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Black Class Action Secretariat President Nicholas Marcus Thompson, pictured Dec. 10, 2024, centre holding a petition, at a rally with PSAC National President Sharon DeSousa, pictured left in white, and other public service unions outside the Prime Minister’s Office. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 25, 2024
The filibuster has put the approval of estimates, which includes $21.6-billion in proposed government spending, at risk. Clockwise (L-R): Government House Leader Karina Gould, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Defence Minister Bill Blair, NDP MP Don Davies, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 25, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 25, 2024
The filibuster has put the approval of estimates, which includes $21.6-billion in proposed government spending, at risk. Clockwise (L-R): Government House Leader Karina Gould, Treasury Board President Anita Anand, Defence Minister Bill Blair, NDP MP Don Davies, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, and Conservative House Leader Andrew Scheer. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | November 20, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand is under intense pressure from unions to share the surplus and improve pensions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | November 20, 2024
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | November 20, 2024
Treasury Board President Anita Anand
Treasury Board President Anita Anand is under intense pressure from unions to share the surplus and improve pensions. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | November 18, 2024
The public service is currently engaged in a values and ethics exercise. The political environment is making it increasingly necessary for public service leadership to define the values that shape and guide the organization, writes Lori Turnbull.    The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | November 18, 2024
Opinion | BY LORI TURNBULL | November 18, 2024
The public service is currently engaged in a values and ethics exercise. The political environment is making it increasingly necessary for public service leadership to define the values that shape and guide the organization, writes Lori Turnbull.    The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 18, 2024
Canadian Association of Professional Employees President Nathan Prier, left, and Public Service Alliance of Canada National President Sharon DeSousa say the feds could save money by allowing more telework in the civil service. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 18, 2024
News | BY SOPHALL DUCH | November 18, 2024
Canadian Association of Professional Employees President Nathan Prier, left, and Public Service Alliance of Canada National President Sharon DeSousa say the feds could save money by allowing more telework in the civil service. The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | November 13, 2024
Anita Anand
In her latest letter to departments, Treasury Board President Anita Anand made clear that 'savings are expected to be drawn from operating budgets and through natural attrition' to 'the greatest extent possible.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | November 13, 2024
News | BY KATHRYN MAY | November 13, 2024
Anita Anand
In her latest letter to departments, Treasury Board President Anita Anand made clear that 'savings are expected to be drawn from operating budgets and through natural attrition' to 'the greatest extent possible.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
Police, pictured Feb. 17, 2022, beginning to remove Freedom Convoy protesters from downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 21, 2022
Police, pictured Feb. 17, 2022, beginning to remove Freedom Convoy protesters from downtown Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Janice Charette, left, is the current Clerk of the Privy Council. After last week’s senior public servant shuffle, her new deputy deputy minister for immigration, refugees, and citizenship is Christiane Fox, while Gina Wilson is now the top bureaucrat at Indigenous Services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photographs
Janice Charette, left, is the current Clerk of the Privy Council. After last week’s senior public servant shuffle, her new deputy deputy minister for immigration, refugees, and citizenship is Christiane Fox, while Gina Wilson is now the top bureaucrat at Indigenous Services. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade, file photographs
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
In one of the largest senior civil service shuffles in Canada's history, David Morrison, far left, leaves the Privy Council Office to become the deputy minister of international trade, Jody Thomas, second from left, and Dan Costello, second from right, enter the office as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser and his foreign and defence policy adviser, respectively, while Bill Matthews, far right, becomes the deputy minister of National Defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
News | BY NEIL MOSS | January 12, 2022
In one of the largest senior civil service shuffles in Canada's history, David Morrison, far left, leaves the Privy Council Office to become the deputy minister of international trade, Jody Thomas, second from left, and Dan Costello, second from right, enter the office as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national security and intelligence adviser and his foreign and defence policy adviser, respectively, while Bill Matthews, far right, becomes the deputy minister of National Defence. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade and photographs courtesy of Twitter
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 16, 2021
Nathalie Drouin, who has been the deputy minister of justice since June 2017, is now the deputy clerk of the Privy Council Office and associate secretary to the cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 16, 2021
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 16, 2021
Nathalie Drouin, who has been the deputy minister of justice since June 2017, is now the deputy clerk of the Privy Council Office and associate secretary to the cabinet. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY AHSAN HABIB | February 22, 2021
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured Jan. 21, 2019, on the Hill. Municipalities across Canada will need help from the federal government to restore the usage of and confidence in mass transit services, writes Ahsan Habib. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
Opinion | BY AHSAN HABIB | February 22, 2021
Opinion | BY AHSAN HABIB | February 22, 2021
Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, pictured Jan. 21, 2019, on the Hill. Municipalities across Canada will need help from the federal government to restore the usage of and confidence in mass transit services, writes Ahsan Habib. The Hill Times photograph by Cynthia Münster
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
The Prime Minister's Office recently announced a shake-up in the senior public service ranks, with past the Public Health Agency of Canada president joining the Privy Council Office as a 'senior official.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
FeatureBY NEIL MOSS | September 23, 2020
The Prime Minister's Office recently announced a shake-up in the senior public service ranks, with past the Public Health Agency of Canada president joining the Privy Council Office as a 'senior official.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2020
PIPSC president Debi Daviau, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward, right. Mr. Aylwatd says one major issue around workers returning to the workplace is how to ensure 'physical distancing can be respected.' The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2020
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2020
PIPSC president Debi Daviau, left, and PSAC national president Chris Aylward, right. Mr. Aylwatd says one major issue around workers returning to the workplace is how to ensure 'physical distancing can be respected.' The Hill Times photographs by Sam Garcia, Andrew Meade
Opinion | BY LISA M. OLSON | November 20, 2019
While there has been tremendous progress in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis over the past two decades, more than two-thirds of treated patients still do not achieve clinical remission or low disease activity treatment targets, writes Lisa M. Olson. Photograph courtesy of Adobe Stock/AbbVie Canada
Opinion | BY LISA M. OLSON | November 20, 2019
Opinion | BY LISA M. OLSON | November 20, 2019
While there has been tremendous progress in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis over the past two decades, more than two-thirds of treated patients still do not achieve clinical remission or low disease activity treatment targets, writes Lisa M. Olson. Photograph courtesy of Adobe Stock/AbbVie Canada
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a number of top appointments in the federal public service in the final weeks leading up to the soon-to-be-called election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2019
FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 11, 2019
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a number of top appointments in the federal public service in the final weeks leading up to the soon-to-be-called election. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 26, 2019
'Folks in the tech sector love to fall in love with problems,' says Aaron Snow, who leads a team of a few dozen people tasked with solving the government's digital service problems. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 26, 2019
News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 26, 2019
'Folks in the tech sector love to fall in love with problems,' says Aaron Snow, who leads a team of a few dozen people tasked with solving the government's digital service problems. The Hill Times photograph by Mike Lapointe
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
Marta Morgan, who currently heads Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, was tapped to be Ian Shugart's replacement as deputy minister of foreign affairs starting May 6. Photography courtesy of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | May 1, 2019
Marta Morgan, who currently heads Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada, was tapped to be Ian Shugart's replacement as deputy minister of foreign affairs starting May 6. Photography courtesy of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says that the population of the core federal public service is only now meeting the middle years of the former Conservative government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
News | BY EMILY HAWS | April 24, 2019
PSAC national president Chris Aylward says that the population of the core federal public service is only now meeting the middle years of the former Conservative government. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade