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Prime Minister Mark Carney's first budget bill includes an early retirement incentive as a way to reduce the size of the public service without directly cutting jobs. Bill C-15 is currently being considered by various parliamentary committees. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Conservative Senate Leader Leo Housakos called the government's response to the Senneville ruling in Bill C-16 insufficient 'window dressing.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
PSAC national president Sharon DeSousa, centre left, and vice-president Alex Silas join union members at a picket outside the West Block on Jan. 28. Newly released data identifies at least 8,230 jobs to be cut across dozens of departments via the workforce adjustment program. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Liberal MP Marcus Powlowski, a practising medical doctor, says that while it’s not an MP's place to provide opinion on the U.S. government's decisions, he also said he feels compelled to comment on the importance of countries supporting international institutions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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