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Privy Council Clerk John Hannaford. As the idea of public service as a 'vocation' slips away, perhaps talk of 'values' needs to be complemented by talk of the 'value proposition' for Canadians of maintaining a large, expensive public service, writes Lori Turnbull.  The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 15, 2024
Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos Minister, commissioned $19.4-million of public opinion research for 36 government departments in the past fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 15, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | August 15, 2024
Minister Jean-Yves Duclos
Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos Minister, commissioned $19.4-million of public opinion research for 36 government departments in the past fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 7, 2024
Black Class Action Secretariat CEO Nicholas Marcus Thompson addresses an Emancipation Day rally calling for action on workplace discrimination within the PCO on Aug. 1 at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 7, 2024
News | BY STUART BENSON | August 7, 2024
Black Class Action Secretariat CEO Nicholas Marcus Thompson addresses an Emancipation Day rally calling for action on workplace discrimination within the PCO on Aug. 1 at the Office of the Prime Minister and Privy Council. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 14, 2024
Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, told reporters on June 12 that the report was 'a major clarion call for action.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 14, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | June 14, 2024
Liberal MP David McGuinty, chair of the National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians, told reporters on June 12 that the report was 'a major clarion call for action.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 16, 2024
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are now subject to B.C.’s privacy laws, following a May 15 court ruling. The parties have 30 days to appeal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 16, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | May 16, 2024
The parties of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh are now subject to B.C.’s privacy laws, following a May 15 court ruling. The parties have 30 days to appeal. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 15, 2024
The parties led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh lost in a court application on April 10 to delay a judicial review over how their parties use Canadian voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 15, 2024
News | BY IAN CAMPBELL | April 15, 2024
The parties led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh lost in a court application on April 10 to delay a judicial review over how their parties use Canadian voters' personal data. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 20, 2018
The Phoenix pay system mess, says auditor general Michael Ferguson, stems from what he calls the ‘broken...culture’ of the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 20, 2018
Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | June 20, 2018
The Phoenix pay system mess, says auditor general Michael Ferguson, stems from what he calls the ‘broken...culture’ of the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 19, 2017
The office of Treasury Board President Scott Brison says he is taking the 'challenge' of Canada's aging workforce seriously, and committed to 'the need for less rigid hierarchies' in government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 19, 2017
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 19, 2017
The office of Treasury Board President Scott Brison says he is taking the 'challenge' of Canada's aging workforce seriously, and committed to 'the need for less rigid hierarchies' in government. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 14, 2017
PCO deputy secretary Matthew Mendelsohn addresses attendees at a workshop at the NAC put on by Facebook to explore how the federal government can use data better. Photograph courtesy of Facebook
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 14, 2017
News | BY DEREK ABMA | June 14, 2017
PCO deputy secretary Matthew Mendelsohn addresses attendees at a workshop at the NAC put on by Facebook to explore how the federal government can use data better. Photograph courtesy of Facebook
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2017
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, left, says he has to account for the objectivity of the public service while crafting changes to the government's transparency regime. Former clerk of the privy council Mel Cappe says making the public service's work public can have negative consequences. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | April 12, 2017
Treasury Board President Scott Brison, left, says he has to account for the objectivity of the public service while crafting changes to the government's transparency regime. Former clerk of the privy council Mel Cappe says making the public service's work public can have negative consequences. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 3, 2017
Shaun Webb, left, and Stephen Harper in the corridors outside the House of Commons Chamber. Mr. Webb died last week at the age of 34. Photograph courtesy of Harper & Associates
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 3, 2017
News | BY DEREK ABMA | April 3, 2017
Shaun Webb, left, and Stephen Harper in the corridors outside the House of Commons Chamber. Mr. Webb died last week at the age of 34. Photograph courtesy of Harper & Associates
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by, from left, PCO appointments and special events coordinator Ima Armani, Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, and Governor General David Johnston during a January cabinet shuffle ceremony. The 2016 federal budget put a lot more on the PCO's to-do list. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
News | BY PETER MAZEREEUW | March 22, 2017
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by, from left, PCO appointments and special events coordinator Ima Armani, Clerk of the Privy Council Michael Wernick, and Governor General David Johnston during a January cabinet shuffle ceremony. The 2016 federal budget put a lot more on the PCO's to-do list. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | March 20, 2017
Parliamentary Press Gallery technical services coordinator Normand Gagnon is retiring this week after 30 years with the organization. Photograph courtesy of Normand Gagnon
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | March 20, 2017
FeatureBY DEREK ABMA | March 20, 2017
Parliamentary Press Gallery technical services coordinator Normand Gagnon is retiring this week after 30 years with the organization. Photograph courtesy of Normand Gagnon
News | BY DEREK ABMA | March 13, 2017
The Langevin Block in downtown Ottawa, where the Privy Council Office and Prime Minister's Office are housed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY DEREK ABMA | March 13, 2017
News | BY DEREK ABMA | March 13, 2017
The Langevin Block in downtown Ottawa, where the Privy Council Office and Prime Minister's Office are housed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | February 27, 2017
The five-year review was blocked for another five years, until a few weeks ago, when TBS President Scott Brison suddenly handed the task to a parliamentary committee—without any explanation of this extraordinary delay or the recent change of heart. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | February 27, 2017
Opinion | BY DAVID HUTTON | February 27, 2017
The five-year review was blocked for another five years, until a few weeks ago, when TBS President Scott Brison suddenly handed the task to a parliamentary committee—without any explanation of this extraordinary delay or the recent change of heart. The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | January 16, 2017
Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd, left, and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson have each been give interim six-month extensions in their jobs. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | January 16, 2017
News | BY DEREK ABMA | January 16, 2017
Lobbying Commissioner Karen Shepherd, left, and Ethics Commissioner Mary Dawson have each been give interim six-month extensions in their jobs. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
Opinion | August 1, 2016
Opinion | August 1, 2016
Opinion | August 1, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 4, 2016
Karen Shepherd, left, and Mary Dawson be given interim extensions to their jobs of lobbying commissioner and ethics commissioner, respectively, though it remains unclear what the long-term plan is for these roles.. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 4, 2016
News | BY DEREK ABMA | July 4, 2016
Karen Shepherd, left, and Mary Dawson be given interim extensions to their jobs of lobbying commissioner and ethics commissioner, respectively, though it remains unclear what the long-term plan is for these roles.. The Hill Times photographs by Jake Wright