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Early retirement offer to federal public servants causing ‘chaos’ in public service: union

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Key legislation that offers early retirement to some public servants is tied to the budget implementation bill, but Senator Peter Boehm, a former longtime public servant and deputy minister, said officials began planning for job reductions ‘some time ago' and aren’t waiting for legislation to go through.

Early retirement offer to federal public servants causing ‘chaos’ in public service: union

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

Key legislation that offers early retirement to some public servants is tied to the budget implementation bill, but Senator Peter Boehm, a former longtime public servant and deputy minister, said officials began planning for job reductions ‘some time ago' and aren’t waiting for legislation to go through.

Indian envoy calls on Canada to revive Canada-India Parliamentary Friendship Group ahead of Carney’s visit

NewsBY RIDDHI KACHHELA

Feds looking for Canadian steel supplier to keep high-speed rail project on track

NewsBY IREM KOCA

‘Premature’ to call NDP leadership race for top fundraiser Lewis, say politicos, with ranked ballot giving McPherson the edge

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

Canadians concerned about AI’s impact on environment, children: federal consultation

NewsBY DAVIS LEGREE

Ministers could exempt businesses from laws within ‘regulatory sandbox’ outlined in budget bill

NewsBY MARLO GLASS

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

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BY IREM KOCA

NDP calls for feds to pull the plug on American F-35 order, and buy Swedish Gripen planes instead

BY MARLO GLASS

Job cuts could hit CBSA and DND amid hiring blitz, union says

BY DAVIS LEGREE

‘Where’s the plan B?’: media executives ask for contingency plan if Liberals axe Online Streaming Act during trade talks

Tory Senator Housakos proposes invoking notwithstanding clause to uphold certain mandatory minimums

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Bill S-240 responds to an October 2025 Supreme Court ruling that mandatory minimums for child sexual abuse material offences violate Sec. 12 of the Charter.

Tory Senator Housakos proposes invoking notwithstanding clause to uphold certain mandatory minimums

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Bill S-240 responds to an October 2025 Supreme Court ruling that mandatory minimums for child sexual abuse material offences violate Sec. 12 of the Charter.

DND spurns House committee request for roadmap to comply with info czar’s orders

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

Culture Minister Miller says Canada can’t cross CanCon ‘red lines’ in U.S. trade negotiations

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Despite early ‘spirit of co-operation’ on some bills, Liberal agenda still failing to launch in Parliament, say politicos

NewsBY STUART BENSON

Feds prioritize speed in trade agenda as MPs raise alarm over transparency

NewsBY NEIL MOSS

FeatureBY CHRISTINA LEADLAY

GG Mary Simon wraps six-day Nordic tour on Feb. 7

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

Who’s backing the NDP leadership contenders?

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

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

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Parliamentary Calendar

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

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

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The newly elected 20-member national council will elect party president at its first meeting tomorrow.

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

The newly elected 20-member national council will elect party president at its first meeting tomorrow.

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

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

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

Both the MP, a practising physician, and infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch warn that progress made in reducing the prevalence of various diseases, including HIV, could stall.

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

NewsBY TESSIE SANCI

Both the MP, a practising physician, and infectious disease specialist Dr. Isaac Bogoch warn that progress made in reducing the prevalence of various diseases, including HIV, could stall.

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY ELEANOR WAND

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY JESSE CNOCKAERT

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

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

NewsBY ABBAS RANA

Politics This Morning

Canada’s Nuuk consulate opens for business

Ministers blitz the committees

Anand attends Rubio’s critical minerals gathering in Washington

The Senate reconvenes

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

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

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

Politics

Jamil Jivani went to Washington

Bringing investment banking rigor to Ottawa

Immigration Minister Diab hires former P.E.I. Liberal Party executive director

Politicos pack the room for Harper’s portrait unveiling

Foreign Policy

Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin

The last arms control treaty expires

Massive military spending needs protection from abuse and fraud

Is Iran pretending to have nukes?

Carney ’s embrace of middle power status sends us ‘back to the future’

Finance and Budget

Three measures to tackle ‘wicked’ health policy problems

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

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

Lobbying

Ottawa’s lowered lobbying registration thresholds will reshape government relations

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

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

Legislation

NDP MP McPherson tables bill to ban company unions

Return of Parliament: MPs should buckle up

The independent Senate in 2026: an anchor of stability

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

Public Service

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

Federal public servants rally on Hill against job cuts

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

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

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