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The 2023-24 employment equity report is likely to be the last analysis occurring during a period of growth in the core public service, as the government embarks on a spending review across all departments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Opinion | BY MATT GURNEY | July 14, 2025
Mark Carney
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic Leblanc, far left, Industry Minister Mélanie Joly, Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne at a press conference in the West Block on June 19, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade.
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 11, 2025
Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne,
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne has called for a spending review of all departments, with a goal of cutting spending by 15 per cent by 2028-29. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 10, 2025
Mark Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney shouldn’t lean too heavily on his corporate background, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. Applying Bay Street’s quarterly logic of returns on capital investment to a 158-year-old civil service is a slow grind to institutional death. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Opinion | BY RAM MATHILAKATH | July 9, 2025
Liberal MP Shafqat Ali
On July 9 Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali launched a ‘red tape review’ of regulations across federal departments and agencies. It’s one of several ways the government can make operations more efficient as the Liberals launch a broad spending review, writes Ram Mathilakath. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
News | BY IREM KOCA | July 2, 2025
Under Minister Joël Lightbound, Public Services and Procurement Canada plans to spend more than $17.5-billion over the next three years, according to its new departmental plan. The Hill Times Photograph by Andrew Meade
News | September 4, 2023
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says she 'takes diversity in the public service extremely seriously. I will be working hard every day to ensure that diversity, inclusion, and non-discrimination in the public service continue to be a top priority' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | September 4, 2023
News | September 4, 2023
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says she 'takes diversity in the public service extremely seriously. I will be working hard every day to ensure that diversity, inclusion, and non-discrimination in the public service continue to be a top priority' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | August 17, 2023
Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech's top marching order will be easing Canadians' frustrations over excessive delays and access to basic government services like passports or immigration assistance, writes Kelly Hutchinson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | August 17, 2023
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | August 17, 2023
Citizens' Services Minister Terry Beech's top marching order will be easing Canadians' frustrations over excessive delays and access to basic government services like passports or immigration assistance, writes Kelly Hutchinson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 2, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on July 26, standing in front of his newly shuffled cabinet. Post-cabinet shuffle, bureaucrats will be preparing briefs for all the incoming ministers, but don't expect them to be providing policy direction, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 2, 2023
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | August 2, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a press conference on July 26, standing in front of his newly shuffled cabinet. Post-cabinet shuffle, bureaucrats will be preparing briefs for all the incoming ministers, but don't expect them to be providing policy direction, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2023
Michael Wernick
Former clerk of the Privy Council Office, Michael Wernick, says the annual report should serve as a 'jumping off point' for a larger discussion around the state of the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 31, 2023
Michael Wernick
Former clerk of the Privy Council Office, Michael Wernick, says the annual report should serve as a 'jumping off point' for a larger discussion around the state of the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2023
Jake Cole, a former federal public servant, keeps a close watch on where federal departments and agencies rank within a lengthy list. Photograph courtesy of Jake Wright, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2023
Jake Cole, a former federal public servant, keeps a close watch on where federal departments and agencies rank within a lengthy list. Photograph courtesy of Jake Wright, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 19, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Internally, the public service functions as a tightly-wound hierarchy. Externally, it's steered by the political power of the relevant minister and commands of the PMO, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 19, 2023
Opinion | BY BHAGWANT SANDHU | July 19, 2023
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier. Internally, the public service functions as a tightly-wound hierarchy. Externally, it's steered by the political power of the relevant minister and commands of the PMO, writes Bhagwant Sandhu. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023
According to the 2022 federal public service survey, the Canadian Human Rights Commission ranked No. 1, while CSIS ranked last. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023
Opinion | BY JAKE COLE | July 13, 2023
According to the 2022 federal public service survey, the Canadian Human Rights Commission ranked No. 1, while CSIS ranked last. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANTHONY PIZZINO | June 27, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket Parliament Hill on April 26. The non-partisan federal public service is made up of ordinary people who work hard to deliver programs, policies, and services to Canadian taxpayers and help make Canada one of the best countries in which to live, writes Anthony Pizzino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANTHONY PIZZINO | June 27, 2023
Opinion | BY ANTHONY PIZZINO | June 27, 2023
Public Service Alliance of Canada members picket Parliament Hill on April 26. The non-partisan federal public service is made up of ordinary people who work hard to deliver programs, policies, and services to Canadian taxpayers and help make Canada one of the best countries in which to live, writes Anthony Pizzino. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2023
Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek, left, and Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Jennifer Carr. According to the government, there were 230,000 Phoenix pay system transactions in the queue that were not 'not part of normal workload' compared to March 2021, when there were 94,000. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of PIPSC
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2023
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2023
Public Services and Procurement Minister Helena Jaczek, left, and Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Jennifer Carr. According to the government, there were 230,000 Phoenix pay system transactions in the queue that were not 'not part of normal workload' compared to March 2021, when there were 94,000. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photograph courtesy of PIPSC
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | June 26, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on March 10, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | June 26, 2023
Opinion | BY KELLY HUTCHINSON | June 26, 2023
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos provides an update on the COVID-19 pandemic on March 10, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
Janice Charette will officially end her second run as clerk of the Privy Council Office on June 23, concluding an almost 40-year career in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | June 21, 2023
Janice Charette will officially end her second run as clerk of the Privy Council Office on June 23, concluding an almost 40-year career in the federal public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 14, 2023
When there are efforts to suppress, sanitize, and depersonalize faulty actions or questionable government operations, the public loses out, big time, writes Ken Rubin. Pexels photograph by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 14, 2023
Opinion | BY KEN RUBIN | June 14, 2023
When there are efforts to suppress, sanitize, and depersonalize faulty actions or questionable government operations, the public loses out, big time, writes Ken Rubin. Pexels photograph by Juan Pablo Serrano Arenas