building is pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. The new chair of the MP working group weighing in on Hill renovations says he wants to find ways to raise public awareness of the historic undertaking. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEFFREY F. COLLINS | January 26, 2022
The mandate letters for Defence Minister Anita Anand, left, and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi had one glaring absence: the end of the six-decade-old multi-department defence procurement system in favour of a new single entity, Defence Procurement Canada, writes Jeffrey F. Collins. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JEFFREY F. COLLINS | January 26, 2022
Opinion | BY JEFFREY F. COLLINS | January 26, 2022
The mandate letters for Defence Minister Anita Anand, left, and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi had one glaring absence: the end of the six-decade-old multi-department defence procurement system in favour of a new single entity, Defence Procurement Canada, writes Jeffrey F. Collins. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHRIS AYLWARD | January 24, 2022
Members of the Audit Services Group, representing workers in the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, pictured on Dec. 9, 2021. PSAC national president Chris Aylward says more than 120,000 federal public service workers are currently negotiating for fair wages, good working conditions and inclusive workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHRIS AYLWARD | January 24, 2022
Opinion | BY CHRIS AYLWARD | January 24, 2022
Members of the Audit Services Group, representing workers in the Office of the Auditor General of Canada, pictured on Dec. 9, 2021. PSAC national president Chris Aylward says more than 120,000 federal public service workers are currently negotiating for fair wages, good working conditions and inclusive workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 12, 2022
Mona Fortier, president of the Treasury Board, which serves as the employer of federal bureaucrats, is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2021, with her director of labour relations Jade Mallette. A reworking of the public service is long overdue, as is a Royal Commission, but Andrew Caddell writes that he doesn’t hold out much hope the Trudeau PMO will undertake it. But perhaps they are close enough to the public service to shake things up. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 12, 2022
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 12, 2022
Mona Fortier, president of the Treasury Board, which serves as the employer of federal bureaucrats, is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2021, with her director of labour relations Jade Mallette. A reworking of the public service is long overdue, as is a Royal Commission, but Andrew Caddell writes that he doesn’t hold out much hope the Trudeau PMO will undertake it. But perhaps they are close enough to the public service to shake things up. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 15, 2021
Members of the Audit Services Group in the Office of the Auditor General are pictured picketing outside the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Dec. 9, as Auditor General Karen Hogan held a virtual press conference. Without a new contract since 2018, the group represents 170 employees currently on strike, the first in the history of the office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 15, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 15, 2021
Members of the Audit Services Group in the Office of the Auditor General are pictured picketing outside the Sir John A. Macdonald building on Dec. 9, as Auditor General Karen Hogan held a virtual press conference. Without a new contract since 2018, the group represents 170 employees currently on strike, the first in the history of the office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LEOR ROTCHILD | December 15, 2021
Public Services and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 27. The federal government has a key role to play in creating alignment across all levels of government to include non-financial criteria and define value for taxpayer-funded contracts, but voluntary standards are unlikely to have much impact, writes Leor Rotchild. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LEOR ROTCHILD | December 15, 2021
Opinion | BY LEOR ROTCHILD | December 15, 2021
Public Services and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 27. The federal government has a key role to play in creating alignment across all levels of government to include non-financial criteria and define value for taxpayer-funded contracts, but voluntary standards are unlikely to have much impact, writes Leor Rotchild. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | December 6, 2021
Of particular interest in comparing the public service Employee Surveys is whether the general positive change from pre- to post-pandemic workplace satisfaction and other indicators is shared by the different visible minority and Indigenous groups, whether harassment and discrimination responses have changed, and the extent to which government efforts to address racism and improve inclusion are seen as credible and effective by these groups, writes Andrew Griffith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | December 6, 2021
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | December 6, 2021
Of particular interest in comparing the public service Employee Surveys is whether the general positive change from pre- to post-pandemic workplace satisfaction and other indicators is shared by the different visible minority and Indigenous groups, whether harassment and discrimination responses have changed, and the extent to which government efforts to address racism and improve inclusion are seen as credible and effective by these groups, writes Andrew Griffith. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JERRY DIAS | November 24, 2021
We have the resources, the skills, and the capacity needed to undo the pandemic’s worst economic effects and regain some ground the industry has lost over the years, but getting there means doubling down on Canada’s aerospace industry and taking bold steps over and above investments, writes Jerry Dias. Unsplash photograph by David Preston
Opinion | BY JERRY DIAS | November 24, 2021
Opinion | BY JERRY DIAS | November 24, 2021
We have the resources, the skills, and the capacity needed to undo the pandemic’s worst economic effects and regain some ground the industry has lost over the years, but getting there means doubling down on Canada’s aerospace industry and taking bold steps over and above investments, writes Jerry Dias. Unsplash photograph by David Preston
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 22, 2021
Treasury Board president Mona Fortier, pictured during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building surrounding pre-budget consultations on Jan. 25, 2021. Ms. Fortier was moved into the role in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle on Oct. 26, 2021.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 22, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 22, 2021
Treasury Board president Mona Fortier, pictured during a press conference at the Sir John A. Macdonald building surrounding pre-budget consultations on Jan. 25, 2021. Ms. Fortier was moved into the role in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle on Oct. 26, 2021.
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 17, 2021
The Centre Block building, as pictured on Nov. 2. Two cranes erected on either side of the building are being used as part of excavation, demolition, abatement, and masonry restoration work, which includes removal of damaged stones, with roughly one-third of the 400,000 stones that make up the building's exterior expected to be removed and replaced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 17, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | November 17, 2021
The Centre Block building, as pictured on Nov. 2. Two cranes erected on either side of the building are being used as part of excavation, demolition, abatement, and masonry restoration work, which includes removal of damaged stones, with roughly one-third of the 400,000 stones that make up the building's exterior expected to be removed and replaced. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PHILIP LILLIES | November 3, 2021
Pairing the results of the Public Service Employee Survey and Staffing and Non-Partisanship Survey can offer important insight into how to direct focused corrective action on the departments that are suffering from lack of engagement, writes former federal public servant Philip Lillies. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY PHILIP LILLIES | November 3, 2021
Opinion | BY PHILIP LILLIES | November 3, 2021
Pairing the results of the Public Service Employee Survey and Staffing and Non-Partisanship Survey can offer important insight into how to direct focused corrective action on the departments that are suffering from lack of engagement, writes former federal public servant Philip Lillies. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia