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Public servant says spending review is ‘gutting the wrong people’ as notices continue to hit desks

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Anne Lavergne is just one of 22,000 workers from across the federal public service who have received notices that their job may be at risk.

Public servant says spending review is ‘gutting the wrong people’ as notices continue to hit desks

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Anne Lavergne is just one of 22,000 workers from across the federal public service who have received notices that their job may be at risk.

Top takeaways from the Conservative Party convention

NewsBY ABBAS RANA, PETER MAZEREEUW

With Liberals trying to ‘manufacture’ a reason for a snap spring election, election readiness top of mind for Conservatives, says campaign director Outhouse

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Carney’s Davos speech helped ‘stiffen spines,’ but PM will have to make tough choices to protect Canada’s sovereignty, say two former cabinet ministers

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Delegates tap eight new Conservative Party national councillors, as 10 incumbents are re-elected or acclaimed

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

‘A Davos bump’: surge in Carney’s popularity eclipses Liberal support in polls

NewsBY CHRISTOPHER GULY

Canada can’t afford to leave qualified physicians on the sidelines

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BY TESSIE SANCI

Lack of flexibility, questions about long-term funding have been stumbling blocks in signing pharmacare deals, say some premiers

BY ABBAS RANA

Conservatives to elect members of powerful national council today: Canada needs ‘Pierre Poilievre as the next prime minister, we’re united’

BY PETER MAZEREEUW

‘The best is yet to come’: Poilievre takes Conservative leadership vote with 87 per cent support after final pitch

Conservatives ‘ready to go’ in case of a snap election, says Conservative Fund chair Staley and MP Cooper

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Conservatives are preparing for an election in case one is called this year, says Lionel Loganath, an Ontario candidate of record.

Conservatives ‘ready to go’ in case of a snap election, says Conservative Fund chair Staley and MP Cooper

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Conservatives are preparing for an election in case one is called this year, says Lionel Loganath, an Ontario candidate of record.

Industrial benefits policy needs a ‘relook,’ says ex-senior public servant, as Conservative MP pushes for contract records

NewsBY IREM KOCA

Treasury Board outlines more than 8,000 job cuts in first phases of public service revamp

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

‘Diseases do not recognize borders’: U.S. decision to leave WHO ignores reality of how diseases spread, says Liberal MP Powlowski

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Canada’s largest pension manager ‘backsliding’ on climate, risks being unable to pay out pensions: report

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

Harper’s official portrait to be unveiled on Tuesday, Feb. 3

Rob Batherson debriefs on Poilievre’s leadership win and what’s next for Conservatives

FeatureBY KATE MALLOY

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Best Books in 2025

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND | UPDATED January 29, 2026

Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

Sheila Copps on Greenland, a 2026 election, and the return of Parliament

Innovation strategy, particularly in high-tech sectors, needed as Canada diversifies trade, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Reversing Canada’s weak innovation performance is 'more urgent than ever,' according to a report by the Council of Canadian Academies.

Innovation strategy, particularly in high-tech sectors, needed as Canada diversifies trade, say experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Reversing Canada’s weak innovation performance is 'more urgent than ever,' according to a report by the Council of Canadian Academies.

Amid election speculation and Liberals’ rise in polls, Poilievre’s Conservatives congregate in Calgary for high-stakes leadership review

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

MPs celebrate canola tariff relief, but national security, pork, remain opposition concerns with China

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Bloc MP Perron condemns ‘ridiculous’ spending cuts that will shutter research farms across Canada

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

MPs eye support for expat voters as PROC study on special ballot challenges wraps

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Union warns foreign ministry cuts will hamper delivery of Carney doctrine

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Emergencies Act architect says courts checked government overreach, advises against further appeal

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Parliamentary Calendar

Conservatives converge on Calgary, cast ballots on Poilievre’s leadership at convention happening Jan. 29-31

Re-engaging with China, with Senator Yuen Pau Woo

The Hill Times’ Top 100 Lobbyists in 2025: lobbyists prepare for ‘significant reset’ as federal election begins

Tracking job cuts in the federal public service

Mark Critch on Donald Trump, Canadian politics, and being TikTok famous

Housing Minister Robertson ‘well regarded’ for municipal background, but needs a vision for housing, say sector experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada is still nowhere near the level needed to make housing affordable for the middle class, and despite Robertson's municipal bonafides, the federal plan is still not well defined, say observers and critics.

Housing Minister Robertson ‘well regarded’ for municipal background, but needs a vision for housing, say sector experts

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

Canada is still nowhere near the level needed to make housing affordable for the middle class, and despite Robertson's municipal bonafides, the federal plan is still not well defined, say observers and critics.

‘I will always be an advocate,’ says retiring Indigenous senior civil servant Gina Wilson after decades working to ‘bridge worlds’

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

‘Not a chance’: Green Leader May says she can’t support budget omnibus bill without major changes, but NDP skeptical

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Senators push Canada to host future Olympics as committee eyes potential bid for 2038

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

‘Unprecedented’ 2025 for canola industry, with record-breaking economic lobbying

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

House winter session expected to be ‘very consequential’ with affordability issues, global trade, and possible referendums, say politicos

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

If an election were held today, the Liberals would capture 41 per cent of voters, while the Conservatives would take 39 per cent, according to Abacus Data survey data released on Jan. 22.

House winter session expected to be ‘very consequential’ with affordability issues, global trade, and possible referendums, say politicos

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

If an election were held today, the Liberals would capture 41 per cent of voters, while the Conservatives would take 39 per cent, according to Abacus Data survey data released on Jan. 22.

With threats to Canada’s sovereignty and mounting economic challenges, MPs should work together or face an early election, says Coteau

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

With threats to Canada’s sovereignty and mounting economic challenges, MPs should work together or face an early election, says Coteau

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Health workforce, toxic drug crisis on health critics’ agendas this winter

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Health workforce, toxic drug crisis on health critics’ agendas this winter

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Make federal funding permanent for Canada’s suicide crisis helpline, say Conservative and NDP critics

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Make federal funding permanent for Canada’s suicide crisis helpline, say Conservative and NDP critics

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Politics This Morning

Arctic summit kickstarts in Norway

Pierre Poilievre

Poilievre gets his verdict from the grassroots

Conservatives to vote on Poilievre’s leadership in Calgary tonight

Carney meets the premiers

COVID-19

CUSMA must do more than protect trade—it must secure Canada’s life sciences future

Union raises alarm over pending Public Health Agency job cuts

Forest fire travel ban backlash demonstrates lack of investment in trust post-COVID, says public health expert

Theresa Tam

Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic

Election

Ontario national councillor Mitas expected to challenge Barber for Conservative Party presidency

Conservative national council confirms Kurek as candidate in Battle River-Crowfoot, Poilievre to run in a different riding in next election

Conservatives outspent Liberals by $1.2-million during the 2025 election

Next year ‘an important one for Quebec’ as possibility of referendum looms, say Bloc MP, politicos

Politics

Minister Lightbound, Secretary of State van Koeverden add to teams

Poilievre’s next hurdle: winning broader support

Referendum fever: it’s like Waiting for Godot

The missing mandate in Canadian innovation policy

Foreign Policy

America’s drug-pricing reset will reverberate far beyond Washington

Pete Hoekstra

U.S. envoy is making Canada’s F-35 decision a no-brainer

Multilateralism isn’t dead—it’s being forced to deliver

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Basing policy on values is key: International Women’s Forum panel session

Finance and Budget

Three measures to tackle ‘wicked’ health policy problems

MPs face a choice this Parliament: play partisan games or meet the moment

IMF report says Canada’s elevated trade uncertainty reinforces long-standing weaknesses in productivity and competitiveness

Liberals ‘taking a sledgehammer’ to the public service, says interim NDP leader Davies

Lobbying

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

Libya was a warning, Venezuela is the test

‘It’s like molasses in January’: pharmacare implementation stalled, say health-care groups, but others argue time needed to get deals right

Canada’s auto sector ‘hangs in the balance’ as CUSMA review looms in 2026: ‘there’s no sugar-coating it, this is going to be a critical year for the industry’

Legislation

NDP MP McPherson tables bill to ban company unions

The independent Senate in 2026: an anchor of stability

Return of Parliament: MPs should buckle up

After a year of inaction, the Carney Liberals must show up for work in 2026

Public Service

Federal public servants rally on Hill against job cuts

Public service watchdog sounds alarm over funding shortfall to investigate whistleblower complaints

Public service job cuts will be ‘minimal’ in procurement and contracting roles, says PSPC

‘Who do you remain loyal to?’: courting Bay Street talent to Major Projects Office invites conflict-of-interest ‘tension,’ says expert

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