Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
Saturday, April 5, 2025

Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989

Latest Paper

Read the latest Election 2025 stories

Saturday, April 5, 2025 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

Emily Haws

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
More Stories

Action plan laid out in new PCO anti-harassment report encouraging, say union heads

  • Top-level managers are indicating they’re ready to get serious about rooting out harassment in the public service, suggesting in a new report actions with
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 22, 2018
Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick commissioned a group of deputy ministers to complete the report on harassment in the spring. The Hill Times file photograph

Action plan laid out in new PCO anti-harassment report encouraging, say union heads

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 22, 2018
  • Top-level managers are indicating they’re ready to get serious about rooting out harassment in the public service, suggesting in a new report actions with

Action plan laid out in new PCO anti-harassment report encouraging, say union heads

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 22, 2018
  • Top-level managers are indicating they’re ready to get serious about rooting out harassment in the public service, suggesting in a new report actions with
Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick commissioned a group of deputy ministers to complete the report on harassment in the spring. The Hill Times file photograph

PIPSC members demand answers after VP suddenly resigns, drops harassment claim against union leaders

  • Members of the second-largest federal public service union are demanding transparency and accountability after they allege two top officials secretly settled a harassment lawsuit
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 22, 2018
Members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada are calling on vice-president Steve Hindle, left, and president Debi Daviau, right, to answer questions about the sudden resignation of former vice-president Shirley Friesen, who dropped a harassment lawsuit against the two days after she resigned. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, photograph courtesy of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

PIPSC members demand answers after VP suddenly resigns, drops harassment claim against union leaders

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 22, 2018
  • Members of the second-largest federal public service union are demanding transparency and accountability after they allege two top officials secretly settled a harassment lawsuit

PIPSC members demand answers after VP suddenly resigns, drops harassment claim against union leaders

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 22, 2018
  • Members of the second-largest federal public service union are demanding transparency and accountability after they allege two top officials secretly settled a harassment lawsuit
Members of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada are calling on vice-president Steve Hindle, left, and president Debi Daviau, right, to answer questions about the sudden resignation of former vice-president Shirley Friesen, who dropped a harassment lawsuit against the two days after she resigned. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia, photograph courtesy of the Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada

Expect more deputy minister retirements as the pre-2019 transition machine rumbles to life, say insiders

  • With a little more than a year until the next election, civil service insiders say there will likely be an increase in deputy minister
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 15, 2018
Treasury Board Secretary Peter Wallace, who started the job in April and is pictured at a June committee meeting, will have more than a year of experience under his belt before the department starts transition planning in the lead-up to the 2019 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Expect more deputy minister retirements as the pre-2019 transition machine rumbles to life, say insiders

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 15, 2018
  • With a little more than a year until the next election, civil service insiders say there will likely be an increase in deputy minister

Expect more deputy minister retirements as the pre-2019 transition machine rumbles to life, say insiders

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 15, 2018
  • With a little more than a year until the next election, civil service insiders say there will likely be an increase in deputy minister
Treasury Board Secretary Peter Wallace, who started the job in April and is pictured at a June committee meeting, will have more than a year of experience under his belt before the department starts transition planning in the lead-up to the 2019 election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

#DMsSoWhite: so few visible-minority senior public servants, feds won’t release stats

  • Fewer than 10 of 84 top-level public servants identify as visible minorities: so few that the federal government won’t pinpoint exactly how many there
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 15, 2018
The Prime Minister's Office and Privy Council Office at 80 Wellington St. are pictured on Aug. 7. Top federal managers are appointed by the prime minister on the advice of the clerk of the Privy Council. Fewer than 12 per cent of them identify as people of colour. That's less than the 14.5 per cent of bureaucrats as a whole who identified as visible minorities as of March 2016, and the workforce availability estimate of 13 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

#DMsSoWhite: so few visible-minority senior public servants, feds won’t release stats

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 15, 2018
  • Fewer than 10 of 84 top-level public servants identify as visible minorities: so few that the federal government won’t pinpoint exactly how many there

#DMsSoWhite: so few visible-minority senior public servants, feds won’t release stats

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 15, 2018
  • Fewer than 10 of 84 top-level public servants identify as visible minorities: so few that the federal government won’t pinpoint exactly how many there
The Prime Minister's Office and Privy Council Office at 80 Wellington St. are pictured on Aug. 7. Top federal managers are appointed by the prime minister on the advice of the clerk of the Privy Council. Fewer than 12 per cent of them identify as people of colour. That's less than the 14.5 per cent of bureaucrats as a whole who identified as visible minorities as of March 2016, and the workforce availability estimate of 13 per cent. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bureaucrats on the move: Laroche starts at Treasury Board, Kelly made permanent commissioner

  • Senior bureaucrats have been on the move at the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Communications Security Establishment, and Correctional Services for the last few months,
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 8, 2018
Shelly Bruce became chief of the Communications Security Establishment on June 27, according to a PMO press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Bureaucrats on the move: Laroche starts at Treasury Board, Kelly made permanent commissioner

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 8, 2018
  • Senior bureaucrats have been on the move at the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Communications Security Establishment, and Correctional Services for the last few months,

Bureaucrats on the move: Laroche starts at Treasury Board, Kelly made permanent commissioner

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 8, 2018
  • Senior bureaucrats have been on the move at the Treasury Board Secretariat, the Communications Security Establishment, and Correctional Services for the last few months,
Shelly Bruce became chief of the Communications Security Establishment on June 27, according to a PMO press release. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Number of top-level public servants rising under Trudeau

  • The number of top-level federal public servants has gone up by more than 15 per cent in the last decade, with the sharpest increase
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed at least six of the eight positions elevated to deputy minister or associate deputy minister since July 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Number of top-level public servants rising under Trudeau

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
  • The number of top-level federal public servants has gone up by more than 15 per cent in the last decade, with the sharpest increase

Number of top-level public servants rising under Trudeau

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
  • The number of top-level federal public servants has gone up by more than 15 per cent in the last decade, with the sharpest increase
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed at least six of the eight positions elevated to deputy minister or associate deputy minister since July 2013. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade, agriculture, innovation bureaucrats are most lobbied

  • The country’s most-lobbied federal bureaucrats so far this year have their hands on trade, agriculture, and innovation files, according to statistics from the federal
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
Chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul is the second most-lobbied bureaucrat so far in 2018, which lobbyists say was unsurprising given the ongoing talks about the agreement with the United States and Mexico. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Trade, agriculture, innovation bureaucrats are most lobbied

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
  • The country’s most-lobbied federal bureaucrats so far this year have their hands on trade, agriculture, and innovation files, according to statistics from the federal

Trade, agriculture, innovation bureaucrats are most lobbied

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
  • The country’s most-lobbied federal bureaucrats so far this year have their hands on trade, agriculture, and innovation files, according to statistics from the federal
Chief NAFTA negotiator Steve Verheul is the second most-lobbied bureaucrat so far in 2018, which lobbyists say was unsurprising given the ongoing talks about the agreement with the United States and Mexico. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Two candidates look to unseat Natan Obed in ITK election this month

  • Two candidates, including a former Member of Parliament, are vying to unseat Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami incumbent president Natan Obed in the national Inuit group’s
News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
Natan Obed, incumbent president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is competing against two other candidates for a second term. The election will take place Aug. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Two candidates look to unseat Natan Obed in ITK election this month

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
  • Two candidates, including a former Member of Parliament, are vying to unseat Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami incumbent president Natan Obed in the national Inuit group’s

Two candidates look to unseat Natan Obed in ITK election this month

News | BY EMILY HAWS | August 1, 2018
  • Two candidates, including a former Member of Parliament, are vying to unseat Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami incumbent president Natan Obed in the national Inuit group’s
Natan Obed, incumbent president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, is competing against two other candidates for a second term. The election will take place Aug. 16. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

No new departments will be created in wake of cabinet shuffle: PCO

  • The government will not be creating any new departments in the wake of last week’s cabinet shuffle, Privy Council Office spokesperson Paul Duchesne has
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | July 25, 2018
The work of newly minted Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair will be backstopped by Public Safety associate deputy minister Vincent Rigby. Mr. Blair, centre, is pictured at last week's cabinet shuffle with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

No new departments will be created in wake of cabinet shuffle: PCO

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | July 25, 2018
  • The government will not be creating any new departments in the wake of last week’s cabinet shuffle, Privy Council Office spokesperson Paul Duchesne has

No new departments will be created in wake of cabinet shuffle: PCO

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS | July 25, 2018
  • The government will not be creating any new departments in the wake of last week’s cabinet shuffle, Privy Council Office spokesperson Paul Duchesne has
The work of newly minted Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction Bill Blair will be backstopped by Public Safety associate deputy minister Vincent Rigby. Mr. Blair, centre, is pictured at last week's cabinet shuffle with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Governor General Julie Payette. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

NPR, Politico latest U.S. news outlets expanding northward, shaking up Canadian media environment

  • Politico and National Public Radio’s announcements in the last month that they’re expanding northward are just the latest in an uptick in American media
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 18, 2018
Hill reporters scrum Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016. U.S.-based Politico and National Public Radio are just the latest in a string of recent expansions of American outlets into Canada. The Hill Times file photograph

NPR, Politico latest U.S. news outlets expanding northward, shaking up Canadian media environment

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 18, 2018
  • Politico and National Public Radio’s announcements in the last month that they’re expanding northward are just the latest in an uptick in American media

NPR, Politico latest U.S. news outlets expanding northward, shaking up Canadian media environment

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 18, 2018
  • Politico and National Public Radio’s announcements in the last month that they’re expanding northward are just the latest in an uptick in American media
Hill reporters scrum Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2016. U.S.-based Politico and National Public Radio are just the latest in a string of recent expansions of American outlets into Canada. The Hill Times file photograph

Some politicos question Grégoire Trudeau’s involvement in government activities, others say she deserves more credit for her work

  • Sophie Grégoire Trudeau’s prominent role in public life has prompted some politicos to question whether she’s edging too close to the line of being
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 18, 2018
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, pictured on April 20 at the Liberal Party's Halifax convention, has been actively involved in the federal party. Her name is used for Liberal Party fundraising emails. Politicos are split on whether she has been overly involved in government activities, but generally agree she can do what she wants when it comes to the party. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Some politicos question Grégoire Trudeau’s involvement in government activities, others say she deserves more credit for her work

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 18, 2018
  • Sophie Grégoire Trudeau’s prominent role in public life has prompted some politicos to question whether she’s edging too close to the line of being

Some politicos question Grégoire Trudeau’s involvement in government activities, others say she deserves more credit for her work

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 18, 2018
  • Sophie Grégoire Trudeau’s prominent role in public life has prompted some politicos to question whether she’s edging too close to the line of being
Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, pictured on April 20 at the Liberal Party's Halifax convention, has been actively involved in the federal party. Her name is used for Liberal Party fundraising emails. Politicos are split on whether she has been overly involved in government activities, but generally agree she can do what she wants when it comes to the party. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

High-level bureaucrat’s public sector exit prompts shuffle among Phoenix fixers

  • Assistant deputy minister Danielle May-Cuconato has left the federal public service, forcing a bureaucratic shake-up in the team tasked with fixing the troubled Phoenix
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 18, 2018
Assistant deputy minister Danielle May-Cuconato has left the federal public service and will soon start as head of a non-governmental organization. Photograph courtesy of PSPC

High-level bureaucrat’s public sector exit prompts shuffle among Phoenix fixers

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 18, 2018
  • Assistant deputy minister Danielle May-Cuconato has left the federal public service, forcing a bureaucratic shake-up in the team tasked with fixing the troubled Phoenix

High-level bureaucrat’s public sector exit prompts shuffle among Phoenix fixers

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 18, 2018
  • Assistant deputy minister Danielle May-Cuconato has left the federal public service, forcing a bureaucratic shake-up in the team tasked with fixing the troubled Phoenix
Assistant deputy minister Danielle May-Cuconato has left the federal public service and will soon start as head of a non-governmental organization. Photograph courtesy of PSPC

Feds silent on Phoenix damages, union members are ‘out of patience’

  • As the public service eagerly awaits a settlement on damages for the Phoenix pay system, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 11, 2018
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Debi Daviau said part of the holdup is dealing with Phoenix damages is that Public Services and Procurement Canada is having a hard time getting the data to understand the scope of the problem. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Feds silent on Phoenix damages, union members are ‘out of patience’

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 11, 2018
  • As the public service eagerly awaits a settlement on damages for the Phoenix pay system, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president

Feds silent on Phoenix damages, union members are ‘out of patience’

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 11, 2018
  • As the public service eagerly awaits a settlement on damages for the Phoenix pay system, Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president
Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada president Debi Daviau said part of the holdup is dealing with Phoenix damages is that Public Services and Procurement Canada is having a hard time getting the data to understand the scope of the problem. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Fickle voters keep parties on their toes, say strategists

  • Canadian voters are less and less likely to stick to voting for the same party election after election, say political strategists, who estimate this is
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 11, 2018
'The old political habits of voting Liberal when you’re born and Liberal when you’re dead, that is disappearing,' says Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Fickle voters keep parties on their toes, say strategists

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 11, 2018
  • Canadian voters are less and less likely to stick to voting for the same party election after election, say political strategists, who estimate this is

Fickle voters keep parties on their toes, say strategists

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 11, 2018
  • Canadian voters are less and less likely to stick to voting for the same party election after election, say political strategists, who estimate this is
'The old political habits of voting Liberal when you’re born and Liberal when you’re dead, that is disappearing,' says Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Where’s Wernick? Unions say PCO clerk should be more involved in Phoenix fix

  • The two largest federal public service unions are frustrated about what they say is Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick’s lack of involvement in fixing
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 11, 2018
PCO clerk Michael Wernick, left, should be taking a more active role in fixing Phoenix, say union heads Debi Daviau, centre, and Chris Aylward. The Hill Times file photograph, photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Where’s Wernick? Unions say PCO clerk should be more involved in Phoenix fix

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 11, 2018
  • The two largest federal public service unions are frustrated about what they say is Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick’s lack of involvement in fixing

Where’s Wernick? Unions say PCO clerk should be more involved in Phoenix fix

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 11, 2018
  • The two largest federal public service unions are frustrated about what they say is Privy Council clerk Michael Wernick’s lack of involvement in fixing
PCO clerk Michael Wernick, left, should be taking a more active role in fixing Phoenix, say union heads Debi Daviau, centre, and Chris Aylward. The Hill Times file photograph, photographs by Sam Garcia and Andrew Meade

Ex-MP Mike Wallace snags Japanese honour

  • Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has ascended to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada. It puts him among 140 foreign
FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 11, 2018
Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has been named to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada and couldn't wait to share the honour with his 101-year-old grandmother. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Ex-MP Mike Wallace snags Japanese honour

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 11, 2018
  • Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has ascended to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada. It puts him among 140 foreign

Ex-MP Mike Wallace snags Japanese honour

FeatureBY EMILY HAWS, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, SHRUTI SHEKAR | July 11, 2018
  • Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has ascended to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada. It puts him among 140 foreign
Former Conservative MP Mike Wallace has been named to the Order of the Rising Sun by the Japanese Embassy in Canada and couldn't wait to share the honour with his 101-year-old grandmother. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

PS unions target Phoenix as next round of bargaining heats up

  • The Phoenix pay system is at the forefront of the minds of Public Service Alliance of Canada representatives as they ramp up the latest
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 4, 2018
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward speaks at a rally protesting the Phoenix pay system as Professional Institute of the Public Service president Debi Daviau stands behind him. The two union leaders are heading back into contract negotiations, with both looking at ways to protect their members from future Phoenix-like boondoggles. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

PS unions target Phoenix as next round of bargaining heats up

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 4, 2018
  • The Phoenix pay system is at the forefront of the minds of Public Service Alliance of Canada representatives as they ramp up the latest

PS unions target Phoenix as next round of bargaining heats up

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 4, 2018
  • The Phoenix pay system is at the forefront of the minds of Public Service Alliance of Canada representatives as they ramp up the latest
Public Service Alliance of Canada national president Chris Aylward speaks at a rally protesting the Phoenix pay system as Professional Institute of the Public Service president Debi Daviau stands behind him. The two union leaders are heading back into contract negotiations, with both looking at ways to protect their members from future Phoenix-like boondoggles. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates welcome accessibility bill, but some worry regulations timeline pushes benefits too far away

  • Disability advocates are applauding the government’s new accessibility legislation, but some are concerned the timelines that come with the bill’s regulatory regime could delay
News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 4, 2018
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Kirsty Duncan says the 'teeth' of Bill C-81 is in the creation of new agencies focused on accessibility issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Advocates welcome accessibility bill, but some worry regulations timeline pushes benefits too far away

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 4, 2018
  • Disability advocates are applauding the government’s new accessibility legislation, but some are concerned the timelines that come with the bill’s regulatory regime could delay

Advocates welcome accessibility bill, but some worry regulations timeline pushes benefits too far away

News | BY EMILY HAWS | July 4, 2018
  • Disability advocates are applauding the government’s new accessibility legislation, but some are concerned the timelines that come with the bill’s regulatory regime could delay
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities Kirsty Duncan says the 'teeth' of Bill C-81 is in the creation of new agencies focused on accessibility issues. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public servants ‘pissed’ over PCO clerk’s call to look at loosening rules to fire them

  • If Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick wants to make it easier to fire civil servants, he should start with the Phoenix pay system executives,
News | BY EMILY HAWS | June 27, 2018
Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick suggested MPs look at reviewing the regime around disciplining employees during a June 20 Senate committee meeting, saying the current system is onerous. The Hill Times file photograph

Public servants ‘pissed’ over PCO clerk’s call to look at loosening rules to fire them

News | BY EMILY HAWS | June 27, 2018
  • If Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick wants to make it easier to fire civil servants, he should start with the Phoenix pay system executives,

Public servants ‘pissed’ over PCO clerk’s call to look at loosening rules to fire them

News | BY EMILY HAWS | June 27, 2018
  • If Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick wants to make it easier to fire civil servants, he should start with the Phoenix pay system executives,
Privy Council Clerk Michael Wernick suggested MPs look at reviewing the regime around disciplining employees during a June 20 Senate committee meeting, saying the current system is onerous. The Hill Times file photograph

‘This is our transition time’: NDP caucus backs Singh despite byelection disappointment

  • Amid heated press coverage last week calling NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s leadership into question, caucus members are standing by him, saying they aren’t concerned
News | BY EMILY HAWS | June 27, 2018
Jagmeet Singh has been attending press conferences with many caucus members behind him lately, rather than just the usual House leader or parliamentary leader, which strategists say is meant to suggest unity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘This is our transition time’: NDP caucus backs Singh despite byelection disappointment

News | BY EMILY HAWS | June 27, 2018
  • Amid heated press coverage last week calling NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s leadership into question, caucus members are standing by him, saying they aren’t concerned

‘This is our transition time’: NDP caucus backs Singh despite byelection disappointment

News | BY EMILY HAWS | June 27, 2018
  • Amid heated press coverage last week calling NDP leader Jagmeet Singh’s leadership into question, caucus members are standing by him, saying they aren’t concerned
Jagmeet Singh has been attending press conferences with many caucus members behind him lately, rather than just the usual House leader or parliamentary leader, which strategists say is meant to suggest unity. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

News

Get free news updates

Opinion

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

Follow us

Advertise

get help

Subscribe
CloseMenu