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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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Mulroney comes out ahead with 10 Conservative caucus endorsements in Ontario PC leadership race

  • Progressive Conservative leadership candidates Caroline Mulroney, Christine Elliott, and Patrick Brown are grabbing the endorsements of several prominent Ontario Conservative MPs, but there seems
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 21, 2018
Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Mulroney, pictured earlier this month at the Manning Networking Conference, is seen as a fresh face with significant private sector experience by federal Conservative caucus members endorsing her candidacy. Voting for the new leader takes place March 2 to 8 via electronic ballot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mulroney comes out ahead with 10 Conservative caucus endorsements in Ontario PC leadership race

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 21, 2018
  • Progressive Conservative leadership candidates Caroline Mulroney, Christine Elliott, and Patrick Brown are grabbing the endorsements of several prominent Ontario Conservative MPs, but there seems

Mulroney comes out ahead with 10 Conservative caucus endorsements in Ontario PC leadership race

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 21, 2018
  • Progressive Conservative leadership candidates Caroline Mulroney, Christine Elliott, and Patrick Brown are grabbing the endorsements of several prominent Ontario Conservative MPs, but there seems
Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Caroline Mulroney, pictured earlier this month at the Manning Networking Conference, is seen as a fresh face with significant private sector experience by federal Conservative caucus members endorsing her candidacy. Voting for the new leader takes place March 2 to 8 via electronic ballot. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military activities, veterans’ support, Phoenix fix big-ticket items in $4B new spending ask

  • The Department of National Defence and other departments providing services to active and retired members of the Armed Forces are taking up a sizeable
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 21, 2018
Treasury Board Scott Brison tabled the third and final supplementary estimates of the 2017-18 fiscal year on Feb. 12, which includes a request for more than $900-million in funding for his department alone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Military activities, veterans’ support, Phoenix fix big-ticket items in $4B new spending ask

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 21, 2018
  • The Department of National Defence and other departments providing services to active and retired members of the Armed Forces are taking up a sizeable

Military activities, veterans’ support, Phoenix fix big-ticket items in $4B new spending ask

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 21, 2018
  • The Department of National Defence and other departments providing services to active and retired members of the Armed Forces are taking up a sizeable
Treasury Board Scott Brison tabled the third and final supplementary estimates of the 2017-18 fiscal year on Feb. 12, which includes a request for more than $900-million in funding for his department alone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions representing 85 per cent of public servants demand Phoenix damages in joint letter to PM

  • Unions making up the vast majority of the federal public service presented a list of demands to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a letter
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 16, 2018
Union leaders, including Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Robyn Benson, centre, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Debi Daviau, right, and Canadian Labour Congress executive vice-president Larry Rousseau, left, protest the troubled Phoenix pay system in October 2017 outside the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions representing 85 per cent of public servants demand Phoenix damages in joint letter to PM

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 16, 2018
  • Unions making up the vast majority of the federal public service presented a list of demands to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a letter

Unions representing 85 per cent of public servants demand Phoenix damages in joint letter to PM

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 16, 2018
  • Unions making up the vast majority of the federal public service presented a list of demands to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a letter
Union leaders, including Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Robyn Benson, centre, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Debi Daviau, right, and Canadian Labour Congress executive vice-president Larry Rousseau, left, protest the troubled Phoenix pay system in October 2017 outside the Prime Minister's Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fintech caught in grey zone, stakeholders say, as feds study Bank Act

  • As Finance Canada is in the midst of its review of the Bank Act, observers are saying the rules need to better accommodate the
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 14, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau holds a closing press conference after meeting with provincial and territorial finance ministers in December. Finance Canada is currently looking at overhauling the financial regulatory framework to include the financial technology sector, known as 'fintech.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fintech caught in grey zone, stakeholders say, as feds study Bank Act

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 14, 2018
  • As Finance Canada is in the midst of its review of the Bank Act, observers are saying the rules need to better accommodate the

Fintech caught in grey zone, stakeholders say, as feds study Bank Act

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 14, 2018
  • As Finance Canada is in the midst of its review of the Bank Act, observers are saying the rules need to better accommodate the
Finance Minister Bill Morneau holds a closing press conference after meeting with provincial and territorial finance ministers in December. Finance Canada is currently looking at overhauling the financial regulatory framework to include the financial technology sector, known as 'fintech.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives at Manning conference seek ways to court female, millennial, urban voters

  • Conservatives at last week’s Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa strategized how they can bridge the gap between their core 26 per cent voter base
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 14, 2018
David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, speaks at the Spotlight on The Next 10 Per Cent panel at the Manning Networking Conference on Feb. 9, along with consultant Brooke Pigott, centre, and Conservative campaign manager Hamish Marshall, right. Millennials will be the largest voting cohort for the first time in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives at Manning conference seek ways to court female, millennial, urban voters

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 14, 2018
  • Conservatives at last week’s Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa strategized how they can bridge the gap between their core 26 per cent voter base

Conservatives at Manning conference seek ways to court female, millennial, urban voters

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 14, 2018
  • Conservatives at last week’s Manning Networking Conference in Ottawa strategized how they can bridge the gap between their core 26 per cent voter base
David Coletto, CEO of Abacus Data, speaks at the Spotlight on The Next 10 Per Cent panel at the Manning Networking Conference on Feb. 9, along with consultant Brooke Pigott, centre, and Conservative campaign manager Hamish Marshall, right. Millennials will be the largest voting cohort for the first time in 2019. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Innovation procurement programs looking to lure home-grown products

  • Yad Garcha, CEO of Bionic Power, understands why most small business owners are wary of doing business with the federal government, calling the process bureaucratic,
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 14, 2018
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough are responsible for the Build in Canada Innovation Program and the Innovative Solutions Canada program, which both help Canadian entrepreneurs do business with the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Innovation procurement programs looking to lure home-grown products

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 14, 2018
  • Yad Garcha, CEO of Bionic Power, understands why most small business owners are wary of doing business with the federal government, calling the process bureaucratic,

Innovation procurement programs looking to lure home-grown products

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 14, 2018
  • Yad Garcha, CEO of Bionic Power, understands why most small business owners are wary of doing business with the federal government, calling the process bureaucratic,
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains and Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough are responsible for the Build in Canada Innovation Program and the Innovative Solutions Canada program, which both help Canadian entrepreneurs do business with the federal government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The government’s ‘air traffic controller’: peeking behind the curtain of the PCO

  • It’s the department that never sleeps. The Privy Council Office could be described as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s department, and Clerk Michael Wernick as
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 7, 2018
The Wellington Street building formerly known as the Langevin Block, pictured, is home of the Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

The government’s ‘air traffic controller’: peeking behind the curtain of the PCO

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 7, 2018
  • It’s the department that never sleeps. The Privy Council Office could be described as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s department, and Clerk Michael Wernick as

The government’s ‘air traffic controller’: peeking behind the curtain of the PCO

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 7, 2018
  • It’s the department that never sleeps. The Privy Council Office could be described as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s department, and Clerk Michael Wernick as
The Wellington Street building formerly known as the Langevin Block, pictured, is home of the Prime Minister's Office and the Privy Council Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heating problems leave Global Affairs staff out in the cold, working from home

  • Global Affairs Canada employees at the Lester B. Pearson Building were sent home twice in January after problems with the building’s heating system, a
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 7, 2018
The Lester B. Pearson building, located at 125 Sussex Dr., has had a multitude of heating issues over the last 15 months. The building is part of Global Affairs Canada's headquarters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Heating problems leave Global Affairs staff out in the cold, working from home

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 7, 2018
  • Global Affairs Canada employees at the Lester B. Pearson Building were sent home twice in January after problems with the building’s heating system, a

Heating problems leave Global Affairs staff out in the cold, working from home

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 7, 2018
  • Global Affairs Canada employees at the Lester B. Pearson Building were sent home twice in January after problems with the building’s heating system, a
The Lester B. Pearson building, located at 125 Sussex Dr., has had a multitude of heating issues over the last 15 months. The building is part of Global Affairs Canada's headquarters. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proposed price cap regulations will impact Canadian R&D, says big pharma, but academic not convinced

  • Brand name drug companies are warning the government to think through its proposed regulations for the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board, saying it could
News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 5, 2018
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor speaks to media before Question Period in October. One of the minister's mandate letter commitments is reducing Canadians' high drug costs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Proposed price cap regulations will impact Canadian R&D, says big pharma, but academic not convinced

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 5, 2018
  • Brand name drug companies are warning the government to think through its proposed regulations for the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board, saying it could

Proposed price cap regulations will impact Canadian R&D, says big pharma, but academic not convinced

News | BY EMILY HAWS | February 5, 2018
  • Brand name drug companies are warning the government to think through its proposed regulations for the Patented Medicines Prices Review Board, saying it could
Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor speaks to media before Question Period in October. One of the minister's mandate letter commitments is reducing Canadians' high drug costs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Treasury Board’s top bureaucrat to retire, likely to trigger larger DM shuffle, say observers

  • Expect deputy ministers to be on the move in the coming weeks, say observers, after longtime DM Yaprak Baltacıoğlu, secretary of the Treasury Board, announced
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 31, 2018
Retiring Treasury Board Secretary Yaprak Baltacıoğlu would have dozens of meetings in day, but 'she would remember it was someone’s birthday and so she decided to bake some cupcakes from scratch because she thought the whole team would like it,' recalls Garry Keller, a former Conservative chief of staff who worked with her. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Treasury Board’s top bureaucrat to retire, likely to trigger larger DM shuffle, say observers

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 31, 2018
  • Expect deputy ministers to be on the move in the coming weeks, say observers, after longtime DM Yaprak Baltacıoğlu, secretary of the Treasury Board, announced

Treasury Board’s top bureaucrat to retire, likely to trigger larger DM shuffle, say observers

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 31, 2018
  • Expect deputy ministers to be on the move in the coming weeks, say observers, after longtime DM Yaprak Baltacıoğlu, secretary of the Treasury Board, announced
Retiring Treasury Board Secretary Yaprak Baltacıoğlu would have dozens of meetings in day, but 'she would remember it was someone’s birthday and so she decided to bake some cupcakes from scratch because she thought the whole team would like it,' recalls Garry Keller, a former Conservative chief of staff who worked with her. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Good grievance! Treasury Board wading through more than 4,000 Phoenix-related complaints

  • The Treasury Board Secretariat has been hit with more than 4,000 individual complaints from government employees related to the Phoenix pay system, an amount
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 31, 2018
Debi Daviau, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, says her members have filed nearly 1,000 individual grievances regarding the Phoenix pay system since its implementation in February 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Good grievance! Treasury Board wading through more than 4,000 Phoenix-related complaints

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 31, 2018
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat has been hit with more than 4,000 individual complaints from government employees related to the Phoenix pay system, an amount

Good grievance! Treasury Board wading through more than 4,000 Phoenix-related complaints

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 31, 2018
  • The Treasury Board Secretariat has been hit with more than 4,000 individual complaints from government employees related to the Phoenix pay system, an amount
Debi Daviau, president of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, says her members have filed nearly 1,000 individual grievances regarding the Phoenix pay system since its implementation in February 2016. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service needs better data to measure diversity, says task force

  • Planning the future of diversity in the public service is not possible with out-of-date data, leaving certain groups unintentionally sidelined, a joint task force
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 24, 2018
Waheed Khan, a member of the Professional Institute of the Public Service and co-chair of a Joint Union-Management Task Force committee, said the unions and management agreed on the report's 44 recommendations. It is the first review of its kind, he added. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public service needs better data to measure diversity, says task force

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 24, 2018
  • Planning the future of diversity in the public service is not possible with out-of-date data, leaving certain groups unintentionally sidelined, a joint task force

Public service needs better data to measure diversity, says task force

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 24, 2018
  • Planning the future of diversity in the public service is not possible with out-of-date data, leaving certain groups unintentionally sidelined, a joint task force
Waheed Khan, a member of the Professional Institute of the Public Service and co-chair of a Joint Union-Management Task Force committee, said the unions and management agreed on the report's 44 recommendations. It is the first review of its kind, he added. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oft-critiqued Liberal mandate tracker to become ‘more useful,’ says government ‘deliverology’ chief

  • The government’s oft-maligned online mandate letter tracking tool will be more comprehensive in the next six months, according to the Liberals’ “deliverology” expert, allowing users
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 24, 2018
Matthew Mendelsohn, deputy secretary to the cabinet, results and delivery, who is known as the government's 'deliverology' guy, has been in his role heading up the government's Results and Delivery Unit for just over two years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Oft-critiqued Liberal mandate tracker to become ‘more useful,’ says government ‘deliverology’ chief

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 24, 2018
  • The government’s oft-maligned online mandate letter tracking tool will be more comprehensive in the next six months, according to the Liberals’ “deliverology” expert, allowing users

Oft-critiqued Liberal mandate tracker to become ‘more useful,’ says government ‘deliverology’ chief

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 24, 2018
  • The government’s oft-maligned online mandate letter tracking tool will be more comprehensive in the next six months, according to the Liberals’ “deliverology” expert, allowing users
Matthew Mendelsohn, deputy secretary to the cabinet, results and delivery, who is known as the government's 'deliverology' guy, has been in his role heading up the government's Results and Delivery Unit for just over two years. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Government falling behind on cannabis public education, say critics

  • Health Canada says it will launch a national public education advertising campaign on cannabis in the spring, though critics say it should have already
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 22, 2018
Cannabis enthusiasts take part in 4/20 in Parliament Hill, an annual day in celebration of the plant. The government plans to legalize cannabis on July 1, 2018, but critics are concerned the spring 2018 implementation date for the national marijuana public education advertising campaign will not be enough time to educate the public of the risks. The Hill Times file photograph

Government falling behind on cannabis public education, say critics

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 22, 2018
  • Health Canada says it will launch a national public education advertising campaign on cannabis in the spring, though critics say it should have already

Government falling behind on cannabis public education, say critics

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 22, 2018
  • Health Canada says it will launch a national public education advertising campaign on cannabis in the spring, though critics say it should have already
Cannabis enthusiasts take part in 4/20 in Parliament Hill, an annual day in celebration of the plant. The government plans to legalize cannabis on July 1, 2018, but critics are concerned the spring 2018 implementation date for the national marijuana public education advertising campaign will not be enough time to educate the public of the risks. The Hill Times file photograph

So you want to withdraw from NAFTA: what happens next?

  • When it comes to how messy the legal fallout could be if U.S. President Donald Trump withdraws from NAFTA, “it’s going to be somewhere between
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 17, 2018
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he'll withdraw from NAFTA if he doesn't get a better deal, but what happens after that? Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

So you want to withdraw from NAFTA: what happens next?

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 17, 2018
  • When it comes to how messy the legal fallout could be if U.S. President Donald Trump withdraws from NAFTA, “it’s going to be somewhere between

So you want to withdraw from NAFTA: what happens next?

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 17, 2018
  • When it comes to how messy the legal fallout could be if U.S. President Donald Trump withdraws from NAFTA, “it’s going to be somewhere between
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he'll withdraw from NAFTA if he doesn't get a better deal, but what happens after that? Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

‘It’s a nightmare’: MPs push for more help for riding offices flooded with dozens of Phoenix calls

  • Members of Parliament are growing increasingly frustrated with what some see as a lack of government support to their constituency offices to help residents
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 17, 2018
Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough speaks to her deputy minister, Marie Lemay, at a House Government Operations Committee meeting on Nov. 28. During the meeting, Ms. Qualtrough said she would get back to MPs with a plan to boost supports for constituency offices dealing with Phoenix pay system complaints. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘It’s a nightmare’: MPs push for more help for riding offices flooded with dozens of Phoenix calls

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 17, 2018
  • Members of Parliament are growing increasingly frustrated with what some see as a lack of government support to their constituency offices to help residents

‘It’s a nightmare’: MPs push for more help for riding offices flooded with dozens of Phoenix calls

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 17, 2018
  • Members of Parliament are growing increasingly frustrated with what some see as a lack of government support to their constituency offices to help residents
Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough speaks to her deputy minister, Marie Lemay, at a House Government Operations Committee meeting on Nov. 28. During the meeting, Ms. Qualtrough said she would get back to MPs with a plan to boost supports for constituency offices dealing with Phoenix pay system complaints. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chief trade promoter embodies work-life, public-private balance

  • Ailish Campbell’s eight-year-old son tells his friends his mom sells bread and airplanes. And he’s not totally wrong—wheat and aircraft are two of Canada’s
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 17, 2018
Ailish Campbell, Canada's chief trade commissioner, says having a successful career and a family can be difficult, calling it an "eight-ring circus." Her approachable nature and work ethic are just two of the reasons she is influential, say political insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Chief trade promoter embodies work-life, public-private balance

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 17, 2018
  • Ailish Campbell’s eight-year-old son tells his friends his mom sells bread and airplanes. And he’s not totally wrong—wheat and aircraft are two of Canada’s

Chief trade promoter embodies work-life, public-private balance

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 17, 2018
  • Ailish Campbell’s eight-year-old son tells his friends his mom sells bread and airplanes. And he’s not totally wrong—wheat and aircraft are two of Canada’s
Ailish Campbell, Canada's chief trade commissioner, says having a successful career and a family can be difficult, calling it an "eight-ring circus." Her approachable nature and work ethic are just two of the reasons she is influential, say political insiders. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Common-sense’ demands: unions want Tax Act exemption, more staff to deal with Phoenix

  • Imagine someone gives you $30, but you only see $20 of it because of extenuating circumstances. Then they want $30 back, leaving you with
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 10, 2018
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Robyn Benson is calling on the government to compensate Phoenix-affected members by coming to an agreement on damages, and giving them a tax exemption if they have been overpaid by the troubled pay system, among other initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Common-sense’ demands: unions want Tax Act exemption, more staff to deal with Phoenix

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 10, 2018
  • Imagine someone gives you $30, but you only see $20 of it because of extenuating circumstances. Then they want $30 back, leaving you with

‘Common-sense’ demands: unions want Tax Act exemption, more staff to deal with Phoenix

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 10, 2018
  • Imagine someone gives you $30, but you only see $20 of it because of extenuating circumstances. Then they want $30 back, leaving you with
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Robyn Benson is calling on the government to compensate Phoenix-affected members by coming to an agreement on damages, and giving them a tax exemption if they have been overpaid by the troubled pay system, among other initiatives. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Committee recommends budget focus on mental health, getting under-represented groups in workforce

  • After hearing from hundreds of advocacy groups about what should be in this year’s federal budget, the Liberal-dominated House Finance Committee decided last month
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 10, 2018
Liberal MP and House Finance Committee member Jennifer O'Connell, right, speaks to a staffer at a committee meeting in October. The committee recently released its pre-budget consultation report, which has 92 recommendations for boosting the Canadian economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Finance Committee recommends budget focus on mental health, getting under-represented groups in workforce

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 10, 2018
  • After hearing from hundreds of advocacy groups about what should be in this year’s federal budget, the Liberal-dominated House Finance Committee decided last month

Finance Committee recommends budget focus on mental health, getting under-represented groups in workforce

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 10, 2018
  • After hearing from hundreds of advocacy groups about what should be in this year’s federal budget, the Liberal-dominated House Finance Committee decided last month
Liberal MP and House Finance Committee member Jennifer O'Connell, right, speaks to a staffer at a committee meeting in October. The committee recently released its pre-budget consultation report, which has 92 recommendations for boosting the Canadian economy. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Certainly a drag on what the federal government can do’: economists split on usefulness of racking up debt for infrastructure spending

  • The Liberal government has promised to increase the federal debt to invest in infrastructure it says will boost the economy, but economists are divided
News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 10, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveil the 2017 federal budget last March. The budget had a projected deficit of $28.5-billion, which will be added to the public debt. The Hill Times file photograph

‘Certainly a drag on what the federal government can do’: economists split on usefulness of racking up debt for infrastructure spending

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 10, 2018
  • The Liberal government has promised to increase the federal debt to invest in infrastructure it says will boost the economy, but economists are divided

‘Certainly a drag on what the federal government can do’: economists split on usefulness of racking up debt for infrastructure spending

News | BY EMILY HAWS | January 10, 2018
  • The Liberal government has promised to increase the federal debt to invest in infrastructure it says will boost the economy, but economists are divided
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, right, and Finance Minister Bill Morneau unveil the 2017 federal budget last March. The budget had a projected deficit of $28.5-billion, which will be added to the public debt. The Hill Times file photograph

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