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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 IAN CAMPBELL | September 20, 2024
Yves Giroux
On Sept. 13, the Parliamentary Budget Office, led by Yves Giroux, released a report proposing an earlier timeline for the public accounts. 'Year after year, parliamentarians are asked to vote on appropriations when they don't know what really happened for the previous year,' said Giroux. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 20, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | September 20, 2024
Yves Giroux
On Sept. 13, the Parliamentary Budget Office, led by Yves Giroux, released a report proposing an earlier timeline for the public accounts. 'Year after year, parliamentarians are asked to vote on appropriations when they don't know what really happened for the previous year,' said Giroux. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 18, 2024
Early morning commuters at Ottawa's Tunney Pasture transit station, which serves as a major transit hub for the nearby federal government complex, on Sept. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 18, 2024
Early morning commuters at Ottawa's Tunney Pasture transit station, which serves as a major transit hub for the nearby federal government complex, on Sept. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2024
The departments overseen by Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, left, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand have been in the spotlight as the Liberals face questions over their handling of federal contracting. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 17, 2024
The departments overseen by Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, left, and Treasury Board President Anita Anand have been in the spotlight as the Liberals face questions over their handling of federal contracting. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 15, 2024
Public service union members rally for remote work rights in Ottawa on Sept. 9, 2024, the same day the new federal return-to-work mandate came into effect. About 200 protesters were present. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 15, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 15, 2024
Public service union members rally for remote work rights in Ottawa on Sept. 9, 2024, the same day the new federal return-to-work mandate came into effect. About 200 protesters were present. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 13, 2024
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic, right, and Derek Mersereau, left, acting director, inquiries, quality assurance and risk management in the Ombud's Office of Procurement, pictured Jan. 31, 2024, at the House Government Operations Committee on its study of the controversial ArriveCan app. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 13, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | September 13, 2024
Procurement Ombud Alexander Jeglic, right, and Derek Mersereau, left, acting director, inquiries, quality assurance and risk management in the Ombud's Office of Procurement, pictured Jan. 31, 2024, at the House Government Operations Committee on its study of the controversial ArriveCan app. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 9, 2024
Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, speaks at a Sept. 5 rally in downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 9, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 9, 2024
Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, speaks at a Sept. 5 rally in downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 5, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand said the government will 'always ensure our public service remains well-staffed and efficient in delivering the quality services Canadians expect and deserve.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 5, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 5, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand said the government will 'always ensure our public service remains well-staffed and efficient in delivering the quality services Canadians expect and deserve.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 1, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, a millennial, speaks at a press conference on Sept. 21, 2023, with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, a gen-Xer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 1, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | September 1, 2024
Housing Minister Sean Fraser, a millennial, speaks at a press conference on Sept. 21, 2023, with Treasury Board President Anita Anand, a gen-Xer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | August 26, 2024
Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Donald Savoie has recommended 'an open process that involves and interests Canadians into the public service.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | August 26, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | August 26, 2024
Public Services Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Donald Savoie has recommended 'an open process that involves and interests Canadians into the public service.' The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY JENNIFER MURRAY | August 21, 2024
Iroquois-class destroyer HMCS Athabaskan leaves St. John's, N.L., in 2016. Since the Harper government launched the program in 2010, the NSS has revived an industry that was in terminal decline, and nearly singlehandedly recovered the lost art of shipbuilding in Canada, writes Unifor's Jennifer Murray. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Neil Clarkson
Opinion | BY JENNIFER MURRAY | August 21, 2024
Opinion | BY JENNIFER MURRAY | August 21, 2024
Iroquois-class destroyer HMCS Athabaskan leaves St. John's, N.L., in 2016. Since the Harper government launched the program in 2010, the NSS has revived an industry that was in terminal decline, and nearly singlehandedly recovered the lost art of shipbuilding in Canada, writes Unifor's Jennifer Murray. Canadian Armed Forces photograph by Cpl. Neil Clarkson
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 15, 2024
Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos Minister, commissioned $19.4-million of public opinion research for 36 government departments in the past fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 15, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 15, 2024
Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos Minister, commissioned $19.4-million of public opinion research for 36 government departments in the past fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 9, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, left, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos oversee a military procurement system that has struggled for decades with major project delays and cost overruns. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 9, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 9, 2024
Defence Minister Bill Blair, left, and Public Services and Procurement Minister Jean-Yves Duclos oversee a military procurement system that has struggled for decades with major project delays and cost overruns. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade