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Noting the potential for upcoming budget cuts, Official Languages Commissioner Raymond Théberge's 2025-25 annual report recommends that departmental deputy ministers "take the necessary measures" to ensure that employees’ language rights are respected during any exercise to reduce federal spending. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 30, 2025
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez expressed support for the plan during a recent meeting of the federal, provincial, and territorial ministers in Yellowknife. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 30, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 30, 2025
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez expressed support for the plan during a recent meeting of the federal, provincial, and territorial ministers in Yellowknife. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DANI SROUR | July 30, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali. Reducing the size of the public service must be approached with both purpose and precision, writes Dani Srour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DANI SROUR | July 30, 2025
Opinion | BY DANI SROUR | July 30, 2025
Shafqat Ali
Treasury Board President Shafqat Ali. Reducing the size of the public service must be approached with both purpose and precision, writes Dani Srour. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANNE LEVESQUE | July 30, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy-Gull Masty. Instead of narrowing funding disparities for First Nations people, these new proposed spending cuts threaten to widen them, writes Anne Levesque. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ANNE LEVESQUE | July 30, 2025
Opinion | BY ANNE LEVESQUE | July 30, 2025
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, left, and Indigenous Services Minister Mandy-Gull Masty. Instead of narrowing funding disparities for First Nations people, these new proposed spending cuts threaten to widen them, writes Anne Levesque. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 29, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand. This is the third year Global Affairs Canada has released a misconduct and wrongdoing report, which aims to increase transparency on how these matters are addressed in the department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 29, 2025
News | BY MARLO GLASS | July 29, 2025
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand. This is the third year Global Affairs Canada has released a misconduct and wrongdoing report, which aims to increase transparency on how these matters are addressed in the department. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 25, 2025
Rechie Valdez
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez's office said 'any funding decisions' about the department will be communicated through 'official government channels at the appropriate time.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 25, 2025
News | BY RIDDHI KACHHELA | July 25, 2025
Rechie Valdez
Women and Gender Equality Minister Rechie Valdez's office said 'any funding decisions' about the department will be communicated through 'official government channels at the appropriate time.' 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
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | August 24, 2016
Ekos pollster Frank Graves, pictured speaking at a Green Party convention in Ottawa earlier this month, attributed 'rust' in the bureaucracy in preventing the Liberals from revving up polling to previous levels. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | August 24, 2016
News | BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI | August 24, 2016
Ekos pollster Frank Graves, pictured speaking at a Green Party convention in Ottawa earlier this month, attributed 'rust' in the bureaucracy in preventing the Liberals from revving up polling to previous levels. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | March 21, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Andrew Griffith says, overall, the public service is reasonably diverse with respect to women, visible minorities, and indigenous people. For the executive ranks, women are almost at parity, but visible minorities are under-represented as are aboriginals.
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | March 21, 2016
Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | March 21, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Andrew Griffith says, overall, the public service is reasonably diverse with respect to women, visible minorities, and indigenous people. For the executive ranks, women are almost at parity, but visible minorities are under-represented as are aboriginals.
News | BY MARK BURGESS | May 22, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | May 22, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | May 22, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | May 2, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | May 2, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | May 2, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 24, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 24, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 24, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 18, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 18, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 18, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 3, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 3, 2015
News | BY MARK BURGESS | April 3, 2015