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Mark Carney
With a focused plan, $40-billion in savings in year one isn’t a fantasy—it’s feasible. But it will take a handful of sharp due diligence experts embedded in the Prime Minister Mark Carney and his key ministers’ offices, write Ram Mathilakath and Greg MacDougall. 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 IREM KOCA | April 17, 2025
Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to overhaul Canada's problem-plagued defence procurement through a new agency that would centralize procurement. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 17, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | April 17, 2025
Liberal Prime Minister Mark Carney has pledged to overhaul Canada's problem-plagued defence procurement through a new agency that would centralize procurement. 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
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 LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2025
The Indigenous Peoples Space, at 100 Wellington St., has taken a 'critical step' forward in becoming a reality. 'Canada is in a period of change and this signing helps ensure the work can continue, no matter what changes might come,' said AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2025
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 27, 2025
The Indigenous Peoples Space, at 100 Wellington St., has taken a 'critical step' forward in becoming a reality. 'Canada is in a period of change and this signing helps ensure the work can continue, no matter what changes might come,' said AFN National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. 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
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos is pictured at the National Press Theatre for a press conference on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos is pictured at the National Press Theatre for a press conference on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 18, 2020
Public Services and Procurement Canada's assistant deputy minister for parliamentary infrastructure, Rob Wright, centre, is pictured with Jennifer Garrett, PSPC's director general for the Centre Block renovation project, at a House committee meeting in May 2019. The BOIE wants Mr. Wright, or his designate, to act as a liaison for its newly established subcommittee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 18, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 18, 2020
Public Services and Procurement Canada's assistant deputy minister for parliamentary infrastructure, Rob Wright, centre, is pictured with Jennifer Garrett, PSPC's director general for the Centre Block renovation project, at a House committee meeting in May 2019. The BOIE wants Mr. Wright, or his designate, to act as a liaison for its newly established subcommittee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2020
Liberal Whip Mark Holland, left, and NDP House Leader Peter Julian have expressed reservations about creating a joint process with Senators to oversee renovations to the Centre Block building, but Senators Jim Munson and Don Plett, right, say they're in favour of the idea. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2020
Liberal Whip Mark Holland, left, and NDP House Leader Peter Julian have expressed reservations about creating a joint process with Senators to oversee renovations to the Centre Block building, but Senators Jim Munson and Don Plett, right, say they're in favour of the idea. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020
Public Service Alliance of Canada members hold a demonstration outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, to mark the fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020
Public Service Alliance of Canada members hold a demonstration outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, to mark the fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PETER BLEYER | March 4, 2020
Federal public servants attend the 2018 Public Service Award of Excellence ceremony in September 2018. Thanks to the efforts of public service workers, today there are more and more pockets of innovation across the federal public service, writes Peter Bleyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY PETER BLEYER | March 4, 2020
Opinion | BY PETER BLEYER | March 4, 2020
Federal public servants attend the 2018 Public Service Award of Excellence ceremony in September 2018. Thanks to the efforts of public service workers, today there are more and more pockets of innovation across the federal public service, writes Peter Bleyer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 26, 2020
The Centre Block building and the work site related to Phase 2 of the new Visitors' Welcome Centre complex, pictured on Jan. 20. Big changes are coming to the iconic Parliament building, and MP input on some key decisions is now being sought. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 26, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | February 26, 2020
The Centre Block building and the work site related to Phase 2 of the new Visitors' Welcome Centre complex, pictured on Jan. 20. Big changes are coming to the iconic Parliament building, and MP input on some key decisions is now being sought. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 5, 2020
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says 'it’s become clear to us that it’s going to take job action for the Trudeau government to stop dragging its feet at the bargaining table.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 5, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 5, 2020
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says 'it’s become clear to us that it’s going to take job action for the Trudeau government to stop dragging its feet at the bargaining table.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2020
A worker is pictured near Centre Block's rotunda on Dec. 12, 2019, working to install temporary mechanical, electrical, and environmental control systems in the building. Photograph courtesy of PSPC
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 29, 2020
A worker is pictured near Centre Block's rotunda on Dec. 12, 2019, working to install temporary mechanical, electrical, and environmental control systems in the building. Photograph courtesy of PSPC
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 22, 2020
Federal public servants participate in a Dec. 4, 2019, demonstration in Ottawa. According to the results of the 2019 Federal Public Service Employee Survey, more bureaucrats reported Phoenix pay issues in the preceding year than those who responded to the 2018 survey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 22, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 22, 2020
Federal public servants participate in a Dec. 4, 2019, demonstration in Ottawa. According to the results of the 2019 Federal Public Service Employee Survey, more bureaucrats reported Phoenix pay issues in the preceding year than those who responded to the 2018 survey. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 22, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier, centre, are pictured at the Dec. 17, 2019 meeting of provincial finance ministers in Ottawa. Governments in the West should collaborate to ensure fairer rates of taxation for the wealthy, the elimination of offshore tax havens, and incentives for domestic investment, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 22, 2020
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 22, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier, centre, are pictured at the Dec. 17, 2019 meeting of provincial finance ministers in Ottawa. Governments in the West should collaborate to ensure fairer rates of taxation for the wealthy, the elimination of offshore tax havens, and incentives for domestic investment, writes Andrew Caddell. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 22, 2020
Visitors to the Hill are greeted with fencing blocking off roughly half of the parliamentary lawns. This perimeter, erected in connection to work on the second phase of the underground Visitors’ Welcome Centre, will remain up through the entirety of Centre Block’s renovation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 22, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | January 22, 2020
Visitors to the Hill are greeted with fencing blocking off roughly half of the parliamentary lawns. This perimeter, erected in connection to work on the second phase of the underground Visitors’ Welcome Centre, will remain up through the entirety of Centre Block’s renovation. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2020
Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray, pictured in May 2019 in Ottawa, is now in charge of Shared Services Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2020
Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray, pictured in May 2019 in Ottawa, is now in charge of Shared Services Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade