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Mike Lapointe has been with The Hill Times since 2019, and covers the federal public service, public service unions, the Parliament Hill media, as well as federal politics and policy. He’s reported on the last three federal elections, public health issues throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 2022 convoy protest in downtown Ottawa. He can be reached at mlapointe@hilltimes.com.

Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals

  • 'Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,' says
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2024
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, left, says the Liberal government's approach 'contrasts sharply' with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's plan to 'defund and dismantle' an organization that 'millions of Canadians count on.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2024
  • 'Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,' says

Sharp contrast: Poilievre ‘can’t wait’ to defund CBC, but that’s ‘recklessly threatening’ Canadians’ access to reliable information, say Liberals

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 5, 2024
  • 'Defunding media that rural, francophone, and Indigenous communities depend on is a non-starter, and anyone who wants to represent them should know this,' says
Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge, left, says the Liberal government's approach 'contrasts sharply' with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre's plan to 'defund and dismantle' an organization that 'millions of Canadians count on.' The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

If you’re looking for Poilievre, he’s in northern Ontario

  • Plus, The Great Right North: Inside Far-Right Activism in Canada comes out in October; Canada Post celebrates Norman Jewison; Matt Luloff charged with impaired
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 29, 2024
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, is on the road in northern Ontario this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

If you’re looking for Poilievre, he’s in northern Ontario

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 29, 2024
  • Plus, The Great Right North: Inside Far-Right Activism in Canada comes out in October; Canada Post celebrates Norman Jewison; Matt Luloff charged with impaired

If you’re looking for Poilievre, he’s in northern Ontario

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 29, 2024
  • Plus, The Great Right North: Inside Far-Right Activism in Canada comes out in October; Canada Post celebrates Norman Jewison; Matt Luloff charged with impaired
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, pictured in this file photo on the Hill, is on the road in northern Ontario this week. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Influx of names on byelection ballots shows ‘frustration’ with first-past-the-post system, say electoral reform advocates

  • Political science professor Laura Stephenson says a system of government that favours coalitions could ‘decrease some of that party hate’ embedded in Canadian politics.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2024
Conservative MP-elect Don Stewart—pictured with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and supporters—won the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection that saw the names of 84 candidates on the ballot, part of a protest against the electoral system. Photograph courtesy of X

Influx of names on byelection ballots shows ‘frustration’ with first-past-the-post system, say electoral reform advocates

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2024
  • Political science professor Laura Stephenson says a system of government that favours coalitions could ‘decrease some of that party hate’ embedded in Canadian politics.

Influx of names on byelection ballots shows ‘frustration’ with first-past-the-post system, say electoral reform advocates

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 24, 2024
  • Political science professor Laura Stephenson says a system of government that favours coalitions could ‘decrease some of that party hate’ embedded in Canadian politics.
Conservative MP-elect Don Stewart—pictured with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and supporters—won the June 24 Toronto-St. Paul's byelection that saw the names of 84 candidates on the ballot, part of a protest against the electoral system. Photograph courtesy of X

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

  • Pocketbook issues 'play pretty well in Quebec with the Bloc voters, as they are in the rest of the country,' says David Boudeweel-Lefebvre, founder
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2024
Experts say the Conservatives, under leader Pierre Poilievre, have had some trouble breaking into Quebec, but that the next general election may offer some inroads in close ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2024
  • Pocketbook issues 'play pretty well in Quebec with the Bloc voters, as they are in the rest of the country,' says David Boudeweel-Lefebvre, founder

Conservatives could pick up seats in Quebec by targeting Bloc and Liberal ridings where Tories came in second, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 22, 2024
  • Pocketbook issues 'play pretty well in Quebec with the Bloc voters, as they are in the rest of the country,' says David Boudeweel-Lefebvre, founder
Experts say the Conservatives, under leader Pierre Poilievre, have had some trouble breaking into Quebec, but that the next general election may offer some inroads in close ridings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tanya Talaga to release new book, The Knowing

  • Plus, House delists MPs' Hill office numbers from Commons website, Mercedes Stephenson talks about what it's like for the media to fly on the
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
Globe and Mail columnist and award-winning author Tanya Talaga has written a new book, The Knowing, published by HarperCollinsCanada. It will be released on Aug. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Tanya Talaga to release new book, The Knowing

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
  • Plus, House delists MPs' Hill office numbers from Commons website, Mercedes Stephenson talks about what it's like for the media to fly on the

Tanya Talaga to release new book, The Knowing

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
  • Plus, House delists MPs' Hill office numbers from Commons website, Mercedes Stephenson talks about what it's like for the media to fly on the
Globe and Mail columnist and award-winning author Tanya Talaga has written a new book, The Knowing, published by HarperCollinsCanada. It will be released on Aug. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

  • Pierre Poilievre is already in majority territory without a big breakthrough in Quebec, says pollster Nik Nanos, alluding to how Stephen Harper had won
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
Pierre Poilievre
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently said his party has 'a chance for a breakthrough' in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre is already in majority territory without a big breakthrough in Quebec, says pollster Nik Nanos, alluding to how Stephen Harper had won

Conservative Party’s path to government could be paved without major inroads into Quebec, say pollsters

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 15, 2024
  • Pierre Poilievre is already in majority territory without a big breakthrough in Quebec, says pollster Nik Nanos, alluding to how Stephen Harper had won
Pierre Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre recently said his party has 'a chance for a breakthrough' in Quebec. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions, advocacy groups cautiously optimistic about Anand’s call for extension of ’25-and-out’ pensions

  • Treasury Board President Anita Anand said the cost of expanding early retirement eligibility is estimated to include a one-time cost of approximately $175-million and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced on June 12 that the government will introduce legislative changes to expand the eligibility for early pensions this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Unions, advocacy groups cautiously optimistic about Anand’s call for extension of ’25-and-out’ pensions

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2024
  • Treasury Board President Anita Anand said the cost of expanding early retirement eligibility is estimated to include a one-time cost of approximately $175-million and

Unions, advocacy groups cautiously optimistic about Anand’s call for extension of ’25-and-out’ pensions

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 10, 2024
  • Treasury Board President Anita Anand said the cost of expanding early retirement eligibility is estimated to include a one-time cost of approximately $175-million and
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand announced on June 12 that the government will introduce legislative changes to expand the eligibility for early pensions this fall. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Three new books to keep an eye out for this fall

  • Plus, Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi plays a mean electric guitar, Kirbie hires Boissoneau, Grit MP James Maloney treasures friendship with Irish ambassador,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 8, 2024
Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen's Tireless Fight for Justice, by Lisa Moore and Jack Whalen; What She Said: Conversations About Equality, by The Globe and Mail's award-winning journalist Elizabeth Renzetti; and Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests, by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, will be released this fall. Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada

Three new books to keep an eye out for this fall

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 8, 2024
  • Plus, Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi plays a mean electric guitar, Kirbie hires Boissoneau, Grit MP James Maloney treasures friendship with Irish ambassador,

Three new books to keep an eye out for this fall

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 8, 2024
  • Plus, Japan's Ambassador to Canada Kanji Yamanouchi plays a mean electric guitar, Kirbie hires Boissoneau, Grit MP James Maloney treasures friendship with Irish ambassador,
Invisible Prisons: Jack Whalen's Tireless Fight for Justice, by Lisa Moore and Jack Whalen; What She Said: Conversations About Equality, by The Globe and Mail's award-winning journalist Elizabeth Renzetti; and Our Green Heart: The Soul and Science of Forests, by Diana Beresford-Kroeger, will be released this fall. Book covers courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada

‘Historic,’ first female chief of defence staff Carignan has steep road ahead in recruiting and procurement, say military experts

  • With both internal and external pressures on the Canadian Armed Forces, this is an 'extremely challenging' time for any new chief of defence staff
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 7, 2024
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan arrives at the Prime Minister’s Office in West Block before the Liberal cabinet meeting on Jan. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Historic,’ first female chief of defence staff Carignan has steep road ahead in recruiting and procurement, say military experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 7, 2024
  • With both internal and external pressures on the Canadian Armed Forces, this is an 'extremely challenging' time for any new chief of defence staff

‘Historic,’ first female chief of defence staff Carignan has steep road ahead in recruiting and procurement, say military experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 7, 2024
  • With both internal and external pressures on the Canadian Armed Forces, this is an 'extremely challenging' time for any new chief of defence staff
Lt.-Gen. Jennie Carignan arrives at the Prime Minister’s Office in West Block before the Liberal cabinet meeting on Jan. 30, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

  • Unlike the embattled prime minister, 'no one has really any expectations' of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before the election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 2, 2024
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals may be past the point of no return, politicos agree. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 2, 2024
  • Unlike the embattled prime minister, 'no one has really any expectations' of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before the election, says pollster Greg Lyle.

Younger people in ‘survival mode’ as affordability crisis ticks on, say pundits, leaving little room for Liberals to make up lost ground to Conservatives

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 2, 2024
  • Unlike the embattled prime minister, 'no one has really any expectations' of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre before the election, says pollster Greg Lyle.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Liberals may be past the point of no return, politicos agree. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

It’s your last chance to vote in The Hill Times’ best of politics in 2024, make it count

  • Plus, Norway's ambassador to Canada died on June 17, editor picked to head up Washington Post turns it down, new Chinese ambassador hosts welcome
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 1, 2024
The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

It’s your last chance to vote in The Hill Times’ best of politics in 2024, make it count

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 1, 2024
  • Plus, Norway's ambassador to Canada died on June 17, editor picked to head up Washington Post turns it down, new Chinese ambassador hosts welcome

It’s your last chance to vote in The Hill Times’ best of politics in 2024, make it count

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | July 1, 2024
  • Plus, Norway's ambassador to Canada died on June 17, editor picked to head up Washington Post turns it down, new Chinese ambassador hosts welcome
The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and Sam Garcia

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

  • CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
Corus, the parent company of Global News, is laying of 35 employees across the country 'as part of our ongoing evaluation of our business and continued enterprise efficiency review,' according to a spokesperson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
  • CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.

Global News hit by five cuts to Parliamentary Press Gallery personnel, as media company slashes 35 unionized jobs across the country

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 26, 2024
  • CIBC said it is skeptical about Global News' parent firm Corus’ ability to pay down and refinance its debts.
Corus, the parent company of Global News, is laying of 35 employees across the country 'as part of our ongoing evaluation of our business and continued enterprise efficiency review,' according to a spokesperson. Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

‘Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst’: Canada should get ready for second Trump presidency, say foreign policy experts

  • Despite the fact that Donald Trump is now the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes, it hasn't affected his polling.
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump. Despite being a convicted felon, Trump is polling high in the race against Biden. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy of Flickr

‘Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst’: Canada should get ready for second Trump presidency, say foreign policy experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Despite the fact that Donald Trump is now the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes, it hasn't affected his polling.

‘Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst’: Canada should get ready for second Trump presidency, say foreign policy experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Despite the fact that Donald Trump is now the first former U.S. president to be convicted of felony crimes, it hasn't affected his polling.
U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and former U.S. president Donald Trump. Despite being a convicted felon, Trump is polling high in the race against Biden. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia and courtesy of Flickr

Former Elections Canada chief electoral officer Jean-Marc Hamel dies

  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore to step down, Jonathan Malloy elected Canadian Political Science Association president, Pierre Poilievre hosts garden party for third-language media
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
Jean-Marc Hamel was Canada's chief electoral officer from 1966 to 1990. He died on May 24 at the age of 99. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Former Elections Canada chief electoral officer Jean-Marc Hamel dies

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore to step down, Jonathan Malloy elected Canadian Political Science Association president, Pierre Poilievre hosts garden party for third-language media

Former Elections Canada chief electoral officer Jean-Marc Hamel dies

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 24, 2024
  • Plus, Liberal MP Andy Fillmore to step down, Jonathan Malloy elected Canadian Political Science Association president, Pierre Poilievre hosts garden party for third-language media
Jean-Marc Hamel was Canada's chief electoral officer from 1966 to 1990. He died on May 24 at the age of 99. The Hill Times photograph by Kate Malloy

Two new books out for politicos

  • Plus, Matthew Green honours the late Peter Rosenthal; Art of Leadership Women conference begins; Elizabeth May mourns loss of St. Anne's Anglican Church; Ottawa
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
Two new books: History Has Made Us Friends, and Voting Online are out. Book cover images courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Two new books out for politicos

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • Plus, Matthew Green honours the late Peter Rosenthal; Art of Leadership Women conference begins; Elizabeth May mourns loss of St. Anne's Anglican Church; Ottawa

Two new books out for politicos

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • Plus, Matthew Green honours the late Peter Rosenthal; Art of Leadership Women conference begins; Elizabeth May mourns loss of St. Anne's Anglican Church; Ottawa
Two new books: History Has Made Us Friends, and Voting Online are out. Book cover images courtesy of McGill-Queen's University Press

Anand says feds’ return to office directive ‘not a political decision’ as public service unions push back

  • As unions keep fighting the three-day in-office mandate, a Treasury Board spokesperson said senior figures in the secretariat made the decision with the support
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
Public Service Alliance of Canada members, as well as other federal and national union members, protested outside Treasury Board's headquarters last week in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

Anand says feds’ return to office directive ‘not a political decision’ as public service unions push back

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • As unions keep fighting the three-day in-office mandate, a Treasury Board spokesperson said senior figures in the secretariat made the decision with the support

Anand says feds’ return to office directive ‘not a political decision’ as public service unions push back

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • As unions keep fighting the three-day in-office mandate, a Treasury Board spokesperson said senior figures in the secretariat made the decision with the support
Public Service Alliance of Canada members, as well as other federal and national union members, protested outside Treasury Board's headquarters last week in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

‘Unprecedented’: global body looking into Canadian Human Rights Commission, potentially downgrading country’s status

  • Canada's human rights record has never been investigated by the United Nations in more than 30 years that it has been a member state,
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
Bernadette Betchi, who has joined the Black Class Action Lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada and is employed by the Canadian Human Rights Commission, left, Nicholas Marcus Thompson, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, and Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

‘Unprecedented’: global body looking into Canadian Human Rights Commission, potentially downgrading country’s status

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • Canada's human rights record has never been investigated by the United Nations in more than 30 years that it has been a member state,

‘Unprecedented’: global body looking into Canadian Human Rights Commission, potentially downgrading country’s status

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2024
  • Canada's human rights record has never been investigated by the United Nations in more than 30 years that it has been a member state,
Bernadette Betchi, who has joined the Black Class Action Lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada and is employed by the Canadian Human Rights Commission, left, Nicholas Marcus Thompson, executive director of the Black Class Action Secretariat, and Nathan Prier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

  • According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
The Ottawa area, including Gatineau, Que., was engulfed in smoke last summer as wildfires raged across the country in a record-breaking year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and

MPs, experts say costs linked to frequency of wildfires, severity of weather events to increase without more climate action

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • According to senior climatologist David Phillips, 184,493 sq km of woodland went up in smoke across Canada in 2023—the equivalent of nearly one and
The Ottawa area, including Gatineau, Que., was engulfed in smoke last summer as wildfires raged across the country in a record-breaking year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Nahlah Ayed has a new book out, The War We Won Apart

  • Plus, former Harper chief of staff Ian Brodie launches a newsletter, and former CTV journalist Daniele Hamamdjian is joining NBC News in London, U.K.,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
Nahla Ayed, author of The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII. Images and photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada and Carleton University

Nahlah Ayed has a new book out, The War We Won Apart

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • Plus, former Harper chief of staff Ian Brodie launches a newsletter, and former CTV journalist Daniele Hamamdjian is joining NBC News in London, U.K.,

Nahlah Ayed has a new book out, The War We Won Apart

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 10, 2024
  • Plus, former Harper chief of staff Ian Brodie launches a newsletter, and former CTV journalist Daniele Hamamdjian is joining NBC News in London, U.K.,
Nahla Ayed, author of The War We Won Apart: The Untold Story of Two Elite Agents Who Became One of the Most Decorated Couples of WWII. Images and photographs courtesy of Penguin Random House Canada and Carleton University

‘Tremendously important appointment’: public service stalwart Bill Matthews moves into top role as secretary of Treasury Board at a sticky time

  • Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
Bill Matthews, left, is now the Secretary of the Treasury Board following a May 24 shuffle in the public service's senior ranks. Catherine Blewett, the previous secretary, is now a senior adviser in the Privy Council Office. Stefanie Beck is the new deputy minister of defence. Photographs courtesy of the Government of Canada

‘Tremendously important appointment’: public service stalwart Bill Matthews moves into top role as secretary of Treasury Board at a sticky time

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
  • Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of

‘Tremendously important appointment’: public service stalwart Bill Matthews moves into top role as secretary of Treasury Board at a sticky time

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
  • Experts hint at the 'triangle' between the Secretary of the Treasury Board, the Privy Council Clerk, and the Deputy Finance Minister, all three of
Bill Matthews, left, is now the Secretary of the Treasury Board following a May 24 shuffle in the public service's senior ranks. Catherine Blewett, the previous secretary, is now a senior adviser in the Privy Council Office. Stefanie Beck is the new deputy minister of defence. Photographs courtesy of the Government of Canada

Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings confronts cancer again, writes her story in Montreal Gazette

  • Plus, Norman Spector, ex-chief of staff to Brian Mulroney, calls Trudeau ‘most consequential’ prime minister in his lifetime, and Liberal MP and assistant deputy
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings, pictured in 2009 on the Hill, served in a number of parliamentary secretary roles during her time representing Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Que., from 1997 to 2011. She is battling cancer once again. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings confronts cancer again, writes her story in Montreal Gazette

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
  • Plus, Norman Spector, ex-chief of staff to Brian Mulroney, calls Trudeau ‘most consequential’ prime minister in his lifetime, and Liberal MP and assistant deputy

Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings confronts cancer again, writes her story in Montreal Gazette

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 3, 2024
  • Plus, Norman Spector, ex-chief of staff to Brian Mulroney, calls Trudeau ‘most consequential’ prime minister in his lifetime, and Liberal MP and assistant deputy
Former Liberal MP Marlene Jennings, pictured in 2009 on the Hill, served in a number of parliamentary secretary roles during her time representing Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine, Que., from 1997 to 2011. She is battling cancer once again. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion finally open, but energy experts warn it’s not enough to boost Canada’s languishing economy

  • The bigger pipeline now provides Canadian oil shippers with nearly 600,000 barrels per day of new capacity. But the delayed and costly project raises
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
Burnaby Terminal is the end point of the Trans Mountain Pipeline System, and is a distribution point for crude oil and refined products to local terminals. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion finally open, but energy experts warn it’s not enough to boost Canada’s languishing economy

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
  • The bigger pipeline now provides Canadian oil shippers with nearly 600,000 barrels per day of new capacity. But the delayed and costly project raises

Trans Mountain pipeline expansion finally open, but energy experts warn it’s not enough to boost Canada’s languishing economy

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
  • The bigger pipeline now provides Canadian oil shippers with nearly 600,000 barrels per day of new capacity. But the delayed and costly project raises
Burnaby Terminal is the end point of the Trans Mountain Pipeline System, and is a distribution point for crude oil and refined products to local terminals. Photograph courtesy of Facebook

‘Wînipêk Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre’ set to hit bookshelves this month

  • Plus, Lawn Summer Nights returns this summer to support Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
Winnipeg Free Press columnist and professor in the department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba Niigan Sinclair has a new book coming out later this month. Handout image

‘Wînipêk Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre’ set to hit bookshelves this month

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
  • Plus, Lawn Summer Nights returns this summer to support Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking

‘Wînipêk Visions of Canada from an Indigenous Centre’ set to hit bookshelves this month

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 27, 2024
  • Plus, Lawn Summer Nights returns this summer to support Cystic Fibrosis Canada, and the All-Party Parliamentary Group to End Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking
Winnipeg Free Press columnist and professor in the department of Indigenous Studies at the University of Manitoba Niigan Sinclair has a new book coming out later this month. Handout image

‘We wanted answers’: federal public service unions protest government’s return to workplace policy

  • A recent Angus Reid poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians support federal workers spending more time in the office and less time
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 24, 2024
Members of Canada's public service unions gathered outside of Ottawa's City Hall on May 23 to protest the federal government's back-to-workplace policies. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

‘We wanted answers’: federal public service unions protest government’s return to workplace policy

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 24, 2024
  • A recent Angus Reid poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians support federal workers spending more time in the office and less time

‘We wanted answers’: federal public service unions protest government’s return to workplace policy

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 24, 2024
  • A recent Angus Reid poll found that 59 per cent of Canadians support federal workers spending more time in the office and less time
Members of Canada's public service unions gathered outside of Ottawa's City Hall on May 23 to protest the federal government's back-to-workplace policies. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe

Live, from Parliament Hill! It’s the cutest pets photo contest

  • Plus, Eleanor Wachtel picks her favourite Alice Munro book, Charlie Angus gets subpoenaed, Lyft Canada hires Maria Allaham, and the Institute for Research in
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 20, 2024
This is your 15 minutes, animal folks: Molly, top left, Stella, Gaston, Justin (the cat), Moose Tracks (the cow), and Annie, the horse. Photographs courtesy of the Canadian Animal Health Institute

Live, from Parliament Hill! It’s the cutest pets photo contest

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 20, 2024
  • Plus, Eleanor Wachtel picks her favourite Alice Munro book, Charlie Angus gets subpoenaed, Lyft Canada hires Maria Allaham, and the Institute for Research in

Live, from Parliament Hill! It’s the cutest pets photo contest

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 20, 2024
  • Plus, Eleanor Wachtel picks her favourite Alice Munro book, Charlie Angus gets subpoenaed, Lyft Canada hires Maria Allaham, and the Institute for Research in
This is your 15 minutes, animal folks: Molly, top left, Stella, Gaston, Justin (the cat), Moose Tracks (the cow), and Annie, the horse. Photographs courtesy of the Canadian Animal Health Institute

Ottawa Centre MP Naqvi says ‘no consensus’ on return-to-office issue from constituents following Treasury Board’s decree

  • A number of Ottawa-area mayors wrote to the Treasury Board president with their major concerns that the government's back-to-office decision will have on their
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2024
Following the Treasury Board's announcement that will see federal public servants back in office three days a week this fall, downtown Ottawa Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi says most people want to work in hybrid workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Ottawa Centre MP Naqvi says ‘no consensus’ on return-to-office issue from constituents following Treasury Board’s decree

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2024
  • A number of Ottawa-area mayors wrote to the Treasury Board president with their major concerns that the government's back-to-office decision will have on their

Ottawa Centre MP Naqvi says ‘no consensus’ on return-to-office issue from constituents following Treasury Board’s decree

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 17, 2024
  • A number of Ottawa-area mayors wrote to the Treasury Board president with their major concerns that the government's back-to-office decision will have on their
Following the Treasury Board's announcement that will see federal public servants back in office three days a week this fall, downtown Ottawa Liberal MP Yasir Naqvi says most people want to work in hybrid workplaces. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Like a breath of fresh air,’ Shaila Anwar officially steps into top Senate job

  • Plus, Michael Byers and Aaron Boley win the $60,000 Donner Prize, former MP Nathan Cullen has medical emergency on a flight, and Jenni Byrne
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 13, 2024
Top job: Shaila Anwar started her new role as clerk of the Senate and clerk of the Parliaments on May 6. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada

‘Like a breath of fresh air,’ Shaila Anwar officially steps into top Senate job

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 13, 2024
  • Plus, Michael Byers and Aaron Boley win the $60,000 Donner Prize, former MP Nathan Cullen has medical emergency on a flight, and Jenni Byrne

‘Like a breath of fresh air,’ Shaila Anwar officially steps into top Senate job

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 13, 2024
  • Plus, Michael Byers and Aaron Boley win the $60,000 Donner Prize, former MP Nathan Cullen has medical emergency on a flight, and Jenni Byrne
Top job: Shaila Anwar started her new role as clerk of the Senate and clerk of the Parliaments on May 6. Photograph courtesy of the Senate of Canada
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‘Everything is not going right for them’: feds’ confusing messaging on pause on home heating oil carbon pricing puts them ‘on the defensive,’ says Nanos

  • It could be difficult for the Liberal Party to outflank the Conservatives on affordability issues and to recover in the polls, says president and
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 20, 2023
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Everything is not going right for them’: feds’ confusing messaging on pause on home heating oil carbon pricing puts them ‘on the defensive,’ says Nanos

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 20, 2023
  • It could be difficult for the Liberal Party to outflank the Conservatives on affordability issues and to recover in the polls, says president and

‘Everything is not going right for them’: feds’ confusing messaging on pause on home heating oil carbon pricing puts them ‘on the defensive,’ says Nanos

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 20, 2023
  • It could be difficult for the Liberal Party to outflank the Conservatives on affordability issues and to recover in the polls, says president and
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault, left, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

‘Tone and tenor’ of calls to defund CBC different this time around, say media experts, as Conservatives hammer away at public broadcaster

  • President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada Catherine Tait recently told MPs in committee that over the last 30 years, the network 'has not had a real
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 20, 2023
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly and consistently called for defunding the CBC throughout his leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Tone and tenor’ of calls to defund CBC different this time around, say media experts, as Conservatives hammer away at public broadcaster

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 20, 2023
  • President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada Catherine Tait recently told MPs in committee that over the last 30 years, the network 'has not had a real

‘Tone and tenor’ of calls to defund CBC different this time around, say media experts, as Conservatives hammer away at public broadcaster

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 20, 2023
  • President and CEO of CBC/Radio-Canada Catherine Tait recently told MPs in committee that over the last 30 years, the network 'has not had a real
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has repeatedly and consistently called for defunding the CBC throughout his leadership. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Four new books out: The Mosaic Effect; The Wild Horses of Chilcotin; Beryl, The Making of a Disability Activist; and She Dared to Succeed

  • Plus, Charlotte Gray's Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons one of Indigo's top books of 2023; Pluralism Awards celebrates hard work of diversity; Bobby Jamieson has
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 20, 2023
This just in: The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin, by Wayne McCrory; The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party Started a Hybrid War in America's Backyard, by Scott McGregor and Ina Mitchell; Beryl: The Making of a Disability Activist, by Dustin Galer; and She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of Marie-P. Charette-Poulin, by Fred Langan. Images courtesy of Optimum Publishing; Harbour Publishing; University of Ottawa Press; and Between The Lines

Four new books out: The Mosaic Effect; The Wild Horses of Chilcotin; Beryl, The Making of a Disability Activist; and She Dared to Succeed

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 20, 2023
  • Plus, Charlotte Gray's Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons one of Indigo's top books of 2023; Pluralism Awards celebrates hard work of diversity; Bobby Jamieson has

Four new books out: The Mosaic Effect; The Wild Horses of Chilcotin; Beryl, The Making of a Disability Activist; and She Dared to Succeed

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 20, 2023
  • Plus, Charlotte Gray's Passionate Mothers, Powerful Sons one of Indigo's top books of 2023; Pluralism Awards celebrates hard work of diversity; Bobby Jamieson has
This just in: The Wild Horses of the Chilcotin, by Wayne McCrory; The Mosaic Effect: How the Chinese Communist Party Started a Hybrid War in America's Backyard, by Scott McGregor and Ina Mitchell; Beryl: The Making of a Disability Activist, by Dustin Galer; and She Dared to Succeed: A Biography of Marie-P. Charette-Poulin, by Fred Langan. Images courtesy of Optimum Publishing; Harbour Publishing; University of Ottawa Press; and Between The Lines

George Elliott Clarke completes late NDP MP Howard McCurdy’s book for him: ‘he was the most unforgettably proud Black man that I ever had the pleasure to know’

  • Also, Liberals plan a big 90th birthday bash in January 2024 for Jean Chrétien; Dalhousie creates new Senator Don Oliver Scholarship; and Richard Madan
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 13, 2023
The late Howard McCurdy, left, and George Elliott Clarke, pictured on the Hill in the early 1990s. 'Dr. Howard McCurdy was exemplary in self-sacrifice; he was stellar in avant-garde thought and vision; he was…the most unforgettably proud Black man that I ever had the pleasure to know.' The Hill Times photographs by Kate Malloy

George Elliott Clarke completes late NDP MP Howard McCurdy’s book for him: ‘he was the most unforgettably proud Black man that I ever had the pleasure to know’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 13, 2023
  • Also, Liberals plan a big 90th birthday bash in January 2024 for Jean Chrétien; Dalhousie creates new Senator Don Oliver Scholarship; and Richard Madan

George Elliott Clarke completes late NDP MP Howard McCurdy’s book for him: ‘he was the most unforgettably proud Black man that I ever had the pleasure to know’

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 13, 2023
  • Also, Liberals plan a big 90th birthday bash in January 2024 for Jean Chrétien; Dalhousie creates new Senator Don Oliver Scholarship; and Richard Madan
The late Howard McCurdy, left, and George Elliott Clarke, pictured on the Hill in the early 1990s. 'Dr. Howard McCurdy was exemplary in self-sacrifice; he was stellar in avant-garde thought and vision; he was…the most unforgettably proud Black man that I ever had the pleasure to know.' The Hill Times photographs by Kate Malloy

Indigenous Guardians celebrate work with gathering tent on the Hill

  • Plus, MLI expands to Washington, more sentries will stand vigil on Remembrance Day, and Monique Bégin's family and friends remember her legacy.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 8, 2023
Serge Ashini-Goupil, left, Senator Michelle Audette, Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, and Indigenous Leadership Initiative executive director Valérie Courtois attend a Nov. 1 reception inside a shaputuan built on Parliament Hill. Photograph courtesy of Indigenous Leadership Initiative

Indigenous Guardians celebrate work with gathering tent on the Hill

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 8, 2023
  • Plus, MLI expands to Washington, more sentries will stand vigil on Remembrance Day, and Monique Bégin's family and friends remember her legacy.

Indigenous Guardians celebrate work with gathering tent on the Hill

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 8, 2023
  • Plus, MLI expands to Washington, more sentries will stand vigil on Remembrance Day, and Monique Bégin's family and friends remember her legacy.
Serge Ashini-Goupil, left, Senator Michelle Audette, Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, and Indigenous Leadership Initiative executive director Valérie Courtois attend a Nov. 1 reception inside a shaputuan built on Parliament Hill. Photograph courtesy of Indigenous Leadership Initiative

‘My business for a long time was finding humour in every day’: a Q&A with comedian and author Rick Mercer

  • 'It’s absolutely true that the way we speak with one another in the House of Commons is not acceptable in any workplace, anywhere in
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 6, 2023
Comedian and author Rick Mercer's new book The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued, which he wrote during the pandemic, covers everything from his early years to his work on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Photograph courtesy of Michael Grajewski

‘My business for a long time was finding humour in every day’: a Q&A with comedian and author Rick Mercer

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 6, 2023
  • 'It’s absolutely true that the way we speak with one another in the House of Commons is not acceptable in any workplace, anywhere in

‘My business for a long time was finding humour in every day’: a Q&A with comedian and author Rick Mercer

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 6, 2023
  • 'It’s absolutely true that the way we speak with one another in the House of Commons is not acceptable in any workplace, anywhere in
Comedian and author Rick Mercer's new book The Road Years: A Memoir, Continued, which he wrote during the pandemic, covers everything from his early years to his work on This Hour Has 22 Minutes. Photograph courtesy of Michael Grajewski

Fred DeLorey starts a podcast, Libs release new attack ads, and Conservative MP Reid asks ethics commish about his role with Giant Tiger

  • Plus, CBC's former chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge has joined Spark Advocacy as a senior counsel.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 6, 2023
Fred DeLorey, left, with John Devine, head of the Scottish Government Office in Canada, and Greg MacEachern. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

Fred DeLorey starts a podcast, Libs release new attack ads, and Conservative MP Reid asks ethics commish about his role with Giant Tiger

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 6, 2023
  • Plus, CBC's former chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge has joined Spark Advocacy as a senior counsel.

Fred DeLorey starts a podcast, Libs release new attack ads, and Conservative MP Reid asks ethics commish about his role with Giant Tiger

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 6, 2023
  • Plus, CBC's former chief correspondent Peter Mansbridge has joined Spark Advocacy as a senior counsel.
Fred DeLorey, left, with John Devine, head of the Scottish Government Office in Canada, and Greg MacEachern. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster

‘Our whole sense of national security is changing,’ says former executive manager of CSIS operations after rare Five Eyes public meeting

  • National security expert Thomas Juneau says five or 10 years ago 'it would have been inconceivable for the CSIS director to go on national
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | November 6, 2023
Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault, pictured in Ottawa on March 2, took part in a rare Five Eyes public meeting in the United States last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘Our whole sense of national security is changing,’ says former executive manager of CSIS operations after rare Five Eyes public meeting

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | November 6, 2023
  • National security expert Thomas Juneau says five or 10 years ago 'it would have been inconceivable for the CSIS director to go on national

‘Our whole sense of national security is changing,’ says former executive manager of CSIS operations after rare Five Eyes public meeting

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | November 6, 2023
  • National security expert Thomas Juneau says five or 10 years ago 'it would have been inconceivable for the CSIS director to go on national
Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault, pictured in Ottawa on March 2, took part in a rare Five Eyes public meeting in the United States last month. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Columnist and podcaster Erica Ifill wins Samara Centre for Democracy’s Fourth Pillar award

  • Plus, Alberta judge Mary Moreau has been appointed to the Supreme Court, and Joy SpearChief-Morris to start political reporter gig at the Toronto Star to cover
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 1, 2023
The Hill Times columnist and co-host of the Bad + Bitchy podcast Erica Ifill has won The Samara Centre for Democracy's Fourth Pillar award. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Columnist and podcaster Erica Ifill wins Samara Centre for Democracy’s Fourth Pillar award

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 1, 2023
  • Plus, Alberta judge Mary Moreau has been appointed to the Supreme Court, and Joy SpearChief-Morris to start political reporter gig at the Toronto Star to cover

Columnist and podcaster Erica Ifill wins Samara Centre for Democracy’s Fourth Pillar award

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 1, 2023
  • Plus, Alberta judge Mary Moreau has been appointed to the Supreme Court, and Joy SpearChief-Morris to start political reporter gig at the Toronto Star to cover
The Hill Times columnist and co-host of the Bad + Bitchy podcast Erica Ifill has won The Samara Centre for Democracy's Fourth Pillar award. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There has been an effect on decorum thus far’: MPs address heckling in Parliament following newly-elected House Speaker’s speech

  • Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs says they appreciate House Speaker Greg Fergus' efforts, while Conservative MP Michael Cooper says he doesn't see a solution
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | October 30, 2023
House Speaker Greg Fergus enters the House of Commons during the Speaker's Parade after his election to the post on Oct. 3, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘There has been an effect on decorum thus far’: MPs address heckling in Parliament following newly-elected House Speaker’s speech

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | October 30, 2023
  • Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs says they appreciate House Speaker Greg Fergus' efforts, while Conservative MP Michael Cooper says he doesn't see a solution

‘There has been an effect on decorum thus far’: MPs address heckling in Parliament following newly-elected House Speaker’s speech

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, NATHAN FUNG | October 30, 2023
  • Liberal, NDP, and Green MPs says they appreciate House Speaker Greg Fergus' efforts, while Conservative MP Michael Cooper says he doesn't see a solution
House Speaker Greg Fergus enters the House of Commons during the Speaker's Parade after his election to the post on Oct. 3, 2023. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Arkells song pays tribute to long-time Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison who died of a brain tumour last year

  • Plus, Ontario Senator and former Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart dies at 66, parliamentary reporter Anja Karadeglija announces departure from the the National Post,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 30, 2023
Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison, left, who died at the age of 36 last year of a brain tumour, and Canadian band the Arkells, who pay tribute to Harrison in their new song Life Is. Photographs courtesy of Karen Harrison, Facebook

New Arkells song pays tribute to long-time Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison who died of a brain tumour last year

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 30, 2023
  • Plus, Ontario Senator and former Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart dies at 66, parliamentary reporter Anja Karadeglija announces departure from the the National Post,

New Arkells song pays tribute to long-time Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison who died of a brain tumour last year

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 30, 2023
  • Plus, Ontario Senator and former Privy Council clerk Ian Shugart dies at 66, parliamentary reporter Anja Karadeglija announces departure from the the National Post,
Liberal staffer Trevor Harrison, left, who died at the age of 36 last year of a brain tumour, and Canadian band the Arkells, who pay tribute to Harrison in their new song Life Is. Photographs courtesy of Karen Harrison, Facebook

Expert panel launched to help fight discrimination, harassment in the public service

  • Plus, Ben Mulroney joins Aurora Strategy, and former CBC parliamentary bureau chief Rob Russo is now writing for The Economist as Canada's correspondent.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 25, 2023
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says the program will help 'identify through open dialogue ways to address experiences of workplace harassment, discrimination, and violence, and drive cultural change in the public service.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Expert panel launched to help fight discrimination, harassment in the public service

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 25, 2023
  • Plus, Ben Mulroney joins Aurora Strategy, and former CBC parliamentary bureau chief Rob Russo is now writing for The Economist as Canada's correspondent.

Expert panel launched to help fight discrimination, harassment in the public service

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 25, 2023
  • Plus, Ben Mulroney joins Aurora Strategy, and former CBC parliamentary bureau chief Rob Russo is now writing for The Economist as Canada's correspondent.
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand says the program will help 'identify through open dialogue ways to address experiences of workplace harassment, discrimination, and violence, and drive cultural change in the public service.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Supreme Court’s Impact Assessment Act ruling not a repudiation of federal power over climate protection, MPs and experts say, but urgent fix needed for law

  • Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government 'wants to ensure clarity and certainty for investment in projects this country needs,' with Natural Resources Minister
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner, left, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

Supreme Court’s Impact Assessment Act ruling not a repudiation of federal power over climate protection, MPs and experts say, but urgent fix needed for law

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
  • Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government 'wants to ensure clarity and certainty for investment in projects this country needs,' with Natural Resources Minister

Supreme Court’s Impact Assessment Act ruling not a repudiation of federal power over climate protection, MPs and experts say, but urgent fix needed for law

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
  • Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says the government 'wants to ensure clarity and certainty for investment in projects this country needs,' with Natural Resources Minister
Supreme Court Chief Justice Richard Wagner, left, and Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade

House Speaker Fergus recuses himself from ruling on question of privilege on PM’s Montana vacation expenses

  • Plus, Optimum Publishing to host launch of the Mosaic Effect at the 3 Brasseurs on Oct. 25, and University of Toronto professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah,
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who represents Calgary Nose, Alta., expressed her dismay that the decision by House Speaker Greg Fergus, left, to recuse himself was made public online before members of the House were made aware. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

House Speaker Fergus recuses himself from ruling on question of privilege on PM’s Montana vacation expenses

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
  • Plus, Optimum Publishing to host launch of the Mosaic Effect at the 3 Brasseurs on Oct. 25, and University of Toronto professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah,

House Speaker Fergus recuses himself from ruling on question of privilege on PM’s Montana vacation expenses

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 23, 2023
  • Plus, Optimum Publishing to host launch of the Mosaic Effect at the 3 Brasseurs on Oct. 25, and University of Toronto professor Akwasi Owusu-Bempah,
Conservative MP Michelle Rempel Garner, who represents Calgary Nose, Alta., expressed her dismay that the decision by House Speaker Greg Fergus, left, to recuse himself was made public online before members of the House were made aware. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, Sam Garcia

New Treasury Board guidelines on outsourcing ‘may result in savings for professional services,’ says government, as billions in cuts on horizon

  • The feds are looking for 'mere cents on the dollar,' says Treasury Board president Anita Anand, as the government releases a managers' guide for
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 20, 2023
Anita Anand
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, pictured recently on the Hill, has tasked ministers across government with finding more than $15-billion in spending cuts over the next half decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

New Treasury Board guidelines on outsourcing ‘may result in savings for professional services,’ says government, as billions in cuts on horizon

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 20, 2023
  • The feds are looking for 'mere cents on the dollar,' says Treasury Board president Anita Anand, as the government releases a managers' guide for

New Treasury Board guidelines on outsourcing ‘may result in savings for professional services,’ says government, as billions in cuts on horizon

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 20, 2023
  • The feds are looking for 'mere cents on the dollar,' says Treasury Board president Anita Anand, as the government releases a managers' guide for
Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand, pictured recently on the Hill, has tasked ministers across government with finding more than $15-billion in spending cuts over the next half decade. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Sen. Tannas remains at helm of Canadian Senators Group following leadership vote

  • Plus, the prime minister has announced a new special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism, and former NDP national director Chris Watson
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 18, 2023
Senators Scott Tannas, left, Percy Downe, Rebecca Patterson, and Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler comprise the Canadian Senators Group 2023-2025 leadership team. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Sen. Tannas remains at helm of Canadian Senators Group following leadership vote

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 18, 2023
  • Plus, the prime minister has announced a new special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism, and former NDP national director Chris Watson

Sen. Tannas remains at helm of Canadian Senators Group following leadership vote

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 18, 2023
  • Plus, the prime minister has announced a new special envoy on preserving Holocaust remembrance and combatting antisemitism, and former NDP national director Chris Watson
Senators Scott Tannas, left, Percy Downe, Rebecca Patterson, and Flordeliz (Gigi) Osler comprise the Canadian Senators Group 2023-2025 leadership team. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, photographs courtesy of the Senate of Canada

Space Canada’s Hill event to showcase astronaut David Saint-Jacques

  • Plus, new House Speaker Greg Fergus launches the 2024-2025 Page Program, and Ottawa is set to host the Canada-CARICOM Summit.
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2023
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques spent 204 days on the International Space Station. He is scheduled to speak at a Space Canada event in Ottawa on Oct. 17. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency

Space Canada’s Hill event to showcase astronaut David Saint-Jacques

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2023
  • Plus, new House Speaker Greg Fergus launches the 2024-2025 Page Program, and Ottawa is set to host the Canada-CARICOM Summit.

Space Canada’s Hill event to showcase astronaut David Saint-Jacques

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2023
  • Plus, new House Speaker Greg Fergus launches the 2024-2025 Page Program, and Ottawa is set to host the Canada-CARICOM Summit.
Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques spent 204 days on the International Space Station. He is scheduled to speak at a Space Canada event in Ottawa on Oct. 17. Photograph courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency

Champagne lauded in innovation industry, but more can be done on infrastructure, faster regulatory updates, talent retention, say experts

  • Toronto Metropolitan University professor Wendy Cukier says 'I think we're seeing with the housing crisis that there may be an opportunity to really think
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2023
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured, has the 'ability to work with the corporate sector,' according to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Matthew Holmes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Champagne lauded in innovation industry, but more can be done on infrastructure, faster regulatory updates, talent retention, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2023
  • Toronto Metropolitan University professor Wendy Cukier says 'I think we're seeing with the housing crisis that there may be an opportunity to really think

Champagne lauded in innovation industry, but more can be done on infrastructure, faster regulatory updates, talent retention, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 16, 2023
  • Toronto Metropolitan University professor Wendy Cukier says 'I think we're seeing with the housing crisis that there may be an opportunity to really think
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, pictured, has the 'ability to work with the corporate sector,' according to the Canadian Chamber of Commerce's Matthew Holmes. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

MPs applaud deputy clerk Michel Patrice, who bows out after three decades on the Hill

  • Plus, Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga is named a Politician of the Year by One Young World, and the five finalists for the Balsillie Prize
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 11, 2023
Deputy House clerk of administration Michel Patrice is saying goodbye to Parliament Hill after 30 years serving in the House of Commons and in the Senate. Photograph courtesy of the Senate

MPs applaud deputy clerk Michel Patrice, who bows out after three decades on the Hill

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 11, 2023
  • Plus, Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga is named a Politician of the Year by One Young World, and the five finalists for the Balsillie Prize

MPs applaud deputy clerk Michel Patrice, who bows out after three decades on the Hill

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 11, 2023
  • Plus, Liberal MP Arielle Kayabaga is named a Politician of the Year by One Young World, and the five finalists for the Balsillie Prize
Deputy House clerk of administration Michel Patrice is saying goodbye to Parliament Hill after 30 years serving in the House of Commons and in the Senate. Photograph courtesy of the Senate

As Blair sets sights on nearly $1-billion DND cuts, pressure ramping up on Canada to spend more on defence, NATO commitments, say experts

  • 'It’s also important to exercise control over spending and make sure that we’re getting true value for every dollar that’s spent. That’s my responsibility,'
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 9, 2023
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says it's his responsibility 'to exercise control over spending and make sure that we’re getting true value for every dollar that’s spent' within the defence budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

As Blair sets sights on nearly $1-billion DND cuts, pressure ramping up on Canada to spend more on defence, NATO commitments, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 9, 2023
  • 'It’s also important to exercise control over spending and make sure that we’re getting true value for every dollar that’s spent. That’s my responsibility,'

As Blair sets sights on nearly $1-billion DND cuts, pressure ramping up on Canada to spend more on defence, NATO commitments, say experts

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 9, 2023
  • 'It’s also important to exercise control over spending and make sure that we’re getting true value for every dollar that’s spent. That’s my responsibility,'
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says it's his responsibility 'to exercise control over spending and make sure that we’re getting true value for every dollar that’s spent' within the defence budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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