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It is likely that Prime Minister Mark Carney, right, is one of just a few people in Canada's Parliament who know anything about U.S. President Donald's Trump's proposed Golden Dome missile defence system. That needs to change. Photograph courtesy of the White House/Daniel Torok
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 16, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the government will use the 'power of procurement' to create jobs in the face of the trade war with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 16, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 16, 2025
Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the government will use the 'power of procurement' to create jobs in the face of the trade war with the U.S. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 9, 2025
Victoria-class Submarine
Canada is looking to purchase a fleet of 12 submarines with two options on the table from Germany-Norway and South Korea to replace Canada’s aging fleet of Victoria-class vessels. DND photograph by Kenneth Galbraith
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 9, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | October 9, 2025
Victoria-class Submarine
Canada is looking to purchase a fleet of 12 submarines with two options on the table from Germany-Norway and South Korea to replace Canada’s aging fleet of Victoria-class vessels. DND photograph by Kenneth Galbraith
Opinion | BY MIKE MUELLER | October 8, 2025
Stephen Fuhr
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr has sent a strong signal that industry will be engaged early, formally, and in an ongoing manner with the new Defence Investment Agency, writes Mike Mueller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MIKE MUELLER | October 8, 2025
Opinion | BY MIKE MUELLER | October 8, 2025
Stephen Fuhr
Secretary of State for Defence Procurement Stephen Fuhr has sent a strong signal that industry will be engaged early, formally, and in an ongoing manner with the new Defence Investment Agency, writes Mike Mueller. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
German Ambassador to Canada Matthias Lüttenberg says there's a new feeling of of momentum that's 'more palpable than before' when it comes to picking between the submarine bids from his country and South Korea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS, IREM KOCA | October 8, 2025
German Ambassador to Canada Matthias Lüttenberg says there's a new feeling of of momentum that's 'more palpable than before' when it comes to picking between the submarine bids from his country and South Korea. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 6, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump told a group of assembled generals that their country was ‘under invasion from within’ on Sept. 30. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/PBS NewsHour
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 6, 2025
Opinion | BY SCOTT TAYLOR | October 6, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump told a group of assembled generals that their country was ‘under invasion from within’ on Sept. 30. Screenshot courtesy of YouTube/PBS NewsHour
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
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 27, 2021
Liberal Mary Ng and a staffer are pictured on their way to an entrance to the West Block building, where protection officers are posted at the doors, on Oct. 21, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 27, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | October 27, 2021
Liberal Mary Ng and a staffer are pictured on their way to an entrance to the West Block building, where protection officers are posted at the doors, on Oct. 21, 2020. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 7, 2021
Greg Phillips, national president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE), left, and Stéphane Aubry, national vice-president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC). Photographs courtesy of CAPE, LinkedIn
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 7, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 7, 2021
Greg Phillips, national president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees (CAPE), left, and Stéphane Aubry, national vice-president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC). Photographs courtesy of CAPE, LinkedIn
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 29, 2021
The Centre Block building on Parliament Hill, pictured from Gatineau, Que., in August 2020. A proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government by a pair First Nations public servants is seeking $25-million in punitive damages for all former employees of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and all current and former employees of Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, or Indian Oil and Gas Canada who experienced harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, culture, ethnicity, or gender. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 29, 2021
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 29, 2021
The Centre Block building on Parliament Hill, pictured from Gatineau, Que., in August 2020. A proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government by a pair First Nations public servants is seeking $25-million in punitive damages for all former employees of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and all current and former employees of Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, or Indian Oil and Gas Canada who experienced harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, culture, ethnicity, or gender. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | August 12, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | August 12, 2021
News | BY MATT HORWOOD | August 12, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 12, 2021
Digital Government Minister Joyce Murray, left, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada President Debi Daviau, and parliamentary secretary to the digital government minister Greg Fergus. Fisheries and the Coast Guard are some of the 'most challenging' pay groups in the core of public administration, according to Ms. Daviau. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 12, 2021
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 12, 2021
Digital Government Minister Joyce Murray, left, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada President Debi Daviau, and parliamentary secretary to the digital government minister Greg Fergus. Fisheries and the Coast Guard are some of the 'most challenging' pay groups in the core of public administration, according to Ms. Daviau. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia