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Derek Abma is deputy editor of The Hill Times.

It’s show time: fall sitting critical for Trudeau to start delivering results, say political players

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will have to try to achieve all their top agenda items between now and the next federal
News | BY ABBAS RANA, DEREK ABMA | September 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to start delivering results, say political players. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s show time: fall sitting critical for Trudeau to start delivering results, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA, DEREK ABMA | September 18, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will have to try to achieve all their top agenda items between now and the next federal

It’s show time: fall sitting critical for Trudeau to start delivering results, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA, DEREK ABMA | September 18, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will have to try to achieve all their top agenda items between now and the next federal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to start delivering results, say political players. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s show time: fall sitting critical for Trudeau to start delivering results, say political players

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will have to try to achieve all their top agenda items between now and the next federal
News | BY ABBAS RANA, DEREK ABMA | September 18, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to start delivering results, say political players. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s show time: fall sitting critical for Trudeau to start delivering results, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA, DEREK ABMA | September 18, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will have to try to achieve all their top agenda items between now and the next federal

It’s show time: fall sitting critical for Trudeau to start delivering results, say political players

News | BY ABBAS RANA, DEREK ABMA | September 18, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will have to try to achieve all their top agenda items between now and the next federal
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has to start delivering results, say political players. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

What the lobbyists are saying: taxes, trade among top lobbying issues as Parliament resumes

  • The break’s over and lobbyists have a number of pressing issues—taxes and trade, to name a few—they would like to take up with federal
News | BY DEREK ABMA | September 18, 2017
A few cabinet ministers expected to be much sought after by lobbyists this fall include Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. The Hill Times file photograph

What the lobbyists are saying: taxes, trade among top lobbying issues as Parliament resumes

News | BY DEREK ABMA | September 18, 2017
  • The break’s over and lobbyists have a number of pressing issues—taxes and trade, to name a few—they would like to take up with federal

What the lobbyists are saying: taxes, trade among top lobbying issues as Parliament resumes

News | BY DEREK ABMA | September 18, 2017
  • The break’s over and lobbyists have a number of pressing issues—taxes and trade, to name a few—they would like to take up with federal
A few cabinet ministers expected to be much sought after by lobbyists this fall include Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor. The Hill Times file photograph

Public-sector expert recommends government technological overhauls be done in smaller increments

  • Governments should not waver from pushing ahead with technological changes to improve the way they operate despite several examples—such as the Phoenix pay system
News | BY DEREK ABMA | September 11, 2017
William Eggers, director of Deloitte’s Center for Government Insights in Washington, D.C., is a believer in technology's potential to improve government, but says there are better ways of doing major technological transformations than what's been seen with governments around the world. Photograph courtesy of Deloitte

Public-sector expert recommends government technological overhauls be done in smaller increments

News | BY DEREK ABMA | September 11, 2017
  • Governments should not waver from pushing ahead with technological changes to improve the way they operate despite several examples—such as the Phoenix pay system

Public-sector expert recommends government technological overhauls be done in smaller increments

News | BY DEREK ABMA | September 11, 2017
  • Governments should not waver from pushing ahead with technological changes to improve the way they operate despite several examples—such as the Phoenix pay system
William Eggers, director of Deloitte’s Center for Government Insights in Washington, D.C., is a believer in technology's potential to improve government, but says there are better ways of doing major technological transformations than what's been seen with governments around the world. Photograph courtesy of Deloitte

Twitterverse has something to say about Trudeau’s favourite beer

  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is knee-deep in scandal after an interview he recently did with a U.S. website, and not just because he’s again
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | September 4, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoys a Labatt 50 while being interviewed by U.S. website theSkimm. Screenshot from theSkimm's Facebook

Twitterverse has something to say about Trudeau’s favourite beer

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | September 4, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is knee-deep in scandal after an interview he recently did with a U.S. website, and not just because he’s again

Twitterverse has something to say about Trudeau’s favourite beer

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | September 4, 2017
  • Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is knee-deep in scandal after an interview he recently did with a U.S. website, and not just because he’s again
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau enjoys a Labatt 50 while being interviewed by U.S. website theSkimm. Screenshot from theSkimm's Facebook

Expect mostly posturing in first round of NAFTA talks this week

  • Round 1 of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) gets underway this week, with this initial series of talks expected to see
News | BY DEREK ABMA | August 14, 2017
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a scrum on the Hill, is expected to join a Canadian delegation in Washington, D.C., for a portion of the first round of NAFTA renegotiations happening Aug. 16-20. Ms. Freeland will also be speaking at the University of Ottawa Monday morning and will testify at the House International Trade Committee on the Hill on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Expect mostly posturing in first round of NAFTA talks this week

News | BY DEREK ABMA | August 14, 2017
  • Round 1 of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) gets underway this week, with this initial series of talks expected to see

Expect mostly posturing in first round of NAFTA talks this week

News | BY DEREK ABMA | August 14, 2017
  • Round 1 of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) gets underway this week, with this initial series of talks expected to see
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured in a scrum on the Hill, is expected to join a Canadian delegation in Washington, D.C., for a portion of the first round of NAFTA renegotiations happening Aug. 16-20. Ms. Freeland will also be speaking at the University of Ottawa Monday morning and will testify at the House International Trade Committee on the Hill on Monday. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Groups representing education, food, health research lobby on through dog days of summer

  • Why would anyone want to lobby in the summer? Well, one reason is to explain to the government what a polytechnic is. In these
News | BY DEREK ABMA | August 14, 2017
Polytechnics Canada, whose CEO is is Nobina Robinson, seen here, has been among the busiest federal lobbying groups so far this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Groups representing education, food, health research lobby on through dog days of summer

News | BY DEREK ABMA | August 14, 2017
  • Why would anyone want to lobby in the summer? Well, one reason is to explain to the government what a polytechnic is. In these

Groups representing education, food, health research lobby on through dog days of summer

News | BY DEREK ABMA | August 14, 2017
  • Why would anyone want to lobby in the summer? Well, one reason is to explain to the government what a polytechnic is. In these
Polytechnics Canada, whose CEO is is Nobina Robinson, seen here, has been among the busiest federal lobbying groups so far this summer. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Feds get ‘some’ credit for economic success, but cautioned on deficits, including $28.5-billion this year

  • Economists say the Bank of Canada’s recent interest-rate cut is a sign of Canada’s economy being the strongest it’s been in years, and most
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 24, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, and Justin Trudeau on Budget Day on March 22, 2017. Economists say the government has had some effect in improving the economy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Feds get ‘some’ credit for economic success, but cautioned on deficits, including $28.5-billion this year

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 24, 2017
  • Economists say the Bank of Canada’s recent interest-rate cut is a sign of Canada’s economy being the strongest it’s been in years, and most

Feds get ‘some’ credit for economic success, but cautioned on deficits, including $28.5-billion this year

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 24, 2017
  • Economists say the Bank of Canada’s recent interest-rate cut is a sign of Canada’s economy being the strongest it’s been in years, and most
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, left, and Justin Trudeau on Budget Day on March 22, 2017. Economists say the government has had some effect in improving the economy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics this Morning: Morneau looks to close tax loopholes

  • In case you missed it: Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced yesterday measures that could lead to fewer ways for businesspeople to reduce their tax
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 19, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced some initiatives yesterday to deal with tax loopholes exploited by businesspeople. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics this Morning: Morneau looks to close tax loopholes

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 19, 2017
  • In case you missed it: Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced yesterday measures that could lead to fewer ways for businesspeople to reduce their tax

Politics this Morning: Morneau looks to close tax loopholes

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 19, 2017
  • In case you missed it: Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced yesterday measures that could lead to fewer ways for businesspeople to reduce their tax
Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced some initiatives yesterday to deal with tax loopholes exploited by businesspeople. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Khadr deal not yet hurting Trudeau’s popularity, according to new poll, but Conservatives vow to hammer away at divisive issue

  • Canadians are not happy about paying Omar Khadr $10.5-million, but they’re not yet ready toss the Justin Trudeau government out over this issue, according
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 18, 2017
Omar Khadr, pictured interviewed by CBC News' Rosemary Barton on July 7, 2017. A recent survey shows Canadians disapprove of the $10.5-million the federal government gave Mr. Khadr, but this issue has not hurt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's popularity. Screenshot CBC News

Khadr deal not yet hurting Trudeau’s popularity, according to new poll, but Conservatives vow to hammer away at divisive issue

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 18, 2017
  • Canadians are not happy about paying Omar Khadr $10.5-million, but they’re not yet ready toss the Justin Trudeau government out over this issue, according

Khadr deal not yet hurting Trudeau’s popularity, according to new poll, but Conservatives vow to hammer away at divisive issue

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 18, 2017
  • Canadians are not happy about paying Omar Khadr $10.5-million, but they’re not yet ready toss the Justin Trudeau government out over this issue, according
Omar Khadr, pictured interviewed by CBC News' Rosemary Barton on July 7, 2017. A recent survey shows Canadians disapprove of the $10.5-million the federal government gave Mr. Khadr, but this issue has not hurt Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's popularity. Screenshot CBC News

‘We inherited the mess, but we’re committed to fixing it,’ hundreds of thousands of cheques still affected by Phoenix pay problems

  • Pay problems for federal public servants caused by the problematic Phoenix system are still ongoing, with little reduction in the backlog of error-ridden paycheques
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 17, 2017
Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon, parliamentary secretary to the Public Services minister, says of Phoenix, 'We inherited this mess, but we are committed to fixing it.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘We inherited the mess, but we’re committed to fixing it,’ hundreds of thousands of cheques still affected by Phoenix pay problems

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 17, 2017
  • Pay problems for federal public servants caused by the problematic Phoenix system are still ongoing, with little reduction in the backlog of error-ridden paycheques

‘We inherited the mess, but we’re committed to fixing it,’ hundreds of thousands of cheques still affected by Phoenix pay problems

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 17, 2017
  • Pay problems for federal public servants caused by the problematic Phoenix system are still ongoing, with little reduction in the backlog of error-ridden paycheques
Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon, parliamentary secretary to the Public Services minister, says of Phoenix, 'We inherited this mess, but we are committed to fixing it.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

House Health Committee to study marijuana bill before Commons returns

  • In an unusual move, the House Health Committee will meet a week before the Commons returns in September in an effort to move forward
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 17, 2017
A man smokes marijuana on Parliament Hill during 4/20 festivities on April 20 this year. The House Health Committee is getting to work early in September on legislation that legalizes cannabis. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

House Health Committee to study marijuana bill before Commons returns

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 17, 2017
  • In an unusual move, the House Health Committee will meet a week before the Commons returns in September in an effort to move forward

House Health Committee to study marijuana bill before Commons returns

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 17, 2017
  • In an unusual move, the House Health Committee will meet a week before the Commons returns in September in an effort to move forward
A man smokes marijuana on Parliament Hill during 4/20 festivities on April 20 this year. The House Health Committee is getting to work early in September on legislation that legalizes cannabis. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

New Public Service Commission head wants people to know of varied experience possible in government career

  • Patrick Borbey, the new president of the Public Service Commission of Canada, has been in the federal public service for 35 years, and says
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 17, 2017
Public Service Commission president Patrick Borbey says hiring more millennials and ensuring diversity in the public service are among his priorities in his new job. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

New Public Service Commission head wants people to know of varied experience possible in government career

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 17, 2017
  • Patrick Borbey, the new president of the Public Service Commission of Canada, has been in the federal public service for 35 years, and says

New Public Service Commission head wants people to know of varied experience possible in government career

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 17, 2017
  • Patrick Borbey, the new president of the Public Service Commission of Canada, has been in the federal public service for 35 years, and says
Public Service Commission president Patrick Borbey says hiring more millennials and ensuring diversity in the public service are among his priorities in his new job. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics this Morning: Liberals high in poll, Khadr decision not, Angus favourite in NDP race

  • In case you missed it: The polls are telling us all sorts of things lately. For example, a survey by Nanos Research shows the
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 12, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still popular, but certainly not because of the settlement with Omar Khadr. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics this Morning: Liberals high in poll, Khadr decision not, Angus favourite in NDP race

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 12, 2017
  • In case you missed it: The polls are telling us all sorts of things lately. For example, a survey by Nanos Research shows the

Politics this Morning: Liberals high in poll, Khadr decision not, Angus favourite in NDP race

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 12, 2017
  • In case you missed it: The polls are telling us all sorts of things lately. For example, a survey by Nanos Research shows the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still popular, but certainly not because of the settlement with Omar Khadr. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics this Morning: NDP leadership candidates debate in Saskatoon

  • Nationwide newsmakers: Candidates for the NDP leadership—Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton, Guy Caron, and Jagmeet Singh—will debate at TCU Place in Saskatoon between 6 and
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 11, 2017
Jagmeet Singh, shown here, and other candidates for the NDP leadership will be debating in Sasktoon tonight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics this Morning: NDP leadership candidates debate in Saskatoon

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 11, 2017
  • Nationwide newsmakers: Candidates for the NDP leadership—Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton, Guy Caron, and Jagmeet Singh—will debate at TCU Place in Saskatoon between 6 and

Politics this Morning: NDP leadership candidates debate in Saskatoon

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 11, 2017
  • Nationwide newsmakers: Candidates for the NDP leadership—Charlie Angus, Niki Ashton, Guy Caron, and Jagmeet Singh—will debate at TCU Place in Saskatoon between 6 and
Jagmeet Singh, shown here, and other candidates for the NDP leadership will be debating in Sasktoon tonight. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada 150 incidents ‘wakeup call’ on progress not yet made on indigenous issues

  • Evident amid the hoopla of Canada 150 was a lack of celebration among many indigenous people, which a high-ranking First Nations chief and an
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 10, 2017
Ontario Regional Chief Day, left, and Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Pat Madahbee outside a tepee erected on Parliament Hill just ahead of Canada Day celebrations. Photograph courtesy of the Chiefs of Ontario

Canada 150 incidents ‘wakeup call’ on progress not yet made on indigenous issues

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 10, 2017
  • Evident amid the hoopla of Canada 150 was a lack of celebration among many indigenous people, which a high-ranking First Nations chief and an

Canada 150 incidents ‘wakeup call’ on progress not yet made on indigenous issues

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 10, 2017
  • Evident amid the hoopla of Canada 150 was a lack of celebration among many indigenous people, which a high-ranking First Nations chief and an
Ontario Regional Chief Day, left, and Anishinabek Nation Grand Council Chief Pat Madahbee outside a tepee erected on Parliament Hill just ahead of Canada Day celebrations. Photograph courtesy of the Chiefs of Ontario

‘British Columbians do not want this,’ Trudeau faces tough task on $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan pipeline with incoming B.C. government

  • The Trudeau government is facing a difficult scenario with a pipeline project in British Columbia it supports now that a provincial government is coming
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 10, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has his work cut out if he wants to get a pipeline expansion through in British Columbia, where the new government, which will be led by NDP leader John Horgan, and is opposed to the project. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

‘British Columbians do not want this,’ Trudeau faces tough task on $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan pipeline with incoming B.C. government

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 10, 2017
  • The Trudeau government is facing a difficult scenario with a pipeline project in British Columbia it supports now that a provincial government is coming

‘British Columbians do not want this,’ Trudeau faces tough task on $7.4-billion Kinder Morgan pipeline with incoming B.C. government

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 10, 2017
  • The Trudeau government is facing a difficult scenario with a pipeline project in British Columbia it supports now that a provincial government is coming
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, has his work cut out if he wants to get a pipeline expansion through in British Columbia, where the new government, which will be led by NDP leader John Horgan, and is opposed to the project. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Politics this morning: GG, Chagger, Qualtrough, Mulcair in China

  • Nationwide newsmakers: Liberal MP Michel Picard, on behalf of Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, will be making an announcement at 10 a.m. at EnerLab
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 10, 2017
Gov. Gen. David Johnston and several other Canadian officials are in China today. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Politics this morning: GG, Chagger, Qualtrough, Mulcair in China

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 10, 2017
  • Nationwide newsmakers: Liberal MP Michel Picard, on behalf of Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, will be making an announcement at 10 a.m. at EnerLab

Politics this morning: GG, Chagger, Qualtrough, Mulcair in China

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 10, 2017
  • Nationwide newsmakers: Liberal MP Michel Picard, on behalf of Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr, will be making an announcement at 10 a.m. at EnerLab
Gov. Gen. David Johnston and several other Canadian officials are in China today. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Duncan not yet committing to $1.3-billion funding called for in sweeping Naylor report

  • Science Minister Kirsty Duncan says a decision on whether to accommodate Canada’s fundamental federal science review recommendation calling for $1.3-billion more in annual funding
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 3, 2017
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan is not yet ready to commit to $1.3-billion in more funding for scientific research, but says she agrees with most of the Naylor report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Duncan not yet committing to $1.3-billion funding called for in sweeping Naylor report

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 3, 2017
  • Science Minister Kirsty Duncan says a decision on whether to accommodate Canada’s fundamental federal science review recommendation calling for $1.3-billion more in annual funding

Duncan not yet committing to $1.3-billion funding called for in sweeping Naylor report

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 3, 2017
  • Science Minister Kirsty Duncan says a decision on whether to accommodate Canada’s fundamental federal science review recommendation calling for $1.3-billion more in annual funding
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan is not yet ready to commit to $1.3-billion in more funding for scientific research, but says she agrees with most of the Naylor report. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

EBay uses NAFTA angle in lobbying for wider import-duty loophole

  • Officials with the online sales platform eBay are continuing their long-running lobbying effort with the Canadian government to raise the limit for which imported
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 3, 2017
Finance Minister Bill Morneau's office isn't tipping its hand on how friendly it is to the idea of raising the limit at which imports are assessed for duties and sales taxes. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

EBay uses NAFTA angle in lobbying for wider import-duty loophole

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 3, 2017
  • Officials with the online sales platform eBay are continuing their long-running lobbying effort with the Canadian government to raise the limit for which imported

EBay uses NAFTA angle in lobbying for wider import-duty loophole

News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 3, 2017
  • Officials with the online sales platform eBay are continuing their long-running lobbying effort with the Canadian government to raise the limit for which imported
Finance Minister Bill Morneau's office isn't tipping its hand on how friendly it is to the idea of raising the limit at which imports are assessed for duties and sales taxes. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Taking cue from local hero Crosby, Grit N.S. MP Fisher scores winner

  • It’s a proud time for residents of the federal riding of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, N.S.; not only is their homegrown prodigy Sidney Crosby celebrating a
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | July 3, 2017
Liberal MP Darren Fisher gears up for a hockey game earlier this year against Conservative MPs at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Taking cue from local hero Crosby, Grit N.S. MP Fisher scores winner

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | July 3, 2017
  • It’s a proud time for residents of the federal riding of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, N.S.; not only is their homegrown prodigy Sidney Crosby celebrating a

Taking cue from local hero Crosby, Grit N.S. MP Fisher scores winner

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | July 3, 2017
  • It’s a proud time for residents of the federal riding of Dartmouth-Cole Harbour, N.S.; not only is their homegrown prodigy Sidney Crosby celebrating a
Liberal MP Darren Fisher gears up for a hockey game earlier this year against Conservative MPs at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

July 4 party still on at ambassador’s residence, without an ambassador

  • We don’t have a U.S. ambassador in this country right now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t we use their property for a party.
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
A scene from the 2015 Fourth of July party at Lornado, hosted by former U.S. ambassador Bruce Heyman. The party will go on this year, but likely without an ambassador. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

July 4 party still on at ambassador’s residence, without an ambassador

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
  • We don’t have a U.S. ambassador in this country right now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t we use their property for a party.

July 4 party still on at ambassador’s residence, without an ambassador

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
  • We don’t have a U.S. ambassador in this country right now, but that doesn’t mean we can’t we use their property for a party.
A scene from the 2015 Fourth of July party at Lornado, hosted by former U.S. ambassador Bruce Heyman. The party will go on this year, but likely without an ambassador. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Research community awaits government response to science review

  • The federal government is expected to respond in the coming days to a report that called for a more-than $1-billion hike in scientific research
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
This week, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan is expected to address a panel report that called for the government to increase its spending on scientific research by $1.3-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Research community awaits government response to science review

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
  • The federal government is expected to respond in the coming days to a report that called for a more-than $1-billion hike in scientific research

Research community awaits government response to science review

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
  • The federal government is expected to respond in the coming days to a report that called for a more-than $1-billion hike in scientific research
This week, Science Minister Kirsty Duncan is expected to address a panel report that called for the government to increase its spending on scientific research by $1.3-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Commissioner’s report indicates much more lobbying last year

  • There’s been more lobbying than normal going on over the last year or so, according to the most recent annual report from the federal
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, is Canada's federal minister responsible for lobbying. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Commissioner’s report indicates much more lobbying last year

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
  • There’s been more lobbying than normal going on over the last year or so, according to the most recent annual report from the federal

Commissioner’s report indicates much more lobbying last year

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 26, 2017
  • There’s been more lobbying than normal going on over the last year or so, according to the most recent annual report from the federal
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, is Canada's federal minister responsible for lobbying. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Cancel Super Hornet purchase, say defence experts

  • Almost nine in 10 defence and security experts surveyed by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute say the government should cancel its interim purchase of Super Hornet
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 19, 2017
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan should cancel the government's plan to make an interim purchase of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets from Boeing, according to experts polled by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Cancel Super Hornet purchase, say defence experts

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 19, 2017
  • Almost nine in 10 defence and security experts surveyed by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute say the government should cancel its interim purchase of Super Hornet

Cancel Super Hornet purchase, say defence experts

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 19, 2017
  • Almost nine in 10 defence and security experts surveyed by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute say the government should cancel its interim purchase of Super Hornet
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan should cancel the government's plan to make an interim purchase of 18 Super Hornet fighter jets from Boeing, according to experts polled by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Millennials want to work for government but they’re not getting hired: report

  • There’s an incorrect notion out there that the federal government has to do more to attract and retain millennials to the public service, when
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 19, 2017
The office of Treasury Board President Scott Brison says he is taking the 'challenge' of Canada's aging workforce seriously, and committed to 'the need for less rigid hierarchies' in government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Millennials want to work for government but they’re not getting hired: report

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 19, 2017
  • There’s an incorrect notion out there that the federal government has to do more to attract and retain millennials to the public service, when

Millennials want to work for government but they’re not getting hired: report

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 19, 2017
  • There’s an incorrect notion out there that the federal government has to do more to attract and retain millennials to the public service, when
The office of Treasury Board President Scott Brison says he is taking the 'challenge' of Canada's aging workforce seriously, and committed to 'the need for less rigid hierarchies' in government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Facebook schools feds on data analytics, privacy

  • Both the federal government and Facebook agree that the public sector could learn a thing or two from the private sector about how to
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 14, 2017
PCO deputy secretary Matthew Mendelsohn addresses attendees at a workshop at the NAC put on by Facebook to explore how the federal government can use data better. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Facebook schools feds on data analytics, privacy

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 14, 2017
  • Both the federal government and Facebook agree that the public sector could learn a thing or two from the private sector about how to

Facebook schools feds on data analytics, privacy

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 14, 2017
  • Both the federal government and Facebook agree that the public sector could learn a thing or two from the private sector about how to
PCO deputy secretary Matthew Mendelsohn addresses attendees at a workshop at the NAC put on by Facebook to explore how the federal government can use data better. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Conservatives miss out on post-leadership bounce with Scheer: poll

  • The newness of Andrew Scheer’s leadership of the Conservative Party alone isn’t making him a favourite to win the next election just yet and
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 13, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. The Conservatives have not gained any ground with Canadian voters since Andrew Scheer became leader, according to a new poll from Forum Research, while Liberal support has increased. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Conservatives miss out on post-leadership bounce with Scheer: poll

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 13, 2017
  • The newness of Andrew Scheer’s leadership of the Conservative Party alone isn’t making him a favourite to win the next election just yet and

Conservatives miss out on post-leadership bounce with Scheer: poll

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 13, 2017
  • The newness of Andrew Scheer’s leadership of the Conservative Party alone isn’t making him a favourite to win the next election just yet and
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. The Conservatives have not gained any ground with Canadian voters since Andrew Scheer became leader, according to a new poll from Forum Research, while Liberal support has increased. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
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Lobbyists’ communications up by more than 100 per cent over last year, Liberals more open to lobbying

  • Communication reports filed with Canada’s federal lobbyists registry are running at more than twice the level they were at this time last year, even
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 6, 2016
Summa Strategies' Tim Powers says that while there are twice as many communication reports being filed lately, lobbyists are not doing twice as much work. He said, last year when the Conservative government was less keen on meeting with lobbyists, government relations workers were doing more background work that doesn't show up in the registry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Lobbyists’ communications up by more than 100 per cent over last year, Liberals more open to lobbying

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 6, 2016
  • Communication reports filed with Canada’s federal lobbyists registry are running at more than twice the level they were at this time last year, even

Lobbyists’ communications up by more than 100 per cent over last year, Liberals more open to lobbying

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 6, 2016
  • Communication reports filed with Canada’s federal lobbyists registry are running at more than twice the level they were at this time last year, even
Summa Strategies' Tim Powers says that while there are twice as many communication reports being filed lately, lobbyists are not doing twice as much work. He said, last year when the Conservative government was less keen on meeting with lobbyists, government relations workers were doing more background work that doesn't show up in the registry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

LeBlanc, Goodale, Philpott voted best cabinet ministers in Question Period: The Hill Times’ 24th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

  • Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, and Health Minister Jane Philpott were voted the best three cabinet ministers in Question
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 6, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc, Health Minister Jane Philpott, Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Conservative Interim Leader Rona Ambrose, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel and Jason Kenney. The Hill Times photographs Jake Wright

LeBlanc, Goodale, Philpott voted best cabinet ministers in Question Period: The Hill Times’ 24th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 6, 2016
  • Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, and Health Minister Jane Philpott were voted the best three cabinet ministers in Question

LeBlanc, Goodale, Philpott voted best cabinet ministers in Question Period: The Hill Times’ 24th Annual Politically Savvy Survey

News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 6, 2016
  • Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, and Health Minister Jane Philpott were voted the best three cabinet ministers in Question
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, top left, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale, Government House Leader Dominic LeBlanc, Health Minister Jane Philpott, Treasury Board President Scott Brison, Conservative Interim Leader Rona Ambrose, and Conservative MPs Michelle Rempel and Jason Kenney. The Hill Times photographs Jake Wright

Sajjan says veterans’ pensions ‘a top priority,’ MPs’ pensions three times higher than veterans with similar tenures

  • A Canadian Armed Force captain who plans to retire in 2024 after 25 years of service can count on a lifetime pension of about
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
Jordan Owens, spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured, said 'the administration, policy development, and maintenance of [Canadian Armed Forces] pension plans is a top priority for the Department of National Defence.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Sajjan says veterans’ pensions ‘a top priority,’ MPs’ pensions three times higher than veterans with similar tenures

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
  • A Canadian Armed Force captain who plans to retire in 2024 after 25 years of service can count on a lifetime pension of about

Sajjan says veterans’ pensions ‘a top priority,’ MPs’ pensions three times higher than veterans with similar tenures

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
  • A Canadian Armed Force captain who plans to retire in 2024 after 25 years of service can count on a lifetime pension of about
Jordan Owens, spokesman for Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan, pictured, said 'the administration, policy development, and maintenance of [Canadian Armed Forces] pension plans is a top priority for the Department of National Defence.' The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘Impossible’ to pass doctor-assisted suicide bill by June 6 deadline, say Senators, but Liberal MPs ‘giving it our very best shot’

  • It’s looking less likely that Bill C-14, the federal government’s medically-assisted dying bill, will be passed in time for the Supreme Court-imposed deadline for
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
Sen. Claude Carignan, the Conservative leader in the Senate, says it will be 'impossible' to pass Bill C-14 before the June 6 deadline, and he expects the Senate to recommend several amendments to the legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

‘Impossible’ to pass doctor-assisted suicide bill by June 6 deadline, say Senators, but Liberal MPs ‘giving it our very best shot’

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
  • It’s looking less likely that Bill C-14, the federal government’s medically-assisted dying bill, will be passed in time for the Supreme Court-imposed deadline for

‘Impossible’ to pass doctor-assisted suicide bill by June 6 deadline, say Senators, but Liberal MPs ‘giving it our very best shot’

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
  • It’s looking less likely that Bill C-14, the federal government’s medically-assisted dying bill, will be passed in time for the Supreme Court-imposed deadline for
Sen. Claude Carignan, the Conservative leader in the Senate, says it will be 'impossible' to pass Bill C-14 before the June 6 deadline, and he expects the Senate to recommend several amendments to the legislation. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trudeau’s Daily Show appearance contrasts ‘elbowgate’

  • Two Wednesdays ago, when it seemed like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s honeymoon with Canadians had come to a screeching halt, American comedy fans were
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
Justin Trudeau was interviewed for The Daily Show by Hasan Minhaj for a segment that aired the same night as 'elbow gate.' The tone of the segment contrasted the controversy that surrounded Mr. Trudeau on Canadian news shows that night. Screenshot from YouTube

Trudeau’s Daily Show appearance contrasts ‘elbowgate’

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
  • Two Wednesdays ago, when it seemed like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s honeymoon with Canadians had come to a screeching halt, American comedy fans were

Trudeau’s Daily Show appearance contrasts ‘elbowgate’

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | May 30, 2016
  • Two Wednesdays ago, when it seemed like Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s honeymoon with Canadians had come to a screeching halt, American comedy fans were
Justin Trudeau was interviewed for The Daily Show by Hasan Minhaj for a segment that aired the same night as 'elbow gate.' The tone of the segment contrasted the controversy that surrounded Mr. Trudeau on Canadian news shows that night. Screenshot from YouTube

Preferential ballots would make wedge politics less effective

  • Criticisms that the Liberal government is compromising the democratic principles it says it’s defending by stacking the committee tasked with dealing with electoral reform
Opinion | BY DEREK ABMA | May 23, 2016
Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef recently announced a committee, made up mostly of Liberals, would be formed to study options for electoral reform. Despite the problem with process, the Liberals seemingly-favoured option of preferential ballots would be ideal, writes Derek Abma. The Hill Times photograph by Jean-Marc Carisse

Preferential ballots would make wedge politics less effective

Opinion | BY DEREK ABMA | May 23, 2016
  • Criticisms that the Liberal government is compromising the democratic principles it says it’s defending by stacking the committee tasked with dealing with electoral reform

Preferential ballots would make wedge politics less effective

Opinion | BY DEREK ABMA | May 23, 2016
  • Criticisms that the Liberal government is compromising the democratic principles it says it’s defending by stacking the committee tasked with dealing with electoral reform
Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef recently announced a committee, made up mostly of Liberals, would be formed to study options for electoral reform. Despite the problem with process, the Liberals seemingly-favoured option of preferential ballots would be ideal, writes Derek Abma. The Hill Times photograph by Jean-Marc Carisse

Telecom giant Shaw busiest lobbying organization in April

  • Shaw Communications Inc., the provider of internet and TV services, primarily in Western Canada, was the busiest lobbyist of federal officials in April. The
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 23, 2016
The Shaw logo in the company's Ottawa office. Shaw was the busiest lobbyist of federal officials in April, registering 41 communication reports in the federal lobbyists registry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Telecom giant Shaw busiest lobbying organization in April

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 23, 2016
  • Shaw Communications Inc., the provider of internet and TV services, primarily in Western Canada, was the busiest lobbyist of federal officials in April. The

Telecom giant Shaw busiest lobbying organization in April

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 23, 2016
  • Shaw Communications Inc., the provider of internet and TV services, primarily in Western Canada, was the busiest lobbyist of federal officials in April. The
The Shaw logo in the company's Ottawa office. Shaw was the busiest lobbyist of federal officials in April, registering 41 communication reports in the federal lobbyists registry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Two minutes in the box for elbowing, Prime Minister Trudeau

  • What are we going to do about this Trudeau kid and his behaviour in the House of Commons? As a third-party MP in 2011,
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | May 23, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau caused controversy in the House last week when he inadvertently elbowed NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau while grabbing Conservative Whip Gord Brown to move a little faster for a Commons vote. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Two minutes in the box for elbowing, Prime Minister Trudeau

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | May 23, 2016
  • What are we going to do about this Trudeau kid and his behaviour in the House of Commons? As a third-party MP in 2011,

Two minutes in the box for elbowing, Prime Minister Trudeau

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | May 23, 2016
  • What are we going to do about this Trudeau kid and his behaviour in the House of Commons? As a third-party MP in 2011,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau caused controversy in the House last week when he inadvertently elbowed NDP MP Ruth Ellen Brosseau while grabbing Conservative Whip Gord Brown to move a little faster for a Commons vote. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Public service loses workers in young, middle age groups, gains people 55-plus

  • As the Privy Council continues to place a high priority on recruiting young people in the federal public service to replace aging baby boomers,
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 16, 2016
Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick recently sent his annual report to the prime minister, which contains data indicating the public service has lost thousands of public servants in younger and middle age groups, while gaining workers 55 or older. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Public service loses workers in young, middle age groups, gains people 55-plus

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 16, 2016
  • As the Privy Council continues to place a high priority on recruiting young people in the federal public service to replace aging baby boomers,

Public service loses workers in young, middle age groups, gains people 55-plus

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 16, 2016
  • As the Privy Council continues to place a high priority on recruiting young people in the federal public service to replace aging baby boomers,
Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick recently sent his annual report to the prime minister, which contains data indicating the public service has lost thousands of public servants in younger and middle age groups, while gaining workers 55 or older. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Farming issues getting heard on Hill, agricultural lobbying up 50 per cent from last year

  • Representatives of Canada’s farming industry have been stepping up their lobbying on Parliament Hill in recent months, with trade being one of the main
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 16, 2016
Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Agriculture Minster Lawrence MacAulay are sought after by members of Canada's agricultural sectors, who have a variety of issues they want to discuss with the federal government. 'High interest in the agriculture and agri-food portfolio is a product of its broad and diverse stakeholder base and shared jurisdiction with the provinces and territories,' Mr. MacAulay said. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Farming issues getting heard on Hill, agricultural lobbying up 50 per cent from last year

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 16, 2016
  • Representatives of Canada’s farming industry have been stepping up their lobbying on Parliament Hill in recent months, with trade being one of the main

Farming issues getting heard on Hill, agricultural lobbying up 50 per cent from last year

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 16, 2016
  • Representatives of Canada’s farming industry have been stepping up their lobbying on Parliament Hill in recent months, with trade being one of the main
Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland and Agriculture Minster Lawrence MacAulay are sought after by members of Canada's agricultural sectors, who have a variety of issues they want to discuss with the federal government. 'High interest in the agriculture and agri-food portfolio is a product of its broad and diverse stakeholder base and shared jurisdiction with the provinces and territories,' Mr. MacAulay said. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

This just in: press gallery plans for late-night partying after annual dinner

  • Elizabeth May, take note. While many who attended the annual Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner last year ended up at the Métropolitain Brasserie on the
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 16, 2016
Laura Payton, La Presse's Malorie Beauchemin, Postmedia's Stephen Maher, and Le Devoir's Marie Vastel at the 2011 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner. The Hill Times photograph by Bea Vongdouangchanh

This just in: press gallery plans for late-night partying after annual dinner

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 16, 2016
  • Elizabeth May, take note. While many who attended the annual Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner last year ended up at the Métropolitain Brasserie on the

This just in: press gallery plans for late-night partying after annual dinner

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 16, 2016
  • Elizabeth May, take note. While many who attended the annual Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner last year ended up at the Métropolitain Brasserie on the
Laura Payton, La Presse's Malorie Beauchemin, Postmedia's Stephen Maher, and Le Devoir's Marie Vastel at the 2011 Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner. The Hill Times photograph by Bea Vongdouangchanh

Meet the PM’s ‘deliverology’ guy, PCO’s Mendelsohn doesn’t waste time

  • One of the key roles of Matthew Mendelsohn—who’s been a Privy Council Office deputy secretary to cabinet in charge of “results and delivery” for
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | May 9, 2016
PCO deputy secretary Matthew Mendelsohn is four months into his job specializing in 'results and delivery.' He said part of this job his helping ministers and deputies stay focused on priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Meet the PM’s ‘deliverology’ guy, PCO’s Mendelsohn doesn’t waste time

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | May 9, 2016
  • One of the key roles of Matthew Mendelsohn—who’s been a Privy Council Office deputy secretary to cabinet in charge of “results and delivery” for

Meet the PM’s ‘deliverology’ guy, PCO’s Mendelsohn doesn’t waste time

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | May 9, 2016
  • One of the key roles of Matthew Mendelsohn—who’s been a Privy Council Office deputy secretary to cabinet in charge of “results and delivery” for
PCO deputy secretary Matthew Mendelsohn is four months into his job specializing in 'results and delivery.' He said part of this job his helping ministers and deputies stay focused on priorities. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Friends gather to celebrate Doug Finley

  • This Wednesday will mark the third anniversary of the death of Doug Finley, who was a Senator at the time of his death in
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 9, 2016
This poster marked an annual celebration of the life of Doug Finley, the late Senator and Conservative operative, held last week at Fatboys Southern Smokehouse in Ottawa's Byward Market. Mr. Finley died in 2013. Photograph courtesy of Chad Rogers

Friends gather to celebrate Doug Finley

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 9, 2016
  • This Wednesday will mark the third anniversary of the death of Doug Finley, who was a Senator at the time of his death in

Friends gather to celebrate Doug Finley

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 9, 2016
  • This Wednesday will mark the third anniversary of the death of Doug Finley, who was a Senator at the time of his death in
This poster marked an annual celebration of the life of Doug Finley, the late Senator and Conservative operative, held last week at Fatboys Southern Smokehouse in Ottawa's Byward Market. Mr. Finley died in 2013. Photograph courtesy of Chad Rogers

‘Hundreds of public servants’ still waiting to get paid, struggle continues with new pay system implementation

  • The automated pay system known as Phoenix is now deployed to almost every federal government employee outside of the military, RCMP, and Crown corporation
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 9, 2016
Public Services Minister Judy Foote's department is trying iron out the bugs of a new payment system called Phoenix, which last week was responsible for processing payments for more than 300,000 employees. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

‘Hundreds of public servants’ still waiting to get paid, struggle continues with new pay system implementation

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 9, 2016
  • The automated pay system known as Phoenix is now deployed to almost every federal government employee outside of the military, RCMP, and Crown corporation

‘Hundreds of public servants’ still waiting to get paid, struggle continues with new pay system implementation

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 9, 2016
  • The automated pay system known as Phoenix is now deployed to almost every federal government employee outside of the military, RCMP, and Crown corporation
Public Services Minister Judy Foote's department is trying iron out the bugs of a new payment system called Phoenix, which last week was responsible for processing payments for more than 300,000 employees. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Will Joly’s CanCon sweeping review push back changes already underway in TV sector?

  • Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s recent launch of a broad-based review of how Canadian content gets made and consumed in the digital age comes just
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 2, 2016
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly has initiated a review of how Canadian content gets made and consumed in the digital age, and some are wondering what it will mean for CRTC regulations and how the CBC operates. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Will Joly’s CanCon sweeping review push back changes already underway in TV sector?

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 2, 2016
  • Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s recent launch of a broad-based review of how Canadian content gets made and consumed in the digital age comes just

Will Joly’s CanCon sweeping review push back changes already underway in TV sector?

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 2, 2016
  • Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s recent launch of a broad-based review of how Canadian content gets made and consumed in the digital age comes just
Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly has initiated a review of how Canadian content gets made and consumed in the digital age, and some are wondering what it will mean for CRTC regulations and how the CBC operates. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Anderson, Greenspon to debate media, democracy at Travers Debates

  • The upcoming Travers Debates will feature Abacus Data chairman Bruce Anderson and Public Policy Forum president Edward Greenspon discussing whether the current mainstream-media landscape
News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 2, 2016
Bruce Anderson, left, and Edward Greenspon are set to face off against each other in this month's Travers Debates on whether problems in the traditional media industry are a threat to democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright/photography courtesy of Public Policy Forum

Anderson, Greenspon to debate media, democracy at Travers Debates

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 2, 2016
  • The upcoming Travers Debates will feature Abacus Data chairman Bruce Anderson and Public Policy Forum president Edward Greenspon discussing whether the current mainstream-media landscape

Anderson, Greenspon to debate media, democracy at Travers Debates

News | BY DEREK ABMA | May 2, 2016
  • The upcoming Travers Debates will feature Abacus Data chairman Bruce Anderson and Public Policy Forum president Edward Greenspon discussing whether the current mainstream-media landscape
Bruce Anderson, left, and Edward Greenspon are set to face off against each other in this month's Travers Debates on whether problems in the traditional media industry are a threat to democracy. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright/photography courtesy of Public Policy Forum

Liberals’ fiscal direction ‘sustainable’ debt could be gone, in 50 years: PBO

  • The Parliamentary Budget Office has judged the Liberal government’s fiscal direction as being sustainable with the prediction that it’s on track to wipe out
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
Assistant PBO Mostafa Askari, left, says the federal budget, as announced by Finance Minister Bill Morneau in March, sets the stage for the elimination of the federal debt within 50 years. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Liberals’ fiscal direction ‘sustainable’ debt could be gone, in 50 years: PBO

News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
  • The Parliamentary Budget Office has judged the Liberal government’s fiscal direction as being sustainable with the prediction that it’s on track to wipe out

Liberals’ fiscal direction ‘sustainable’ debt could be gone, in 50 years: PBO

News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
  • The Parliamentary Budget Office has judged the Liberal government’s fiscal direction as being sustainable with the prediction that it’s on track to wipe out
Assistant PBO Mostafa Askari, left, says the federal budget, as announced by Finance Minister Bill Morneau in March, sets the stage for the elimination of the federal debt within 50 years. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Hill skin cancer clinic saved Grit MP Casey’s life, it might save yours

  • Next week, Liberal MP Bill Casey is hosting the kind of skin cancer clinic that saved his life a decade ago. He recalled how
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
Liberal MP Bill Casey, left, said the death Chuck Cadman, a former Conservative-turned Independent MP, inspired him to get tested for skin cancer years ago, and it saved his life. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Hill skin cancer clinic saved Grit MP Casey’s life, it might save yours

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
  • Next week, Liberal MP Bill Casey is hosting the kind of skin cancer clinic that saved his life a decade ago. He recalled how

Hill skin cancer clinic saved Grit MP Casey’s life, it might save yours

FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
  • Next week, Liberal MP Bill Casey is hosting the kind of skin cancer clinic that saved his life a decade ago. He recalled how
Liberal MP Bill Casey, left, said the death Chuck Cadman, a former Conservative-turned Independent MP, inspired him to get tested for skin cancer years ago, and it saved his life. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright

Energy, tech sectors dominate list lobbying Prime Minister Trudeau

  • Organizations from the energy and technology sectors account for more than one-third of the lobbyists that have made contact with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has had contact from 28 different lobbying groups since taking office, according to communications reports filed on the federal lobbyists registry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Energy, tech sectors dominate list lobbying Prime Minister Trudeau

News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
  • Organizations from the energy and technology sectors account for more than one-third of the lobbyists that have made contact with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Energy, tech sectors dominate list lobbying Prime Minister Trudeau

News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 25, 2016
  • Organizations from the energy and technology sectors account for more than one-third of the lobbyists that have made contact with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has had contact from 28 different lobbying groups since taking office, according to communications reports filed on the federal lobbyists registry. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals have in some respects ‘lost ground on fiscal transparency,’ says former PBO Page

  • Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page says, in some respects, the new Liberal government has backtracked on fiscal transparency in its 2016 budget. Mr.
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 18, 2016
Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page, left, agreed with his former office's assessment that certain aspects of the Liberal government's first budget released by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, right, were harder to understand than budgets presented by the former Conservative government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Liberals have in some respects ‘lost ground on fiscal transparency,’ says former PBO Page

News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 18, 2016
  • Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page says, in some respects, the new Liberal government has backtracked on fiscal transparency in its 2016 budget. Mr.

Liberals have in some respects ‘lost ground on fiscal transparency,’ says former PBO Page

News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 18, 2016
  • Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page says, in some respects, the new Liberal government has backtracked on fiscal transparency in its 2016 budget. Mr.
Former parliamentary budget officer Kevin Page, left, agreed with his former office's assessment that certain aspects of the Liberal government's first budget released by Finance Minister Bill Morneau, right, were harder to understand than budgets presented by the former Conservative government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

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