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Jean-Yves Duclos
On Dec. 17, Public Services and Procurement Canada, led by Minister Jean-Yves Duclos, released its 2024 departmental results report which showed a $92-million overall rise in spending from the previous fiscal year. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 8, 2024
On Dec. 3, Treasury Board President Anita Anand appeared at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to take questions about cuts to the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 8, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | December 8, 2024
On Dec. 3, Treasury Board President Anita Anand appeared at the House Government Operations and Estimates Committee to take questions about cuts to the public service. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 28, 2024
Indigenous researcher Crystal Semaganis says former minister Randy Boissonnault should not remain in Liberal caucus amid allegations his former company falsely claimed Indigenous status in bids to secure federal funds. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 28, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 28, 2024
Indigenous researcher Crystal Semaganis says former minister Randy Boissonnault should not remain in Liberal caucus amid allegations his former company falsely claimed Indigenous status in bids to secure federal funds. Screenshot courtesy of ParlVu
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 28, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says 'Treasury Board has made a decision to exempt the Department of National Defence and the CAF from any other reductions that are currently being contemplated' as feds seek to find $15-billion in savings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 28, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 28, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says 'Treasury Board has made a decision to exempt the Department of National Defence and the CAF from any other reductions that are currently being contemplated' as feds seek to find $15-billion in savings. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 27, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says he is 'in a hurry' to accelerate procurement efforts to meet the urgent needs of the Canadian Armed Forces, but he needs help from the defence industry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 27, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 27, 2024
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair says he is 'in a hurry' to accelerate procurement efforts to meet the urgent needs of the Canadian Armed Forces, but he needs help from the defence industry. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 26, 2024
Randy Boissonnault resigned from cabinet on Nov. 20, following reports that Global Health Imports Corporation, a firm he previously co-owned, described itself as 'wholly Indigenous-owned' in bids for federal contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 26, 2024
News | BY IREM KOCA | November 26, 2024
Randy Boissonnault resigned from cabinet on Nov. 20, following reports that Global Health Imports Corporation, a firm he previously co-owned, described itself as 'wholly Indigenous-owned' in bids for federal contracts. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 6, 2020
From right to left: PSPC Minister Anita Anand, Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, and Health Minister Patty Hajdu are pictured addressing media in the West Block on March 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 6, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | May 6, 2020
From right to left: PSPC Minister Anita Anand, Industry Minister Navdeep Bains, Public Safety Minister Bill Blair, Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, and Health Minister Patty Hajdu are pictured addressing media in the West Block on March 20. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 22, 2020
Construction workers, pictured on April 22 on Wellington Street, continue to work on projects around the parliamentary precinct amid the outbreak, though operations have been scaled back following the Ontario government's moratorium. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 22, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 22, 2020
Construction workers, pictured on April 22 on Wellington Street, continue to work on projects around the parliamentary precinct amid the outbreak, though operations have been scaled back following the Ontario government's moratorium. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 22, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, right, and Government House Leader and Quebec Lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez, are pictured at a press conference on COVID-19 on April 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 22, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 22, 2020
Finance Minister Bill Morneau, right, and Government House Leader and Quebec Lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez, are pictured at a press conference on COVID-19 on April 11. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 22, 2020
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Oct. 21, 2019, after the official results of the 2019 federal election rolled in, which saw his party returned to government with a minority. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 22, 2020
FeatureBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | April 22, 2020
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, pictured on Oct. 21, 2019, after the official results of the 2019 federal election rolled in, which saw his party returned to government with a minority. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 20, 2020
Senator Peter Harder says the public service is now implementing an extraordinary set of programs over a short period of time, with very large economic costs and huge consequences to their being efficiently and effectively and quickly delivered. 'I made the allusion once that if the public service was a hockey team, it would be a team of goalies because it was better not to be scored on than to score,” said Sen. Peter Harder. “We won’t get through this if we don’t have a full-fledged hockey team, with forwards and risk takers, people who are prepared to see a goal being scored because the game needs to be won. And that requires public institutions like the Senate, the House of Commons, the auditor general, and others who are charged with ensuring proper oversight, are also aware that we need a culture of risk taking and innovation in the public service.” The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 20, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 20, 2020
Senator Peter Harder says the public service is now implementing an extraordinary set of programs over a short period of time, with very large economic costs and huge consequences to their being efficiently and effectively and quickly delivered. 'I made the allusion once that if the public service was a hockey team, it would be a team of goalies because it was better not to be scored on than to score,” said Sen. Peter Harder. “We won’t get through this if we don’t have a full-fledged hockey team, with forwards and risk takers, people who are prepared to see a goal being scored because the game needs to be won. And that requires public institutions like the Senate, the House of Commons, the auditor general, and others who are charged with ensuring proper oversight, are also aware that we need a culture of risk taking and innovation in the public service.” The Hill Times file photograph
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2020
Gatineau police enforce a provincial order to halt non-essential travel to and from Quebec in Gatineau on the north end of the Portage Bridge from Ottawa on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2020
News | BY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | April 3, 2020
Gatineau police enforce a provincial order to halt non-essential travel to and from Quebec in Gatineau on the north end of the Portage Bridge from Ottawa on April 1. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2020
Nancy Chahwan, Chief Human Resources Officer with the Treasury Board Secretariat, issued a message to all deputy ministers and heads of human resources on March 21 defining a 'critical service' as one that 'if disrupted, would result in a high or very high degree of injury to the health, safety, security or economic well-being of Canadians, or to the effective functioning of the Government of Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2020
Nancy Chahwan, Chief Human Resources Officer with the Treasury Board Secretariat, issued a message to all deputy ministers and heads of human resources on March 21 defining a 'critical service' as one that 'if disrupted, would result in a high or very high degree of injury to the health, safety, security or economic well-being of Canadians, or to the effective functioning of the Government of Canada.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 25, 2020
The Centre Block building, pictured on Jan. 20. Pictured in the forefront is the site of excavation work related to construction of the final phase of the new Visitors' Welcome Centre. Work on both sites continues amid COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 25, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 25, 2020
The Centre Block building, pictured on Jan. 20. Pictured in the forefront is the site of excavation work related to construction of the final phase of the new Visitors' Welcome Centre. Work on both sites continues amid COVID-19. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos is pictured at the National Press Theatre for a press conference on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020
President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Duclos is pictured at the National Press Theatre for a press conference on the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 16. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 18, 2020
Public Services and Procurement Canada's assistant deputy minister for parliamentary infrastructure, Rob Wright, centre, is pictured with Jennifer Garrett, PSPC's director general for the Centre Block renovation project, at a House committee meeting in May 2019. The BOIE wants Mr. Wright, or his designate, to act as a liaison for its newly established subcommittee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 18, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 18, 2020
Public Services and Procurement Canada's assistant deputy minister for parliamentary infrastructure, Rob Wright, centre, is pictured with Jennifer Garrett, PSPC's director general for the Centre Block renovation project, at a House committee meeting in May 2019. The BOIE wants Mr. Wright, or his designate, to act as a liaison for its newly established subcommittee. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2020
Liberal Whip Mark Holland, left, and NDP House Leader Peter Julian have expressed reservations about creating a joint process with Senators to oversee renovations to the Centre Block building, but Senators Jim Munson and Don Plett, right, say they're in favour of the idea. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2020
News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | March 4, 2020
Liberal Whip Mark Holland, left, and NDP House Leader Peter Julian have expressed reservations about creating a joint process with Senators to oversee renovations to the Centre Block building, but Senators Jim Munson and Don Plett, right, say they're in favour of the idea. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020
Public Service Alliance of Canada members hold a demonstration outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, to mark the fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020
Public Service Alliance of Canada members hold a demonstration outside Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office in Ottawa on Feb. 28, to mark the fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade