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Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne called for a 100-day improvement plan for the agency in early September because it was 'not meeting the expectations of Canadians.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 3, 2025
Reporters stepped inside the historic Centre Block building for the first time in a year on Nov. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 3, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | December 3, 2025
Reporters stepped inside the historic Centre Block building for the first time in a year on Nov. 26. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 2, 2025
Kelly Block
Conservative MP Kelly Block moved a motion at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to compel departments to respond to the Parliamentary Budget Office's information request on Dec. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 2, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 2, 2025
Kelly Block
Conservative MP Kelly Block moved a motion at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to compel departments to respond to the Parliamentary Budget Office's information request on Dec. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 2, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Speaking to reporters on Dec. 1, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali denied knowing about discussions surrounding public servants returning to the office full-time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 2, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | December 2, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Speaking to reporters on Dec. 1, Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali denied knowing about discussions surrounding public servants returning to the office full-time. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 1, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP Marie-Hélène Gaudreau says OGGO committee members need to see the results of the contract review requested by ministers to find savings in order to hold the government accountable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 1, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | December 1, 2025
Bloc Québécois MP Marie-Hélène Gaudreau says OGGO committee members need to see the results of the contract review requested by ministers to find savings in order to hold the government accountable. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, ANDREW MEADE | November 26, 2025
The Centre Block Rehabilitation project has an overall estimated budget of $4.5-billion to $5-billion, and construction is expected to wrap up by around 2030-31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, ANDREW MEADE | November 26, 2025
Feature | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT, ANDREW MEADE | November 26, 2025
The Centre Block Rehabilitation project has an overall estimated budget of $4.5-billion to $5-billion, and construction is expected to wrap up by around 2030-31. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 6, 2022
The Victoria Building at 140 Wellington St., is pictured in February 2020. Following recent approval from the Senate Internal Economy Committee, this building is now the next one to be emptied and its renovation will be incorporated into the larger Block 2 redevelopment project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 6, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 6, 2022
The Victoria Building at 140 Wellington St., is pictured in February 2020. Following recent approval from the Senate Internal Economy Committee, this building is now the next one to be emptied and its renovation will be incorporated into the larger Block 2 redevelopment project. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 4, 2022
President of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) Jennifer Carr, left, Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, and Union of Taxation Employees national president Marc Brière. Carr says although provinces may be relaxing mask mandates and vaccination requirements, it 'doesn’t absolve the government of its roles and responsibilities to provide a safe workspace.' Photograph courtesy of PIPSC, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 4, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 4, 2022
President of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC) Jennifer Carr, left, Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward, and Union of Taxation Employees national president Marc Brière. Carr says although provinces may be relaxing mask mandates and vaccination requirements, it 'doesn’t absolve the government of its roles and responsibilities to provide a safe workspace.' Photograph courtesy of PIPSC, The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
It was encouraging to see new Public Services and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi’s mandate letter include commitments towards advancing initiatives to increase the diversity of bidders on government contracts, write the founding members of the Supplier Diversity Alliance Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
It was encouraging to see new Public Services and Procurement Minister Filomena Tassi’s mandate letter include commitments towards advancing initiatives to increase the diversity of bidders on government contracts, write the founding members of the Supplier Diversity Alliance Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 8, 2022
Police stand in front of the Vaux Wall, which lines Parliament Hill along Wellington Street, on Feb. 17, with signs from participants of the 'Freedom Convoy,' protective fencing, and the Centre Block building pictured behind them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 8, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 8, 2022
Police stand in front of the Vaux Wall, which lines Parliament Hill along Wellington Street, on Feb. 17, with signs from participants of the 'Freedom Convoy,' protective fencing, and the Centre Block building pictured behind them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHRIS AYLWARD | February 28, 2022
Hundreds of public servants represented by a number of unions gather outside the Prime Minister's Office on Oct. 12, 2017, to show their unhappiness with the government's handling of the Phoenix payroll system issues. There’s no end in sight for federal workers, with the government still many years away from launching their next pay system, writes Chris Aylward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY CHRIS AYLWARD | February 28, 2022
Opinion | BY CHRIS AYLWARD | February 28, 2022
Hundreds of public servants represented by a number of unions gather outside the Prime Minister's Office on Oct. 12, 2017, to show their unhappiness with the government's handling of the Phoenix payroll system issues. There’s no end in sight for federal workers, with the government still many years away from launching their next pay system, writes Chris Aylward. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 23, 2022
Ottawa residents formed a counterprotest group to block 'Freedom Convoy' supporters at the Bank Street exit on Riverside Drive on Feb. 13, 2022. The weekend marked the start of the third week of the convoy’s occupation of the city, which was dismantled a week later. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 23, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 23, 2022
Ottawa residents formed a counterprotest group to block 'Freedom Convoy' supporters at the Bank Street exit on Riverside Drive on Feb. 13, 2022. The weekend marked the start of the third week of the convoy’s occupation of the city, which was dismantled a week later. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 8, 2022
At a time when the caretaker convention was no longer in 'strict application,' according to a response by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to an Order Paper question, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, left, and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, right, cited the convention as a reason for delays in announcing policy decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 8, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | February 8, 2022
At a time when the caretaker convention was no longer in 'strict application,' according to a response by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to an Order Paper question, Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, left, and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller, right, cited the convention as a reason for delays in announcing policy decisions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 8, 2022
The Centre Block building, as pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. Inside, demolition and abatement work is now 65 per cent finished, with 16-million pounds of asbestos-containing material removed so far. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 8, 2022
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 8, 2022
The Centre Block building, as pictured on Nov. 2, 2021. Inside, demolition and abatement work is now 65 per cent finished, with 16-million pounds of asbestos-containing material removed so far. 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