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Prime Minister Mark Carney is reportedly willing to discipline top bureaucrats who aren’t meeting his standards and delivering on his 'nation-building' agenda. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 13, 2025
Former deputy finance minister Michael Sabia is the new Privy Council clerk and secretary to the cabinet, effective July 7. In this 2022 photo, he testifies at the Rouleau Inquiry into the Freedom Convoy protests that gridlocked downtown Ottawa for weeks. Sabia was deputy finance minister when he testified before the commission The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali presented the latest annual report on employment equity in the public service on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 12, 2025
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali presented the latest annual report on employment equity in the public service on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
News | BY NEIL MOSS, STUART BENSON, IREM KOCA | June 11, 2025
Observers say Prime Minister Mark Carney's foreign policy legacy could be a major one as he navigates the country's response to moves made by U.S. President Donald Trump. White House photograph by Daniel Torok
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said the government has accepted all of the recommendations in an audit looking at federal office space which found that Ottawa has been slow to reduce its footprint. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | June 10, 2025
Government Transformation, Public Works, and Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound said the government has accepted all of the recommendations in an audit looking at federal office space which found that Ottawa has been slow to reduce its footprint. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney waits for the King's arrival at the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | May 31, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives at the Senate of Canada building in Ottawa to attend the Speech from the Throne on May 27, 2025. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Prime Minister Mark Carney waits for the King's arrival at the Senate of Canada Building before the Throne Speech on May 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | September 19, 2018
Winners at the Sept. 12 ceremony included the 15-member Canada-U.S. engagement team, which won for excellence in extraordinary circumstances. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | September 19, 2018
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | September 19, 2018
Winners at the Sept. 12 ceremony included the 15-member Canada-U.S. engagement team, which won for excellence in extraordinary circumstances. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | September 12, 2018
The office of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada on Tremblay Road in Ottawa. The union will hold its national elections on Nov. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | September 12, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | September 12, 2018
The office of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada on Tremblay Road in Ottawa. The union will hold its national elections on Nov. 2. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | September 5, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, recently nominated Employment and Social Development Canada deputy minister Louise Levonian, bottom right, to be an executive director at the International Monetary Fund. Meanwhile, Nancy Chahwan, top right, is now the government's chief human resources officer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of LinkedIn, Twitter
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | September 5, 2018
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | September 5, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, recently nominated Employment and Social Development Canada deputy minister Louise Levonian, bottom right, to be an executive director at the International Monetary Fund. Meanwhile, Nancy Chahwan, top right, is now the government's chief human resources officer. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of LinkedIn, Twitter
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 22, 2018
Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick commissioned a group of deputy ministers to complete the report on harassment in the spring. The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 22, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 22, 2018
Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick commissioned a group of deputy ministers to complete the report on harassment in the spring. The Hill Times file photograph
Opinion | August 22, 2018
Opinion | August 22, 2018
Opinion | August 22, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 15, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs the Paris climate change agreement on April 22, 2016 at the United Nations in New York. For a lot more mundane correspondence, politicians just use a signature machine. UN photograph by Amanda Voisard
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 15, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | August 15, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signs the Paris climate change agreement on April 22, 2016 at the United Nations in New York. For a lot more mundane correspondence, politicians just use a signature machine. UN photograph by Amanda Voisard
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 15, 2018
Treasury Board Secretary Peter Wallace, who started the job in April and is pictured at a June committee meeting, will have more than a year of experience under his belt before the department starts transition planning in the lead-up to the 2019 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 15, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 15, 2018
Treasury Board Secretary Peter Wallace, who started the job in April and is pictured at a June committee meeting, will have more than a year of experience under his belt before the department starts transition planning in the lead-up to the 2019 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 8, 2018
Shelly Bruce became chief of the Communications Security Establishment on June 27, according to a PMO press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 8, 2018
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 8, 2018
Shelly Bruce became chief of the Communications Security Establishment on June 27, according to a PMO press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
Chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul is the second most-lobbied bureaucrat so far in 2018, which lobbyists say was unsurprising given the ongoing talks about the agreement with the United States and Mexico. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
Chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul is the second most-lobbied bureaucrat so far in 2018, which lobbyists say was unsurprising given the ongoing talks about the agreement with the United States and Mexico. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 11, 2018
A dozen MPs have so far said they're not running again in 2019. They are, from left, top row to bottom: Conservatives Bev Shipley, Dave Van Kesteren, Robert Sopuck, Jim Eglinksi, Brad Trost, and Kellie Leitch; New Democrats Thomas Mulcair, Hélène Laverdière, Romeo Saganash, Kennedy Stewart, and David Christopherson; and Liberal Nicola Di Iorio. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, Shruti Shekar, file, and House of Commons and Twitter photos
News | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 11, 2018
News | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 11, 2018
A dozen MPs have so far said they're not running again in 2019. They are, from left, top row to bottom: Conservatives Bev Shipley, Dave Van Kesteren, Robert Sopuck, Jim Eglinksi, Brad Trost, and Kellie Leitch; New Democrats Thomas Mulcair, Hélène Laverdière, Romeo Saganash, Kennedy Stewart, and David Christopherson; and Liberal Nicola Di Iorio. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade, Shruti Shekar, file, and House of Commons and Twitter photos
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 9, 2018
Conservative MP Tony Clement said being a Parliamentarian is a 'death trap,' even if done willingly, and he's unsure caucus colleague Gord Brown's death will result in any meaningful change in MPs' habits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 9, 2018
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 9, 2018
Conservative MP Tony Clement said being a Parliamentarian is a 'death trap,' even if done willingly, and he's unsure caucus colleague Gord Brown's death will result in any meaningful change in MPs' habits. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | February 5, 2018
Elizabeth May's accusers say their motivation for speaking up now about facing verbal abuse is not to bring her down as the leader of the Green Party of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | February 5, 2018
News | BY SHRUTI SHEKAR | February 5, 2018
Elizabeth May's accusers say their motivation for speaking up now about facing verbal abuse is not to bring her down as the leader of the Green Party of Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade