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Teresa Wright’s vocals steal the show, while Pablo Rodriguez is a dancing king at gallery dinner

  • The hosts were hilarious, the food was delicious, and though the DJ seemed sub-par, but once again the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner was a
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef and Global Affairs Canada's Stewart Wheeler enjoy the night, which was filled with good food, dancing, and lots of SNC-Lavalin jokes. Photograph courtesy of Stewart Wheeler's Twitter account

Teresa Wright’s vocals steal the show, while Pablo Rodriguez is a dancing king at gallery dinner

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
  • The hosts were hilarious, the food was delicious, and though the DJ seemed sub-par, but once again the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner was a

Teresa Wright’s vocals steal the show, while Pablo Rodriguez is a dancing king at gallery dinner

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
  • The hosts were hilarious, the food was delicious, and though the DJ seemed sub-par, but once again the Parliamentary Press Gallery Dinner was a
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef and Global Affairs Canada's Stewart Wheeler enjoy the night, which was filled with good food, dancing, and lots of SNC-Lavalin jokes. Photograph courtesy of Stewart Wheeler's Twitter account

SAP Canada pitches NextGen plan to standardize human resources processes

  • As the federal government looks to replace its disastrous Phoenix pay system through its new “agile” procurement process, SAP Canada says it has a
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
SAP Canada's vice-president of the public sector Robert Conlin pictured recently in his Ottawa office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

SAP Canada pitches NextGen plan to standardize human resources processes

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
  • As the federal government looks to replace its disastrous Phoenix pay system through its new “agile” procurement process, SAP Canada says it has a

SAP Canada pitches NextGen plan to standardize human resources processes

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
  • As the federal government looks to replace its disastrous Phoenix pay system through its new “agile” procurement process, SAP Canada says it has a
SAP Canada's vice-president of the public sector Robert Conlin pictured recently in his Ottawa office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants concerned by ‘insulting’ Phoenix damages deal, worried claims process could be emotionally taxing

  • Some public servants are reacting strongly to the news the government struck a tentative deal with most unions on the Phoenix damages, saying they
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward said his union rejected the Phoenix damages tentative agreement because it didn't sufficiently compensate his members. 16 other unions accepted it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants concerned by ‘insulting’ Phoenix damages deal, worried claims process could be emotionally taxing

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
  • Some public servants are reacting strongly to the news the government struck a tentative deal with most unions on the Phoenix damages, saying they

Public servants concerned by ‘insulting’ Phoenix damages deal, worried claims process could be emotionally taxing

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 8, 2019
  • Some public servants are reacting strongly to the news the government struck a tentative deal with most unions on the Phoenix damages, saying they
PSAC national president Chris Aylward said his union rejected the Phoenix damages tentative agreement because it didn't sufficiently compensate his members. 16 other unions accepted it. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We miss you so much’: celebration of life for Gord Brown brings together politicos from all sides

  • Last week’s Ottawa gathering marking the late Conservative MP Gord Brown’s death was anything but somber, instead,  it felt a bit like a hug.
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 6, 2019
Claudine Courtois, former Conservative MP Gord Brown's widow, and their son Tristan toast to Mr. Brown's legacy during a celebration of life event marking one year of his passing. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

‘We miss you so much’: celebration of life for Gord Brown brings together politicos from all sides

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 6, 2019
  • Last week’s Ottawa gathering marking the late Conservative MP Gord Brown’s death was anything but somber, instead,  it felt a bit like a hug.

‘We miss you so much’: celebration of life for Gord Brown brings together politicos from all sides

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | May 6, 2019
  • Last week’s Ottawa gathering marking the late Conservative MP Gord Brown’s death was anything but somber, instead,  it felt a bit like a hug.
Claudine Courtois, former Conservative MP Gord Brown's widow, and their son Tristan toast to Mr. Brown's legacy during a celebration of life event marking one year of his passing. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Broad scope needed for Canada’s upcoming Athena SWAN program, say stakeholders

  • A pilot program the government is expected to launch soon to boost diversity in the research ranks should include a variety of institutions in
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 6, 2019
Colleges and Institutes Canada president and CEO Denise Amyot said she was pleased that colleges were to be included in Canada's Athena SWAN program, as many do applied research. Ms. Amyot said that those involved in putting the program together invited her to participate from the start. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Broad scope needed for Canada’s upcoming Athena SWAN program, say stakeholders

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 6, 2019
  • A pilot program the government is expected to launch soon to boost diversity in the research ranks should include a variety of institutions in

Broad scope needed for Canada’s upcoming Athena SWAN program, say stakeholders

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 6, 2019
  • A pilot program the government is expected to launch soon to boost diversity in the research ranks should include a variety of institutions in
Colleges and Institutes Canada president and CEO Denise Amyot said she was pleased that colleges were to be included in Canada's Athena SWAN program, as many do applied research. Ms. Amyot said that those involved in putting the program together invited her to participate from the start. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tentative Phoenix deal reached, but PSAC rejects feds’ offer

  • After two years of negotiations, the government and 16 federal public sector unions have reached a tentative deal to compensate bureaucrats for the problem-plagued
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 4, 2019
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray said in a department press release announcing the tentative deal that the pay issues are completely unacceptable and that she is committed to compensating those impacted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tentative Phoenix deal reached, but PSAC rejects feds’ offer

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 4, 2019
  • After two years of negotiations, the government and 16 federal public sector unions have reached a tentative deal to compensate bureaucrats for the problem-plagued

Tentative Phoenix deal reached, but PSAC rejects feds’ offer

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 4, 2019
  • After two years of negotiations, the government and 16 federal public sector unions have reached a tentative deal to compensate bureaucrats for the problem-plagued
Treasury Board President Joyce Murray said in a department press release announcing the tentative deal that the pay issues are completely unacceptable and that she is committed to compensating those impacted. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

First female foreign affairs DM among several women promoted in latest civil service shuffle

  • The prime minister has appointed the first female deputy minister of foreign affairs, and is moving a top-level female Indigenous deputy minister as part
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
Marta Morgan, who currently heads Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, was tapped to be Ian Shugart's replacement as deputy minister of foreign affairs starting May 6. Photography courtesy of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada

First female foreign affairs DM among several women promoted in latest civil service shuffle

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
  • The prime minister has appointed the first female deputy minister of foreign affairs, and is moving a top-level female Indigenous deputy minister as part

First female foreign affairs DM among several women promoted in latest civil service shuffle

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
  • The prime minister has appointed the first female deputy minister of foreign affairs, and is moving a top-level female Indigenous deputy minister as part
Marta Morgan, who currently heads Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, was tapped to be Ian Shugart's replacement as deputy minister of foreign affairs starting May 6. Photography courtesy of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada

Hill reporters still stymied by limited access to MPs in West Block

  • Access to politicians in West Block has improved incrementally since the building opened in late January, but Hill media say there are still many
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh answers questions from the reporters about the federal budget on March 19. Due to the configuration of the building, MPs are using the foyer less often in West Block which is limiting journalists' access to them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Hill reporters still stymied by limited access to MPs in West Block

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
  • Access to politicians in West Block has improved incrementally since the building opened in late January, but Hill media say there are still many

Hill reporters still stymied by limited access to MPs in West Block

News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
  • Access to politicians in West Block has improved incrementally since the building opened in late January, but Hill media say there are still many
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh answers questions from the reporters about the federal budget on March 19. Due to the configuration of the building, MPs are using the foyer less often in West Block which is limiting journalists' access to them. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National dementia strategy ‘a step in the right direction,’ but critics concerned it’s underfunded

  • The government unveiled some funding details of the first-ever national dementia strategy its latest budget, but already it’s getting heat from critics, who say
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 29, 2019
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says her government invested $42-million over five years to establish the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), which funds projects to develop, test and scale up products and services to support brain health and aging, including dementia. Some critics suggest there should be more federal money invested into dementia research. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

National dementia strategy ‘a step in the right direction,’ but critics concerned it’s underfunded

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 29, 2019
  • The government unveiled some funding details of the first-ever national dementia strategy its latest budget, but already it’s getting heat from critics, who say

National dementia strategy ‘a step in the right direction,’ but critics concerned it’s underfunded

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 29, 2019
  • The government unveiled some funding details of the first-ever national dementia strategy its latest budget, but already it’s getting heat from critics, who say
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says her government invested $42-million over five years to establish the Centre for Aging and Brain Health Innovation (CABHI), which funds projects to develop, test and scale up products and services to support brain health and aging, including dementia. Some critics suggest there should be more federal money invested into dementia research. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

A few questions for Canada’s Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor

  • How is the strategy for patient-oriented research Canadian data platform going to shake up the healthcare research landscape? How do you think it will
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 29, 2019

A few questions for Canada’s Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 29, 2019
  • How is the strategy for patient-oriented research Canadian data platform going to shake up the healthcare research landscape? How do you think it will

A few questions for Canada’s Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 29, 2019
  • How is the strategy for patient-oriented research Canadian data platform going to shake up the healthcare research landscape? How do you think it will

Public service grew again in 2018, rebounding from Harper-era cuts

  • The size of the federal public service grew again in 2018, continuing a trend under Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, and rebounding from cuts made
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says that the population of the core federal public service is only now meeting the middle years of the former Conservative government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service grew again in 2018, rebounding from Harper-era cuts

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
  • The size of the federal public service grew again in 2018, continuing a trend under Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, and rebounding from cuts made

Public service grew again in 2018, rebounding from Harper-era cuts

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
  • The size of the federal public service grew again in 2018, continuing a trend under Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, and rebounding from cuts made
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says that the population of the core federal public service is only now meeting the middle years of the former Conservative government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds shift to non-traditional workspaces, but not everyone’s happy about it

  • While the outgoing head of the public service positively portrayed the government’s shift to non-traditional office environments in his final annual report released earlier
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
The government says it aims to design workspaces around what workers need, rather than giving departments prescribed options. This office at 11 rue Laurier in Gatineau, Que., is one example of the new work environments. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada

Feds shift to non-traditional workspaces, but not everyone’s happy about it

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
  • While the outgoing head of the public service positively portrayed the government’s shift to non-traditional office environments in his final annual report released earlier

Feds shift to non-traditional workspaces, but not everyone’s happy about it

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
  • While the outgoing head of the public service positively portrayed the government’s shift to non-traditional office environments in his final annual report released earlier
The government says it aims to design workspaces around what workers need, rather than giving departments prescribed options. This office at 11 rue Laurier in Gatineau, Que., is one example of the new work environments. Photograph courtesy of Public Services and Procurement Canada

Women on the Hill reception elegant, empowering, and filled with politicos

  • It always surprises Party Central how different the main room in the Sir John A. Macdonald building can look from party to party. Two
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 15, 2019
Niki Ashton and her one-year-old son Stephanos enjoyed the Women on the Hill event. Ms. Ashton is the first woman to run for a federal party leadership while pregnant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Women on the Hill reception elegant, empowering, and filled with politicos

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 15, 2019
  • It always surprises Party Central how different the main room in the Sir John A. Macdonald building can look from party to party. Two

Women on the Hill reception elegant, empowering, and filled with politicos

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 15, 2019
  • It always surprises Party Central how different the main room in the Sir John A. Macdonald building can look from party to party. Two
Niki Ashton and her one-year-old son Stephanos enjoyed the Women on the Hill event. Ms. Ashton is the first woman to run for a federal party leadership while pregnant. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau lawsuit threat ‘gasoline to the Conservative match,’ say strategists

  • If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice to threaten legal action against official opposition leader Andrew Scheer was meant to make him look like a
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 10, 2019
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced on April 7 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had sent him a notice of libel March 31, leaving many observers scratching their heads as to what the strategy is behind the PM's move. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau lawsuit threat ‘gasoline to the Conservative match,’ say strategists

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 10, 2019
  • If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice to threaten legal action against official opposition leader Andrew Scheer was meant to make him look like a

Trudeau lawsuit threat ‘gasoline to the Conservative match,’ say strategists

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 10, 2019
  • If Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice to threaten legal action against official opposition leader Andrew Scheer was meant to make him look like a
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer announced on April 7 that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had sent him a notice of libel March 31, leaving many observers scratching their heads as to what the strategy is behind the PM's move. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We don’t know why it’s taken so long’: critics question the wait on federal-provincial housing agreements

  • Housing critics are questioning why the government is taking so long to finalize the cost-sharing housing agreements with provinces, since it’s been more than
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 10, 2019
NDP housing critic Sheri Benson says that government needs to be more forthcoming on the state of the bilateral housing funding agreements with the provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘We don’t know why it’s taken so long’: critics question the wait on federal-provincial housing agreements

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 10, 2019
  • Housing critics are questioning why the government is taking so long to finalize the cost-sharing housing agreements with provinces, since it’s been more than

‘We don’t know why it’s taken so long’: critics question the wait on federal-provincial housing agreements

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 10, 2019
  • Housing critics are questioning why the government is taking so long to finalize the cost-sharing housing agreements with provinces, since it’s been more than
NDP housing critic Sheri Benson says that government needs to be more forthcoming on the state of the bilateral housing funding agreements with the provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Inuit carver’s new West Block sculpture ‘part of the healing,’ reconciliation

  • Sedna, the Arctic sea goddess is the focal point of a new sculpture in West Block, now part of a decades-long line of Indigenous
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, KRISTEN SHANE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
Nunavut artist Bart Hanna, left, reveals his new sculpture that will live in West Block with House Speaker Geoff Regan on April 8. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

Inuit carver’s new West Block sculpture ‘part of the healing,’ reconciliation

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, KRISTEN SHANE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Sedna, the Arctic sea goddess is the focal point of a new sculpture in West Block, now part of a decades-long line of Indigenous

Inuit carver’s new West Block sculpture ‘part of the healing,’ reconciliation

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, KRISTEN SHANE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 10, 2019
  • Sedna, the Arctic sea goddess is the focal point of a new sculpture in West Block, now part of a decades-long line of Indigenous
Nunavut artist Bart Hanna, left, reveals his new sculpture that will live in West Block with House Speaker Geoff Regan on April 8. The Hill Times photograph by Samantha Wright Allen

‘I’d be worried if I was a Liberal anywhere in B.C.’: polls predict strong headwinds for federal B.C. Liberals in next election, but MPs say they’ll defend their record

  • With the politically explosive fallout from the expulsion of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus continuing, political analysts are warning British
News | BY ABBAS RANA, EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expelled former cabinet ministers Jane Philpott, left, and Jody Wilson-Raybould from the Liberal caucus last week. Ms. Wilson-Raybould's expulsion from the Liberal caucus is likely to backfire on Liberal candidates in the next federal election in B.C. say political analysts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘I’d be worried if I was a Liberal anywhere in B.C.’: polls predict strong headwinds for federal B.C. Liberals in next election, but MPs say they’ll defend their record

News | BY ABBAS RANA, EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
  • With the politically explosive fallout from the expulsion of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus continuing, political analysts are warning British

‘I’d be worried if I was a Liberal anywhere in B.C.’: polls predict strong headwinds for federal B.C. Liberals in next election, but MPs say they’ll defend their record

News | BY ABBAS RANA, EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
  • With the politically explosive fallout from the expulsion of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Jane Philpott from the Liberal caucus continuing, political analysts are warning British
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expelled former cabinet ministers Jane Philpott, left, and Jody Wilson-Raybould from the Liberal caucus last week. Ms. Wilson-Raybould's expulsion from the Liberal caucus is likely to backfire on Liberal candidates in the next federal election in B.C. say political analysts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Daughters of the Vote, Camp Day on the Hill festivities include selfies, s’mores, and a lot of Parliamentarians

  • While the SNC-Lavalin affair continued to spiral last week, the party circuit was perhaps at its most inspiring, with both the Tim Horton Children’s
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, centre, in the raft with Liberal MPs Will Amos, right, and Larry Bagnell, back right, at Camp Day on the Hill, which celebrated the work of the Tim Horton Children's Foundation April 3. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Yves Duclos' Twitter account

Daughters of the Vote, Camp Day on the Hill festivities include selfies, s’mores, and a lot of Parliamentarians

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
  • While the SNC-Lavalin affair continued to spiral last week, the party circuit was perhaps at its most inspiring, with both the Tim Horton Children’s

Daughters of the Vote, Camp Day on the Hill festivities include selfies, s’mores, and a lot of Parliamentarians

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 8, 2019
  • While the SNC-Lavalin affair continued to spiral last week, the party circuit was perhaps at its most inspiring, with both the Tim Horton Children’s
Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, centre, in the raft with Liberal MPs Will Amos, right, and Larry Bagnell, back right, at Camp Day on the Hill, which celebrated the work of the Tim Horton Children's Foundation April 3. Photograph courtesy of Jean-Yves Duclos' Twitter account

AI expected to allow bureaucrats to work smarter, not harder, in new digital age

  • The increasing use of artificial intelligence in the public service is likely to make bureaucrats’ jobs easier, rather than usurping them entirely, says Natalie
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 3, 2019
Natalie McGee, Treasury Board’s executive director of enterprise strategic planning, led the development of the Directive on Automated Decision Making, which was unveiled March 4 and came into effect on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

AI expected to allow bureaucrats to work smarter, not harder, in new digital age

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 3, 2019
  • The increasing use of artificial intelligence in the public service is likely to make bureaucrats’ jobs easier, rather than usurping them entirely, says Natalie

AI expected to allow bureaucrats to work smarter, not harder, in new digital age

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | April 3, 2019
  • The increasing use of artificial intelligence in the public service is likely to make bureaucrats’ jobs easier, rather than usurping them entirely, says Natalie
Natalie McGee, Treasury Board’s executive director of enterprise strategic planning, led the development of the Directive on Automated Decision Making, which was unveiled March 4 and came into effect on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shugart will be tested in clerk’s role ‘very quickly’ in light of SNC-Lavalin controversy, says ex-PBO Page

  • Incoming Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart will be tested “very quickly” on how to walk the line between serving political masters and staying professionally
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
Foreign Affairs deputy minister Ian Shugart, right, was announced as PCO clerk Michael Wernick's successor on March 18, and some insiders have suggested the transition is expected to happen around Easter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Shugart will be tested in clerk’s role ‘very quickly’ in light of SNC-Lavalin controversy, says ex-PBO Page

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
  • Incoming Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart will be tested “very quickly” on how to walk the line between serving political masters and staying professionally

Shugart will be tested in clerk’s role ‘very quickly’ in light of SNC-Lavalin controversy, says ex-PBO Page

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
  • Incoming Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart will be tested “very quickly” on how to walk the line between serving political masters and staying professionally
Foreign Affairs deputy minister Ian Shugart, right, was announced as PCO clerk Michael Wernick's successor on March 18, and some insiders have suggested the transition is expected to happen around Easter. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Modernize government procurement to keep up with IT demands, Manning Conference hears

  • If the government wants to keep up with the rapid pace of the technology sector, its procurement process is going to have to evolve,
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
ITAC's Andre Leduc estimates the government spends $12.5-billion annually just 'keeping the lights on' on with old technology. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Modernize government procurement to keep up with IT demands, Manning Conference hears

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
  • If the government wants to keep up with the rapid pace of the technology sector, its procurement process is going to have to evolve,

Modernize government procurement to keep up with IT demands, Manning Conference hears

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 27, 2019
  • If the government wants to keep up with the rapid pace of the technology sector, its procurement process is going to have to evolve,
ITAC's Andre Leduc estimates the government spends $12.5-billion annually just 'keeping the lights on' on with old technology. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Post-budget partiers pack the Met to the brim

  • While the 2019 budget seemed to have something for everyone, the Budget Bubbly party seemed to have just about everyone. Hosted at the Métropolitian
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | March 25, 2019
Former heritage minister Helene Scherrer, Nicole Loreto, and Liberal MP Denis Paradis were some of the hundreds of guests at the Budget Bubbly held at the Métropolitain Brasserie on March 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Post-budget partiers pack the Met to the brim

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | March 25, 2019
  • While the 2019 budget seemed to have something for everyone, the Budget Bubbly party seemed to have just about everyone. Hosted at the Métropolitian

Post-budget partiers pack the Met to the brim

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | March 25, 2019
  • While the 2019 budget seemed to have something for everyone, the Budget Bubbly party seemed to have just about everyone. Hosted at the Métropolitian
Former heritage minister Helene Scherrer, Nicole Loreto, and Liberal MP Denis Paradis were some of the hundreds of guests at the Budget Bubbly held at the Métropolitain Brasserie on March 19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

SNC-Lavalin affair distracts feds’ attention from China dispute, say analysts

  • The SNC-Lavalin controversy is reducing the federal government’s bandwidth to respond to the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Canada and China, say two professors who
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 25, 2019
The Liberal government is 'so distracted by SNC-Lavalin that clearly they’re not responding on China,' says Brock University professor Charles Burton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

SNC-Lavalin affair distracts feds’ attention from China dispute, say analysts

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 25, 2019
  • The SNC-Lavalin controversy is reducing the federal government’s bandwidth to respond to the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Canada and China, say two professors who

SNC-Lavalin affair distracts feds’ attention from China dispute, say analysts

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 25, 2019
  • The SNC-Lavalin controversy is reducing the federal government’s bandwidth to respond to the ongoing diplomatic dispute between Canada and China, say two professors who
The Liberal government is 'so distracted by SNC-Lavalin that clearly they’re not responding on China,' says Brock University professor Charles Burton. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UN migration pact needs substantive debate, says ex-Harper aide

  • Canada needs to have a substantive policy debate about the UN Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and how it will influence domestic
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 24, 2019
Former Harper-era staffer Rachel Curran said that there's been almost no discussion about what is in the UN Global Compact and what it means for Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

UN migration pact needs substantive debate, says ex-Harper aide

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 24, 2019
  • Canada needs to have a substantive policy debate about the UN Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and how it will influence domestic

UN migration pact needs substantive debate, says ex-Harper aide

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 24, 2019
  • Canada needs to have a substantive policy debate about the UN Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration, and how it will influence domestic
Former Harper-era staffer Rachel Curran said that there's been almost no discussion about what is in the UN Global Compact and what it means for Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

In the spotlight: Senate Chamber makes TV debut

  • Ever felt the burning desire to watch Senate proceedings, but then realize you’re too busy or too far away to be there in person?
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
The Senate began broadcasting from inside the Red Chamber on March 18. Screenshot courtesy of SenVu

In the spotlight: Senate Chamber makes TV debut

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
  • Ever felt the burning desire to watch Senate proceedings, but then realize you’re too busy or too far away to be there in person?

In the spotlight: Senate Chamber makes TV debut

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, NEIL MOSS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | March 20, 2019
  • Ever felt the burning desire to watch Senate proceedings, but then realize you’re too busy or too far away to be there in person?
The Senate began broadcasting from inside the Red Chamber on March 18. Screenshot courtesy of SenVu

SNC-Lavalin affair capturing Canadians’ attention, but no sign of shifting votes, pollsters suggest

  • While Canadians across the country are paying attention to the SNC-Lavalin controversy, it doesn’t seem to be shifting voting intention too much at this
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 20, 2019
Abacus Data CEO David Coletto says the SNC-Lavalin story contributes to a narrative that all parties are the same, as it suggests that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't actually doing politics differently, as he promised. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

SNC-Lavalin affair capturing Canadians’ attention, but no sign of shifting votes, pollsters suggest

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 20, 2019
  • While Canadians across the country are paying attention to the SNC-Lavalin controversy, it doesn’t seem to be shifting voting intention too much at this

SNC-Lavalin affair capturing Canadians’ attention, but no sign of shifting votes, pollsters suggest

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 20, 2019
  • While Canadians across the country are paying attention to the SNC-Lavalin controversy, it doesn’t seem to be shifting voting intention too much at this
Abacus Data CEO David Coletto says the SNC-Lavalin story contributes to a narrative that all parties are the same, as it suggests that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't actually doing politics differently, as he promised. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Next PCO clerk Ian Shugart tapped to steady the ship, restore trust in the job, say observers

  • Ian Shugart being tapped as the bureaucracy’s next top public servant is an excellent choice, say public service observers. The incoming Privy Council clerk
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 20, 2019
Foreign Affairs deputy minister Ian Shugart has all of the key experience needed to be effective in his upcoming role as Privy Council clerk, says Earnscliffe Strategy Group's Geoff Norquay. The Hill Times file photograph

Next PCO clerk Ian Shugart tapped to steady the ship, restore trust in the job, say observers

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 20, 2019
  • Ian Shugart being tapped as the bureaucracy’s next top public servant is an excellent choice, say public service observers. The incoming Privy Council clerk

Next PCO clerk Ian Shugart tapped to steady the ship, restore trust in the job, say observers

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 20, 2019
  • Ian Shugart being tapped as the bureaucracy’s next top public servant is an excellent choice, say public service observers. The incoming Privy Council clerk
Foreign Affairs deputy minister Ian Shugart has all of the key experience needed to be effective in his upcoming role as Privy Council clerk, says Earnscliffe Strategy Group's Geoff Norquay. The Hill Times file photograph
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Pharmacare ‘feels closer now than ever before,’ but advocacy groups split on design

  • While supporters of a national pharmacare plan agree a government-funded strategy is necessary to increase the accessibility of prescription drugs, there’s no consensus on
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
Dr. Eric Hoskins, a former Ontario Liberal health minister, is leading the government's advisory council expected to determine a national pharmacare implementation plan. Flickr photograph courtesy of Alex Guibord

Pharmacare ‘feels closer now than ever before,’ but advocacy groups split on design

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • While supporters of a national pharmacare plan agree a government-funded strategy is necessary to increase the accessibility of prescription drugs, there’s no consensus on

Pharmacare ‘feels closer now than ever before,’ but advocacy groups split on design

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • While supporters of a national pharmacare plan agree a government-funded strategy is necessary to increase the accessibility of prescription drugs, there’s no consensus on
Dr. Eric Hoskins, a former Ontario Liberal health minister, is leading the government's advisory council expected to determine a national pharmacare implementation plan. Flickr photograph courtesy of Alex Guibord

Seniors’ issues shouldn’t be in ‘silo,’ says health minister facing calls for national strategy

  • Advocates and politicians are calling on the Trudeau government to take a leadership role in improving the lives of seniors, saying more program co-ordination
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says a whole of government approach is best for seniors care, but didn't indicate support for the national seniors' strategy many advocates are calling for. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Seniors’ issues shouldn’t be in ‘silo,’ says health minister facing calls for national strategy

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • Advocates and politicians are calling on the Trudeau government to take a leadership role in improving the lives of seniors, saying more program co-ordination

Seniors’ issues shouldn’t be in ‘silo,’ says health minister facing calls for national strategy

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • Advocates and politicians are calling on the Trudeau government to take a leadership role in improving the lives of seniors, saying more program co-ordination
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says a whole of government approach is best for seniors care, but didn't indicate support for the national seniors' strategy many advocates are calling for. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds sign three more contracts with unions, final four deals held up at labour board

  • Unions representing the foreign service, border guards, and correctional officers are breathing a sigh of relief, albeit a short one, having recently signed contracts
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
Public servants demonstrate outside the Prime Minister's Office on March 27 during the Public Service Alliance of Canada national bargaining conference where they picked their bargaining team for the next round of contract negotiations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds sign three more contracts with unions, final four deals held up at labour board

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • Unions representing the foreign service, border guards, and correctional officers are breathing a sigh of relief, albeit a short one, having recently signed contracts

Feds sign three more contracts with unions, final four deals held up at labour board

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • Unions representing the foreign service, border guards, and correctional officers are breathing a sigh of relief, albeit a short one, having recently signed contracts
Public servants demonstrate outside the Prime Minister's Office on March 27 during the Public Service Alliance of Canada national bargaining conference where they picked their bargaining team for the next round of contract negotiations. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Les Linklater’s job is to fix Phoenix—including for himself

  • Les Linklater’s job leading the team fixing the Phoenix pay system can be frustrating, daunting, and pressure-filled, but he empathizes with public servants’ payroll
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
Public Services and Procurement Canada associate deputy minister Les Linklater says he's not immune to payroll problems, but is waiting his turn as he manages 2,000 bureaucrats working to find solutions to Phoenix problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Les Linklater’s job is to fix Phoenix—including for himself

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • Les Linklater’s job leading the team fixing the Phoenix pay system can be frustrating, daunting, and pressure-filled, but he empathizes with public servants’ payroll

Les Linklater’s job is to fix Phoenix—including for himself

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • Les Linklater’s job leading the team fixing the Phoenix pay system can be frustrating, daunting, and pressure-filled, but he empathizes with public servants’ payroll
Public Services and Procurement Canada associate deputy minister Les Linklater says he's not immune to payroll problems, but is waiting his turn as he manages 2,000 bureaucrats working to find solutions to Phoenix problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: Trudeau meets Theresa May, Sadiq Khan, Jacinda Ardern, and the Queen; Chagger takes part in PayPal Canada panel; Poloz holds presser; Senate questions parliamentary budget officer

  • Good morning and welcome to Wednesday. Here’s hoping your weekend isn’t taking as long to show up as Ottawa’s spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
British Prime Minister Theresa May and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in September 2017 on the Hill, are scheduled to meet Wednesday in London, U.K. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: Trudeau meets Theresa May, Sadiq Khan, Jacinda Ardern, and the Queen; Chagger takes part in PayPal Canada panel; Poloz holds presser; Senate questions parliamentary budget officer

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • Good morning and welcome to Wednesday. Here’s hoping your weekend isn’t taking as long to show up as Ottawa’s spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will

Politics This Morning: Trudeau meets Theresa May, Sadiq Khan, Jacinda Ardern, and the Queen; Chagger takes part in PayPal Canada panel; Poloz holds presser; Senate questions parliamentary budget officer

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 18, 2018
  • Good morning and welcome to Wednesday. Here’s hoping your weekend isn’t taking as long to show up as Ottawa’s spring. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will
British Prime Minister Theresa May and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured in September 2017 on the Hill, are scheduled to meet Wednesday in London, U.K. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Politics This Morning: House resumes sitting, Trudeau in Paris

  • Good morning, and welcome to Monday. Here’s hoping the weekend weather didn’t get the best of you. If it did, there might be some
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 16, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Ottawa Sunday afternoon for France after a sit-down with the feuding premiers of Alberta and British Columbia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Politics This Morning: House resumes sitting, Trudeau in Paris

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 16, 2018
  • Good morning, and welcome to Monday. Here’s hoping the weekend weather didn’t get the best of you. If it did, there might be some

Politics This Morning: House resumes sitting, Trudeau in Paris

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 16, 2018
  • Good morning, and welcome to Monday. Here’s hoping the weekend weather didn’t get the best of you. If it did, there might be some
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau left Ottawa Sunday afternoon for France after a sit-down with the feuding premiers of Alberta and British Columbia. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Nault top House spender for most of 2017, Conservative Reid one of most frugal

  • Liberal MP Bob Nault is the highest spender for the first nine months for the 2017-18 fiscal year, with $426,306 in expenses he says
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 11, 2018
Travelling to fly-in communities in Bob Nault’s Kenora, Ont., riding contributed to the $426,306 in expenses he incurred for nine months of 2017, the Liberal MP says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberal MP Nault top House spender for most of 2017, Conservative Reid one of most frugal

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 11, 2018
  • Liberal MP Bob Nault is the highest spender for the first nine months for the 2017-18 fiscal year, with $426,306 in expenses he says

Liberal MP Nault top House spender for most of 2017, Conservative Reid one of most frugal

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 11, 2018
  • Liberal MP Bob Nault is the highest spender for the first nine months for the 2017-18 fiscal year, with $426,306 in expenses he says
Travelling to fly-in communities in Bob Nault’s Kenora, Ont., riding contributed to the $426,306 in expenses he incurred for nine months of 2017, the Liberal MP says. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More data regulation needed as smart cities develop, say some experts

  • As the Trudeau government continues to review its private-sector privacy act, some experts are calling for a national data strategy to set the framework
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 9, 2018
Conservative MP and ethics critic Peter Kent, who is a member of the House Ethics Committee, supports giving more powers to the Privacy Commissioner when dealing with privacy breaches. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

More data regulation needed as smart cities develop, say some experts

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 9, 2018
  • As the Trudeau government continues to review its private-sector privacy act, some experts are calling for a national data strategy to set the framework

More data regulation needed as smart cities develop, say some experts

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 9, 2018
  • As the Trudeau government continues to review its private-sector privacy act, some experts are calling for a national data strategy to set the framework
Conservative MP and ethics critic Peter Kent, who is a member of the House Ethics Committee, supports giving more powers to the Privacy Commissioner when dealing with privacy breaches. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Untapped horizons: inside the government unit that helps Canada think (way) ahead

  • Hidden on the 15th floor of an Albert Street office tower is a government branch whose workers write on the walls and telecommute by
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 4, 2018
Policy Horizons Canada policy analyst Dione Scott meets with colleagues in the office's Idea Pod on March 29. The team researches policy complications a decade into the future using strategic foresight, and uses the walls so that they can more imaginatively and creatively think through problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Untapped horizons: inside the government unit that helps Canada think (way) ahead

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 4, 2018
  • Hidden on the 15th floor of an Albert Street office tower is a government branch whose workers write on the walls and telecommute by

Untapped horizons: inside the government unit that helps Canada think (way) ahead

News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 4, 2018
  • Hidden on the 15th floor of an Albert Street office tower is a government branch whose workers write on the walls and telecommute by
Policy Horizons Canada policy analyst Dione Scott meets with colleagues in the office's Idea Pod on March 29. The team researches policy complications a decade into the future using strategic foresight, and uses the walls so that they can more imaginatively and creatively think through problems. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Phoenix problems compounded by Tories scrapping key back-pay feature, PSPC minister says

  • Public servants frustrated over delays in receiving retroactive pay should direct their ire to the previous Conservative government, which scrapped crucial related parts of
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 28, 2018
Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough told the Senate National Finance Committee last week the original Phoenix project included the ability to calculate retroactive payments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Phoenix problems compounded by Tories scrapping key back-pay feature, PSPC minister says

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 28, 2018
  • Public servants frustrated over delays in receiving retroactive pay should direct their ire to the previous Conservative government, which scrapped crucial related parts of

Phoenix problems compounded by Tories scrapping key back-pay feature, PSPC minister says

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 28, 2018
  • Public servants frustrated over delays in receiving retroactive pay should direct their ire to the previous Conservative government, which scrapped crucial related parts of
Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough told the Senate National Finance Committee last week the original Phoenix project included the ability to calculate retroactive payments. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC launches new ‘ambassador’ program to help employees navigate Phoenix fixes

  • Nearly 250 public servants within Public Services and Procurement Canada are volunteering to help their colleagues find fixes for Phoenix-related pay problems. “Across government,
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 28, 2018
Public Services and Procurement Canada employees might be getting some extra help with their Phoenix troubles, as the department is about to implement a program to help employees navigate the pay system. The 248 volunteers involved will be introduced to their teams in the coming days, says a department spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PSPC launches new ‘ambassador’ program to help employees navigate Phoenix fixes

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 28, 2018
  • Nearly 250 public servants within Public Services and Procurement Canada are volunteering to help their colleagues find fixes for Phoenix-related pay problems. “Across government,

PSPC launches new ‘ambassador’ program to help employees navigate Phoenix fixes

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 28, 2018
  • Nearly 250 public servants within Public Services and Procurement Canada are volunteering to help their colleagues find fixes for Phoenix-related pay problems. “Across government,
Public Services and Procurement Canada employees might be getting some extra help with their Phoenix troubles, as the department is about to implement a program to help employees navigate the pay system. The 248 volunteers involved will be introduced to their teams in the coming days, says a department spokesperson. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Legionella ‘absolutely not’ a risk for federal public servants, PSPC says despite Ottawa firm’s findings

  • Senior bureaucrats and an Ottawa company hired to test federal buildings for the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease are at odds over the risk
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 28, 2018
The Spartan Cube, created by Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience, is a handheld DNA tester. The invention was recently used to test government cooling towers for legionella bacteria as part of the federal Build in Canada Innovation Program. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Legionella ‘absolutely not’ a risk for federal public servants, PSPC says despite Ottawa firm’s findings

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 28, 2018
  • Senior bureaucrats and an Ottawa company hired to test federal buildings for the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease are at odds over the risk

Legionella ‘absolutely not’ a risk for federal public servants, PSPC says despite Ottawa firm’s findings

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 28, 2018
  • Senior bureaucrats and an Ottawa company hired to test federal buildings for the bacteria that causes legionnaires’ disease are at odds over the risk
The Spartan Cube, created by Ottawa's Spartan Bioscience, is a handheld DNA tester. The invention was recently used to test government cooling towers for legionella bacteria as part of the federal Build in Canada Innovation Program. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds shell out $250K to bureaucrats for Phoenix-related financial losses

  • The government has doled out nearly $250,000 since September 2016 to cover financial losses public servants have incurred because of the Phoenix pay system,
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 21, 2018
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, pictured March 20, is responsible for the program reimbursing bureaucrats for out-of-pocket expenses they rang up due to the troubled Phoenix pay system. The highest number of claims by department has come from Employment and Social Development Canada, Fisheries and Oceans (including the Coast Guard), and Correctional Services Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Feds shell out $250K to bureaucrats for Phoenix-related financial losses

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 21, 2018
  • The government has doled out nearly $250,000 since September 2016 to cover financial losses public servants have incurred because of the Phoenix pay system,

Feds shell out $250K to bureaucrats for Phoenix-related financial losses

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 21, 2018
  • The government has doled out nearly $250,000 since September 2016 to cover financial losses public servants have incurred because of the Phoenix pay system,
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, pictured March 20, is responsible for the program reimbursing bureaucrats for out-of-pocket expenses they rang up due to the troubled Phoenix pay system. The highest number of claims by department has come from Employment and Social Development Canada, Fisheries and Oceans (including the Coast Guard), and Correctional Services Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP too slow on Singh Sikh controversy, say strategists, but it’s not likely to hurt him in 2019

  • The NDP should have expected questions on leader Jagmeet Singh’s associations with Sikh nationalist or extremist groups, so it’s surprising his team took so
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 21, 2018
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has been under fire for his associations with people or groups who support Sikh nationalism and separatism, including some who condone the use of violence. Mr. Singh has said he condemns violence to achieve political objectives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NDP too slow on Singh Sikh controversy, say strategists, but it’s not likely to hurt him in 2019

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 21, 2018
  • The NDP should have expected questions on leader Jagmeet Singh’s associations with Sikh nationalist or extremist groups, so it’s surprising his team took so

NDP too slow on Singh Sikh controversy, say strategists, but it’s not likely to hurt him in 2019

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 21, 2018
  • The NDP should have expected questions on leader Jagmeet Singh’s associations with Sikh nationalist or extremist groups, so it’s surprising his team took so
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has been under fire for his associations with people or groups who support Sikh nationalism and separatism, including some who condone the use of violence. Mr. Singh has said he condemns violence to achieve political objectives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau needs to step up his game to meet Paris, says energy economist

  • The Liberal government is “a determined bunch,” but its policies need to be more stringent to meet Canada’s 2030 carbon reduction commitment in the
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 19, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down with scientist and TV personality Bill Nye on March 6 at the University of Ottawa. During the talk he said Canada would meet its emission reduction targets, despite a December report to the United Nations saying Canada's current and planned policies will leave the country 66 megatonnes short of its Paris Climate Accord commitment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trudeau needs to step up his game to meet Paris, says energy economist

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 19, 2018
  • The Liberal government is “a determined bunch,” but its policies need to be more stringent to meet Canada’s 2030 carbon reduction commitment in the

Trudeau needs to step up his game to meet Paris, says energy economist

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 19, 2018
  • The Liberal government is “a determined bunch,” but its policies need to be more stringent to meet Canada’s 2030 carbon reduction commitment in the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sits down with scientist and TV personality Bill Nye on March 6 at the University of Ottawa. During the talk he said Canada would meet its emission reduction targets, despite a December report to the United Nations saying Canada's current and planned policies will leave the country 66 megatonnes short of its Paris Climate Accord commitment. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Phoenix backlog down 4,000 cases last month, but could still climb, feds say

  • There was some good news for the public servants affected by the troubled Phoenix pay system today: for the first time in more than
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 16, 2018
Public servants affected by the Phoenix pay system held a rally outside Treasury Board offices in Ottawa in February to express their disappointment in wake of the second anniversary of the system's implementation. A government website tracking the pay issues says the backlog went down by 4,000 cases from Jan. 24 to Feb. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Phoenix backlog down 4,000 cases last month, but could still climb, feds say

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 16, 2018
  • There was some good news for the public servants affected by the troubled Phoenix pay system today: for the first time in more than

Phoenix backlog down 4,000 cases last month, but could still climb, feds say

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 16, 2018
  • There was some good news for the public servants affected by the troubled Phoenix pay system today: for the first time in more than
Public servants affected by the Phoenix pay system held a rally outside Treasury Board offices in Ottawa in February to express their disappointment in wake of the second anniversary of the system's implementation. A government website tracking the pay issues says the backlog went down by 4,000 cases from Jan. 24 to Feb. 21. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals under pressure from all sides to give Davie shipyard work, keep Quebec City seats in 2019

  • Quebec Parliamentarians of all stripes are pressuring the Liberal government to stem job losses by giving more work to the Davie shipyard near Quebec
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 14, 2018
Quebec City Liberal MP Joël Lightbound, pictured in November, is advocating the Davie shipyard be considered for contracts addressing any future government shipbuilding needs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals under pressure from all sides to give Davie shipyard work, keep Quebec City seats in 2019

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 14, 2018
  • Quebec Parliamentarians of all stripes are pressuring the Liberal government to stem job losses by giving more work to the Davie shipyard near Quebec

Liberals under pressure from all sides to give Davie shipyard work, keep Quebec City seats in 2019

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 14, 2018
  • Quebec Parliamentarians of all stripes are pressuring the Liberal government to stem job losses by giving more work to the Davie shipyard near Quebec
Quebec City Liberal MP Joël Lightbound, pictured in November, is advocating the Davie shipyard be considered for contracts addressing any future government shipbuilding needs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions cautiously optimistic about Treasury Board leading post-Phoenix fix, but worry about more delays

  • The two largest public service unions are applauding the decision in the 2018 federal budget to have the Treasury Board lead the search for
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 14, 2018
Frustrated public servants affected by the Phoenix pay system gathered outside Treasury Board offices last month to call for the government to fix pay issues plaguing them for more than two years. The government recently announced $16-million over two years to go towards searching for an alternative to the payroll system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions cautiously optimistic about Treasury Board leading post-Phoenix fix, but worry about more delays

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 14, 2018
  • The two largest public service unions are applauding the decision in the 2018 federal budget to have the Treasury Board lead the search for

Unions cautiously optimistic about Treasury Board leading post-Phoenix fix, but worry about more delays

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 14, 2018
  • The two largest public service unions are applauding the decision in the 2018 federal budget to have the Treasury Board lead the search for
Frustrated public servants affected by the Phoenix pay system gathered outside Treasury Board offices last month to call for the government to fix pay issues plaguing them for more than two years. The government recently announced $16-million over two years to go towards searching for an alternative to the payroll system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s like a series of dominoes’: NDP, Conservatives push for action to clear grain shipment backlog

  • Opposition MPs are growing increasingly frustrated with the Liberals’ lack of concrete action on the grain shipment backlog, but they also say the problem
News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 12, 2018
Transportation Minister Marc Garneau speaks to reporters before Question Period in February. The minister sponsored Bill C-49, which is expected to clear up grain shipment delays when it is eventually passed. The bill is currently being studied by the Senate Transportation Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s like a series of dominoes’: NDP, Conservatives push for action to clear grain shipment backlog

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 12, 2018
  • Opposition MPs are growing increasingly frustrated with the Liberals’ lack of concrete action on the grain shipment backlog, but they also say the problem

‘It’s like a series of dominoes’: NDP, Conservatives push for action to clear grain shipment backlog

News | BY EMILY HAWS | March 12, 2018
  • Opposition MPs are growing increasingly frustrated with the Liberals’ lack of concrete action on the grain shipment backlog, but they also say the problem
Transportation Minister Marc Garneau speaks to reporters before Question Period in February. The minister sponsored Bill C-49, which is expected to clear up grain shipment delays when it is eventually passed. The bill is currently being studied by the Senate Transportation Committee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-49 expected to help clear freight rail delays, say stakeholders

  • Bill C-49 may be best known among the broader public for introducing the much-hyped air travellers’ passenger rights bill, but provisions in the sweeping
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 26, 2018
Transportation Minister Marc Garneau, pictured here in November 2017, is the sponsor of C-49, which looks to overhaul numerous regulations affecting Canada's transportation industry. The bill is currently being studied in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bill C-49 expected to help clear freight rail delays, say stakeholders

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 26, 2018
  • Bill C-49 may be best known among the broader public for introducing the much-hyped air travellers’ passenger rights bill, but provisions in the sweeping

Bill C-49 expected to help clear freight rail delays, say stakeholders

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 26, 2018
  • Bill C-49 may be best known among the broader public for introducing the much-hyped air travellers’ passenger rights bill, but provisions in the sweeping
Transportation Minister Marc Garneau, pictured here in November 2017, is the sponsor of C-49, which looks to overhaul numerous regulations affecting Canada's transportation industry. The bill is currently being studied in the Senate. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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