Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
  • Menu
Search
Close this search box.
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Archives
  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy
  • Hill Life & People
  • Podcast
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Archives
  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy
  • Hill Life & People
  • Podcast
  • Free Trial
  • Get free News Updates
  • SIGN IN
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Free Trial
  • Get free News Updates
  • SIGN IN
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Get free News Updates
  • {email}
    • Administration
    • Account Settings
    • Logout
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • Get free News Updates
  • {email}
    • Administration
    • Account Settings
    • Logout
  • SUBSCRIBE
Ht-Logo-gigapixel-icon
  • Menu
Search
Close this search box.
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
Menu
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
My Account
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
  • Free Trial
  • Sign in
Monday, December 23, 2024
Canada’s Politics and Government News Source Since 1989
Latest Paper
Monday, December 23, 2024 | Latest Paper
Subscribe Now

TRENDING:

  • Cabinet shuffle
    • Minister moves
    • Photos
  • Hill Climbers
  • Trudeau’s future
  • Public accounts
  • Freeland’s opportunism
  • Africa strategy
  • All Politics Poll
  • Border security
  • Cabinet shuffle
    • Minister moves
    • Photos
  • Hill Climbers
  • Trudeau’s future
  • Public accounts
  • Freeland’s opportunism
  • Africa strategy
  • All Politics Poll
  • Border security

New report casts doubt on DND meeting ambitious spending commitments

If not enough spending is allocated to DND, spending will likely fall short first on capital projects, like procuring military equipment.

A model advanced fight jet, pictured at the 2016 CANSEC trade show. Vendors may have high hopes for government purchases of new military hardware, but a recent fiscal analysis suggests that not enough money has been flowing out the door. The Hill Times file photograph
News
BY JOLSON LIM
May 28, 2018
News | BY JOLSON LIM | May 28, 2018

Sponsored content

sponsored content

Get The Foreign Policy Newsletter

The key issues and people influencing Canadian foreign policy and diplomacy. Thursday.

By entering your email address you consent to receive email from The Hill Times containing news, analysis, updates and offers. You may unsubscribe at any time. See our privacy policy

FOLLOW THE HILL TIMES:

LICENSING

PODCAST

ALERTS

LICENSING

PODCAST

ALERTS

Want to make sure your whole office has the full Hill Times experience?

We have team plans available for companies, organizations, classes, Parliament Hill offices and more. Fill out this form and find out if your team is eligible for a discount.

More News

Prime Minister’s Office confirms it cancelled year-end media interviews following fallout from Freeland’s bombshell mic drop

NewsBY SOPHALL DUCH

Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle fails to quiet doubts about his future

NewsBY IAN CAMPBELL

Trudeau promotes eight Liberal MPs, moves ministers in long-awaited cabinet shuffle

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN, IAN CAMPBELL, SOPHALL DUCH, STUART BENSON | UPDATED December 20, 2024

Senate standoff sees Conservatives wield ‘exceptional and rarely used’ motion, putting two private members’ bills on ice

NewsBY PETER MAZEREEUW
MPs in the House of Commons Chamber

House approves new funds, office handover rules ahead of next election

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the Liberal National Caucus holiday party in Ottawa on Dec. 17, 2024. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Miller, Anand, MacKinnon expected to get new portfolios in Friday cabinet shuffle: Liberal source 

NewsBY ABBAS RANA | UPDATED December 19, 2024
  • At least five Liberal MPs are expected to be promoted to cabinet in the long-awaited change of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's senior ranks on Friday.

Miller, Anand, MacKinnon expected to get new portfolios in Friday cabinet shuffle: Liberal source 

NewsBY ABBAS RANA | UPDATED December 19, 2024
  • At least five Liberal MPs are expected to be promoted to cabinet in the long-awaited change of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's senior ranks on Friday.

Federal departments fix 61 errors related to Indigenous business contracts on public database

With Trudeau reflecting on his future, some senior cabinet ministers, including national campaign co-chair Ferrada, said to be exploring other options, say Liberal sources

Delayed public accounts report public debt charges increased by 35 per cent in 2023-24

Most POPULAR

  • 1

    PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he's not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs
    PM Trudeau appears to have reached a decision about his future, but he's not yet prepared to announce it, say some Liberal MPs

  • 2

    With Trudeau reflecting on his future, some senior cabinet ministers, including national campaign co-chair Ferrada, said to be exploring other options, say Liberal sources
    With Trudeau reflecting on his future, some senior cabinet ministers, including national campaign co-chair Ferrada, said to be exploring other options, say Liberal sources

  • 3

    Justin Trudeau no longer has a mandate to govern, and he doesn't care
    Justin Trudeau no longer has a mandate to govern, and he doesn't care

  • 4

    Miller, Anand, MacKinnon expected to get new portfolios in Friday cabinet shuffle: Liberal source 
    Miller, Anand, MacKinnon expected to get new portfolios in Friday cabinet shuffle: Liberal source 

  • 5

    Like it or not, the die is cast
    Like it or not, the die is cast

  • 6

    Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province
    Hey Trump, we shouldn’t be your 51st state, you should be our 11th province

  • 7

    ‘He’s in big trouble,’ and after Monday evening’s emergency caucus meeting, all eyes are on Trudeau’s next move, say some Liberal MPs
    ‘He’s in big trouble,’ and after Monday evening’s emergency caucus meeting, all eyes are on Trudeau’s next move, say some Liberal MPs

  • 8

    Freeland’s opportunism on display in stunning resignation letter
    Freeland’s opportunism on display in stunning resignation letter

Related Stories

Chrystia Freeland

Full-time employee numbers in federal public service set to shrink by just over three per cent by 2025-26, according to departmental plans

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE

Federal spending down 21.6 per cent in 2021-22 after COVID-fuelled high

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT

Soaring costs threaten DND’s shipbuilding mandate

OpinionBY ALAN WILLIAMS

Defence spending likely to face post-COVID cuts, military experts say

NewsBY AIDAN CHAMANDY

Federal spending reaches $304.6-billion, up 12 per cent since pre-reform main estimates

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN
Chrystia Freeland
Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland unveiled the government's 2023 budget on March 28. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Full-time employee numbers in federal public service set to shrink by just over three per cent by 2025-26, according to departmental plans

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE
  • ESDC and Statistics Canada are projected to see drops of more than 22 per cent each by 2025-26, with the CRA looking at losses as well, according to departmental plans. But full-time employee staffing is projected to increase at Immigration, ISED, and Natural Resources.
Chrystia Freeland

Full-time employee numbers in federal public service set to shrink by just over three per cent by 2025-26, according to departmental plans

NewsBY MIKE LAPOINTE
  • ESDC and Statistics Canada are projected to see drops of more than 22 per cent each by 2025-26, with the CRA looking at losses as well, according to departmental plans. But full-time employee staffing is projected to increase at Immigration, ISED, and Natural Resources.
Treasury Board President Mona Fortier tabled the 2022 Public Accounts in the House of Commons on Oct. 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal spending down 21.6 per cent in 2021-22 after COVID-fuelled high

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • After topping the list in 2020-21, Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion was the second-highest spending federal department, thanks to a 43 per cent decrease in expenditures, leaving Finance Canada with the top spot.

Federal spending down 21.6 per cent in 2021-22 after COVID-fuelled high

NewsBY LAURA RYCKEWAERT
  • After topping the list in 2020-21, Employment, Workforce Development, and Disability Inclusion was the second-highest spending federal department, thanks to a 43 per cent decrease in expenditures, leaving Finance Canada with the top spot.
The Irving Shipbuilding Inc. facility in Halifax, N.S., pictured in July 2017. Irving Shipbuilding has been tasked with building 15 warships for the Royal Canadian Navy Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Soaring costs threaten DND’s shipbuilding mandate

OpinionBY ALAN WILLIAMS

Soaring costs threaten DND’s shipbuilding mandate

OpinionBY ALAN WILLIAMS
Canada's Chief of the Defence Staff General Jonathan Vance, pictured April 30, 2020, speaking at a press briefing on the Hill about the effects of the COVID-19 global pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Defence spending likely to face post-COVID cuts, military experts say

NewsBY AIDAN CHAMANDY

Defence spending likely to face post-COVID cuts, military experts say

NewsBY AIDAN CHAMANDY
Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos, pictured after a February cabinet meeting, tabled the 2020-21 main estimates on Feb. 27 with a spending plan of $304.6-billion. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Federal spending reaches $304.6-billion, up 12 per cent since pre-reform main estimates

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

Federal spending reaches $304.6-billion, up 12 per cent since pre-reform main estimates

NewsBY SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN

News

  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy Briefings
  • Politics This Morning
  • Hill Climbers
  • Civil Circles
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Election
  • Finance and Budget
  • Public Service
  • Exclusive Lists
  • Parliamentary Calendar
  • Top 100 Lists and Exclusive Features
  • Podcasts
  • This Week's Paper
  • Search
  • Archives
  • Digital Newspaper Archives

Get free news updates

Opinion

  • Andrew Caddell
  • Sheila Copps
  • David Crane
  • Jim Creskey
  • Gwynne Dyer
  • Michael Harris
  • Erica Ifill
  • Scott Taylor
  • Joe Jordan
  • Rose LeMay
  • Alex Marland
  • Gerry Nicholls
  • Gar Pardy
  • Tim Powers
  • Susan Riley
  • Douglas Roche
  • Ken Rubin
  • Josie Sabatino
  • Bhagwant Sandhu
  • Les Whittington

Submit a guest opinion article

resources

  • The Wire Report
  • Hill Times Research Health
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Hill Times Store
  • Digital Newspaper Archives

Follow us

  • X
  • BlueSky
  • LinkedIn
  • Flipboard

Advertise

  • Media Kit

subscribe

  • Group subscriptions
  • Reuse and permissions

get help

  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Reset Password
  • Account settings
  • © The Hill Times 2024
  • Politics
  • Foreign Policy
  • Lobbying
  • Legislation
  • Policy Briefings
  • Politics This Morning
  • Hill Climbers
  • Civil Circles
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Election
  • Finance and Budget
  • Public Service
  • Exclusive Lists
  • Parliamentary Calendar
  • Top 100 Lists and Exclusive Features
  • Podcasts
  • This Week's Paper
  • Search
  • Archives
  • Digital Newspaper Archives

  • Get free news updates

  • Andrew Caddell
  • Sheila Copps
  • David Crane
  • Jim Creskey
  • Gwynne Dyer
  • Michael Harris
  • Erica Ifill
  • Scott Taylor
  • Joe Jordan
  • Rose LeMay
  • Alex Marland
  • Gerry Nicholls
  • Gar Pardy
  • Tim Powers
  • Susan Riley
  • Douglas Roche
  • Ken Rubin
  • Bhagwant Sandhu
  • Les Whittington

  • Submit a guest opinion article

  • The Wire Report
  • Hill Times Research Health
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Hill Times Store
  • Digital Newspaper Archives
  • Media Kit
  • Group subscriptions
  • Reuse and permissions
  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Reset Password
  • Account settings
  • © The Hill Times 2024
  • X
  • BlueSky
  • LinkedIn
  • Flipboard
Subscribe
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Home Page
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Foreign Policy
  • Politics
  • Policy
  • Legislation
  • Lobbying
  • Hill Life & People
  • Hill Climbers
  • Heard On The Hill
  • Civil Circles
  • Calendar
  • Archives
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Store
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Wire Report
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Inside Ottawa Directory
  • Hill Times Store
  • Hill Times Careers
  • The Wire Report
  • The Lobby Monitor
  • Parliament Now
  • Reuse & Permissions
  • Advertising
  • Reuse & Permissions
  • Advertising
  • Contact Us
  • Log In
  • Logout
  • Contact Us
  • Log In
  • Logout
CloseMenu
  • {email}
  • Account Settings
  • Logout
  • {email}
  • Account Settings
  • Logout