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PM’s shuffle of deputy ministers gears government up for challenges of 2023, 2024, and possible ‘Trump round two,’ says former PCO clerk

Last month, the public service saw a number of people shifting in and out of senior roles, including in files dealing with public safety,

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 7, 2022

PM’s shuffle of deputy ministers gears government up for challenges of 2023, 2024, and possible ‘Trump round two,’ says former PCO clerk

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 7, 2022

Last month, the public service saw a number of people shifting in and out of senior roles, including in files dealing with public safety,

PM’s shuffle of deputy ministers gears government up for challenges of 2023, 2024, and possible ‘Trump round two,’ says former PCO clerk

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | November 7, 2022

Last month, the public service saw a number of people shifting in and out of senior roles, including in files dealing with public safety,

Federal departments eyeing mid-September return to office, but unions pushing back

Two and a half years into a COVID-19 pandemic that has dramatically altered workplace arrangements, some federal departments are moving to implement return-to-office policies,

Federal departments eyeing mid-September return to office, but unions pushing back

Two and a half years into a COVID-19 pandemic that has dramatically altered workplace arrangements, some federal departments are moving to implement return-to-office policies,

Federal departments eyeing mid-September return to office, but unions pushing back

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 29, 2022

Two and a half years into a COVID-19 pandemic that has dramatically altered workplace arrangements, some federal departments are moving to implement return-to-office policies,

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2022

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to

‘A churn that never stops’: Trudeau shuffles nine senior bureaucrats

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE, SAMANTHA WRIGHT ALLEN | July 17, 2022

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s recent shakeup of the senior public service promotes nine bureaucrats, bolstering impressive resumes of some rising in the ranks to

Amnesty International backs Black public servants’ proposed class action suit

Amnesty International, a global organization with a mandate to protect and promote human rights, has thrown its support behind a multi-billion-dollar proposed class-action lawsuit

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 3, 2022

Ketty Nivyabandi, secretary general of Amnesty International Canada's English-speaking branch, left, and Nicholas Marcus Thompson, one of the representative class members in the class-action lawsuit against the federal government, are pictured. Thompson says those involved in the case against the federal government 'are very grateful for the support of Amnesty International in pursuing real justice for current and former public service workers, when Amnesty is in so many different countries championing human rights.' *Dave Chan photograph courtesy of Ketty Nivyabandi, photograph courtesy of Twitter*

Amnesty International backs Black public servants’ proposed class action suit

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 3, 2022

Amnesty International, a global organization with a mandate to protect and promote human rights, has thrown its support behind a multi-billion-dollar proposed class-action lawsuit

Amnesty International backs Black public servants’ proposed class action suit

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 3, 2022

Amnesty International, a global organization with a mandate to protect and promote human rights, has thrown its support behind a multi-billion-dollar proposed class-action lawsuit

Six decades later, we are overdue for a study of the public service

KAMOURASKA, QUE. – Happy New Year from chilly rural Quebec. To start the year off right, there was an announcement from the PMO, which

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 12, 2022

Mona Fortier, president of the Treasury Board, which serves as the employer of federal bureaucrats, is pictured in Ottawa on Oct. 27, 2021, with her director of labour relations Jade Mallette. A reworking of the public service is long overdue, as is a Royal Commission, but Andrew Caddell writes that he doesn’t hold out much hope the Trudeau PMO will undertake it. But perhaps they are close enough to the public service to shake things up. *The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade*

Six decades later, we are overdue for a study of the public service

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 12, 2022

KAMOURASKA, QUE. – Happy New Year from chilly rural Quebec. To start the year off right, there was an announcement from the PMO, which

Six decades later, we are overdue for a study of the public service

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 12, 2022

KAMOURASKA, QUE. – Happy New Year from chilly rural Quebec. To start the year off right, there was an announcement from the PMO, which

Prepping Canada’s public servants to take on the next crisis

There are many lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, but surely the greatest lesson is the need to be better prepared. The

Opinion | BY DEBI DAVIAU | October 13, 2021

Two years ago, who could have imagined that the tens of thousands of public servants who normally work at locations such as Place du Portage would now be working from their living rooms, bedrooms, and dining room tables? Anticipating changes to labour markets and equipping workers with the new skills needed to adapt to dynamically shifting workplaces is one of the most pressing challenges of our time, writes Debi Daviau. *The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade*

Prepping Canada’s public servants to take on the next crisis

Opinion | BY DEBI DAVIAU | October 13, 2021

There are many lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, but surely the greatest lesson is the need to be better prepared. The

Prepping Canada’s public servants to take on the next crisis

Opinion | BY DEBI DAVIAU | October 13, 2021

There are many lessons to be learned from the COVID-19 pandemic, but surely the greatest lesson is the need to be better prepared. The

‘It just seems so rushed’: federal public service unions express concerns over government’s call for workers to be vaccinated by end of month

Three of Canada’s federal public service unions representing hundreds of thousands of employees have all expressed concerns over the federal government’s announcement on Oct.

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 7, 2021

‘It just seems so rushed’: federal public service unions express concerns over government’s call for workers to be vaccinated by end of month

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 7, 2021

Three of Canada’s federal public service unions representing hundreds of thousands of employees have all expressed concerns over the federal government’s announcement on Oct.

‘It just seems so rushed’: federal public service unions express concerns over government’s call for workers to be vaccinated by end of month

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | October 7, 2021

Three of Canada’s federal public service unions representing hundreds of thousands of employees have all expressed concerns over the federal government’s announcement on Oct.

Certification hearing set for multi-billion-dollar Black public servants’ class-action suit

A Federal Court judge has directed that a proposed multi-billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against the federal government, launched on the part of now more than

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 30, 2021

Certification hearing set for multi-billion-dollar Black public servants’ class-action suit

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 30, 2021

A Federal Court judge has directed that a proposed multi-billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against the federal government, launched on the part of now more than

Certification hearing set for multi-billion-dollar Black public servants’ class-action suit

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | September 30, 2021

A Federal Court judge has directed that a proposed multi-billion-dollar class-action lawsuit against the federal government, launched on the part of now more than

Indigenous public servants pursue class-action lawsuit against feds for harassment, discrimination in workplace

Systemic racism in federal Indigenous departments and agencies has led to human rights and Charter violations, allege two First Nations public servants—one current, one

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 29, 2021

The Centre Block building on Parliament Hill, pictured from Gatineau, Que., in August 2020. A proposed class-action lawsuit against the federal government by a pair First Nations public servants is seeking $25-million in punitive damages for all former employees of Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada and all current and former employees of Crown-Indigenous Relations Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, or Indian Oil and Gas Canada who experienced harassment or discrimination on the basis of race, culture, ethnicity, or gender. *The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade*

Indigenous public servants pursue class-action lawsuit against feds for harassment, discrimination in workplace

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 29, 2021

Systemic racism in federal Indigenous departments and agencies has led to human rights and Charter violations, allege two First Nations public servants—one current, one

Indigenous public servants pursue class-action lawsuit against feds for harassment, discrimination in workplace

News | BY LAURA RYCKEWAERT | September 29, 2021

Systemic racism in federal Indigenous departments and agencies has led to human rights and Charter violations, allege two First Nations public servants—one current, one

Trudeau announces major shakeup in senior ranks of public service, also appoints new deputy clerk of the Privy Council Office before Sunday’s election call

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major shakeup in the senior echelons of the public service nine days before calling the election, including the

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 16, 2021

Trudeau announces major shakeup in senior ranks of public service, also appoints new deputy clerk of the Privy Council Office before Sunday’s election call

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 16, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major shakeup in the senior echelons of the public service nine days before calling the election, including the

Trudeau announces major shakeup in senior ranks of public service, also appoints new deputy clerk of the Privy Council Office before Sunday’s election call

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 16, 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a major shakeup in the senior echelons of the public service nine days before calling the election, including the

The public sector can’t go back to the old normal

The COVID-19 pandemic has pulled back the curtain on the lagging technological investment by governments all over the world. Even before the pandemic, the

Opinion | BY GIANLUCA CAIRO | May 12, 2021

The public sector can’t go back to the old normal

Opinion | BY GIANLUCA CAIRO | May 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has pulled back the curtain on the lagging technological investment by governments all over the world. Even before the pandemic, the

The public sector can’t go back to the old normal

Opinion | BY GIANLUCA CAIRO | May 12, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has pulled back the curtain on the lagging technological investment by governments all over the world. Even before the pandemic, the

A new era for working from home

With COVID-19 lockdowns restricting our mobility, working from home (i.e., telecommuting) has become a ‘norm’ for many sectors. We’ve been trying to figure out

Opinion | BY AHSAN HABIB | February 22, 2021

A new era for working from home

Opinion | BY AHSAN HABIB | February 22, 2021

With COVID-19 lockdowns restricting our mobility, working from home (i.e., telecommuting) has become a ‘norm’ for many sectors. We’ve been trying to figure out

A new era for working from home

Opinion | BY AHSAN HABIB | February 22, 2021

With COVID-19 lockdowns restricting our mobility, working from home (i.e., telecommuting) has become a ‘norm’ for many sectors. We’ve been trying to figure out

Federal cybersecurity workers heading for strike votes following bargaining impasse

Federal cybersecurity workers at Canadas’s Communications Security Establishment are gearing up for strike votes following the collapse of bargaining talks after nearly two years

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 27, 2021

Public Service Alliance of Canada’s regional executive vice-president for the National Capital Region Alex Silas, left, and Communications Security Establishment chief Shelly Bruce, right. Mr. Silas said the 'bargaining team has decided that the employer has put us in a position where our only next step is to hold strike votes and put questions to the members on potential job action.' *Photograph courtesy of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade*

Federal cybersecurity workers heading for strike votes following bargaining impasse

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 27, 2021

Federal cybersecurity workers at Canadas’s Communications Security Establishment are gearing up for strike votes following the collapse of bargaining talks after nearly two years

Federal cybersecurity workers heading for strike votes following bargaining impasse

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 27, 2021

Federal cybersecurity workers at Canadas’s Communications Security Establishment are gearing up for strike votes following the collapse of bargaining talks after nearly two years

Management consultants are the problem, not the solution

MONTREAL—When I was a young boy, my brother and I would while away the summer days in Kamouraska by skipping rocks along the surface

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 20, 2021

Management consultants are the problem, not the solution

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 20, 2021

MONTREAL—When I was a young boy, my brother and I would while away the summer days in Kamouraska by skipping rocks along the surface

Management consultants are the problem, not the solution

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | January 20, 2021

MONTREAL—When I was a young boy, my brother and I would while away the summer days in Kamouraska by skipping rocks along the surface

An Ottawa valedictory: time to leave

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The poet Kahlil Gibran wrote in The Prophet, “the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.” As I take my leave

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 2, 2020

An Ottawa valedictory: time to leave

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 2, 2020

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The poet Kahlil Gibran wrote in The Prophet, “the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.” As I take my leave

An Ottawa valedictory: time to leave

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | December 2, 2020

KAMOURASKA, QUE.—The poet Kahlil Gibran wrote in The Prophet, “the mountain to the climber is clearer from the plain.” As I take my leave

When knowing a little about a lot goes wrong

OTTAWA—There was a day and age when the federal government hired public health policy experts for the Public Health Agency of Canada, adult educators

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 30, 2020

When knowing a little about a lot goes wrong

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 30, 2020

OTTAWA—There was a day and age when the federal government hired public health policy experts for the Public Health Agency of Canada, adult educators

When knowing a little about a lot goes wrong

Opinion | BY ROSE LEMAY | November 30, 2020

OTTAWA—There was a day and age when the federal government hired public health policy experts for the Public Health Agency of Canada, adult educators

What the Public Service Employee Survey breakdowns of visible minority and other groups tell us about diversity and inclusion

Following the 2019 Employment Equity Report provision of disaggregated representation for visible minorities, Indigenous people, and persons with disabilities, the 2019 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) similarly lays

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | November 2, 2020

What the Public Service Employee Survey breakdowns of visible minority and other groups tell us about diversity and inclusion

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | November 2, 2020

Following the 2019 Employment Equity Report provision of disaggregated representation for visible minorities, Indigenous people, and persons with disabilities, the 2019 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) similarly lays

What the Public Service Employee Survey breakdowns of visible minority and other groups tell us about diversity and inclusion

Opinion | BY ANDREW GRIFFITH | November 2, 2020

Following the 2019 Employment Equity Report provision of disaggregated representation for visible minorities, Indigenous people, and persons with disabilities, the 2019 Public Service Employee Survey (PSES) similarly lays

Trudeau’s government needs to take control of the rapid COVID-19 test debate

Perhaps it was the release of Bob Woodward’s book on U.S. President Donald Trump, Rage, and its detailed telling of the story of when

Opinion | BY BRUCE CARSON | October 7, 2020

Trudeau’s government needs to take control of the rapid COVID-19 test debate

Opinion | BY BRUCE CARSON | October 7, 2020

Perhaps it was the release of Bob Woodward’s book on U.S. President Donald Trump, Rage, and its detailed telling of the story of when

Trudeau’s government needs to take control of the rapid COVID-19 test debate

Opinion | BY BRUCE CARSON | October 7, 2020

Perhaps it was the release of Bob Woodward’s book on U.S. President Donald Trump, Rage, and its detailed telling of the story of when

‘Prudent, gradual, and phased-in’: public servant return-to-worksite plan slowly unfolding seven weeks in, but ‘no single date’ yet pinned down

Nearly seven weeks after the federal government first addressed how and when Canada’s federal public servants will return to physical worksites, the Treasury Board

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 10, 2020

A cyclist, pictured Aug. 6, 2020, biking past the Place de Ville building complex, which consists of four office towers in Ottawa’s downtown core, located on Albert Street between Kent and Lyon streets. With more than 4,800 full-time employees and just under 100,000 square metres of office space, the complex is most notably home to Transport Canada and the Canada Revenue Agency. *The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade*

‘Prudent, gradual, and phased-in’: public servant return-to-worksite plan slowly unfolding seven weeks in, but ‘no single date’ yet pinned down

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 10, 2020

Nearly seven weeks after the federal government first addressed how and when Canada’s federal public servants will return to physical worksites, the Treasury Board

‘Prudent, gradual, and phased-in’: public servant return-to-worksite plan slowly unfolding seven weeks in, but ‘no single date’ yet pinned down

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | August 10, 2020

Nearly seven weeks after the federal government first addressed how and when Canada’s federal public servants will return to physical worksites, the Treasury Board

When you win against Phoenix, it is but a Pyrrhic victory

OTTAWA—Three years ago this week, I said goodbye to the public service and began a new life as a weekly columnist for this newspaper.

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 15, 2020

When you win against Phoenix, it is but a Pyrrhic victory

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 15, 2020

OTTAWA—Three years ago this week, I said goodbye to the public service and began a new life as a weekly columnist for this newspaper.

When you win against Phoenix, it is but a Pyrrhic victory

Opinion | BY ANDREW CADDELL | July 15, 2020

OTTAWA—Three years ago this week, I said goodbye to the public service and began a new life as a weekly columnist for this newspaper.

Unions, Treasury Board in talks for public service’s return to workplace after three-month shutdown

Three months into the COVID-19 shutdown that’s seen government offices closed to all but critical workers and thousands of public servants working from home,

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2020

Unions, Treasury Board in talks for public service’s return to workplace after three-month shutdown

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2020

Three months into the COVID-19 shutdown that’s seen government offices closed to all but critical workers and thousands of public servants working from home,

Unions, Treasury Board in talks for public service’s return to workplace after three-month shutdown

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | June 17, 2020

Three months into the COVID-19 shutdown that’s seen government offices closed to all but critical workers and thousands of public servants working from home,

As union members face COVID-19 pandemic ‘head on,’ PSAC calls for feds to return to bargaining table

With union members “facing the pandemic head on” at our borders, in federal penitentiaries, and by processing millions of financial support claims under tight

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 6, 2020

As union members face COVID-19 pandemic ‘head on,’ PSAC calls for feds to return to bargaining table

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 6, 2020

With union members “facing the pandemic head on” at our borders, in federal penitentiaries, and by processing millions of financial support claims under tight

As union members face COVID-19 pandemic ‘head on,’ PSAC calls for feds to return to bargaining table

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | May 6, 2020

With union members “facing the pandemic head on” at our borders, in federal penitentiaries, and by processing millions of financial support claims under tight

Health Canada’s COVID-19 task force ‘likely working night and day’ as bureaucrats across departments hammer out policy response

The global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrated by a “whole-of-government” approach that has captured bureaucrats from many federal departments to form Health

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | April 13, 2020

Health Canada’s COVID-19 task force ‘likely working night and day’ as bureaucrats across departments hammer out policy response

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | April 13, 2020

The global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrated by a “whole-of-government” approach that has captured bureaucrats from many federal departments to form Health

Health Canada’s COVID-19 task force ‘likely working night and day’ as bureaucrats across departments hammer out policy response

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | April 13, 2020

The global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrated by a “whole-of-government” approach that has captured bureaucrats from many federal departments to form Health

‘Critical situation’ in prisons as health-care workers threaten to walk over lack of protective equipment

Health-care workers in Canada’s federal prison system are on the verge of walking off the job over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to their union,

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 8, 2020

‘Critical situation’ in prisons as health-care workers threaten to walk over lack of protective equipment

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 8, 2020

Health-care workers in Canada’s federal prison system are on the verge of walking off the job over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to their union,

‘Critical situation’ in prisons as health-care workers threaten to walk over lack of protective equipment

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | April 8, 2020

Health-care workers in Canada’s federal prison system are on the verge of walking off the job over coronavirus-related safety concerns, according to their union,

Chief HR officer works to quell confusion, asks departments to identify, update ‘critical’ services lists

The federal government has offered up some clarity to departments and public service unions after confusion over what constitutes “critical” versus “essential” work arose

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*

Chief HR officer works to quell confusion, asks departments to identify, update ‘critical’ services lists

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2020

The federal government has offered up some clarity to departments and public service unions after confusion over what constitutes “critical” versus “essential” work arose

Chief HR officer works to quell confusion, asks departments to identify, update ‘critical’ services lists

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 25, 2020

The federal government has offered up some clarity to departments and public service unions after confusion over what constitutes “critical” versus “essential” work arose

Conservative MPs, union call for stronger Service Canada centre safeguards amid uptick in EI applicants

Visits to Service Canada locations that help administer employment insurance benefits are surging as Canadians across the country look to weather the financial fallout

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2020

Conservative MPs, union call for stronger Service Canada centre safeguards amid uptick in EI applicants

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2020

Visits to Service Canada locations that help administer employment insurance benefits are surging as Canadians across the country look to weather the financial fallout

Conservative MPs, union call for stronger Service Canada centre safeguards amid uptick in EI applicants

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 20, 2020

Visits to Service Canada locations that help administer employment insurance benefits are surging as Canadians across the country look to weather the financial fallout

Situation ‘changing hourly’ as feds, unions, public service contend with COVID-19 work-from-home confusion

With calls from the prime minister for Canadians to stay at home in the face of COVID-19, union leaders say they are aware of

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020

Situation ‘changing hourly’ as feds, unions, public service contend with COVID-19 work-from-home confusion

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020

With calls from the prime minister for Canadians to stay at home in the face of COVID-19, union leaders say they are aware of

Situation ‘changing hourly’ as feds, unions, public service contend with COVID-19 work-from-home confusion

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 18, 2020

With calls from the prime minister for Canadians to stay at home in the face of COVID-19, union leaders say they are aware of

Taxation employee union files ‘bad faith bargaining’ charge against CRA as PSAC gears up for strike votes

The fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system has come and gone, and as Canada’s largest federal public sector union remains without a

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020

Taxation employee union files ‘bad faith bargaining’ charge against CRA as PSAC gears up for strike votes

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020

The fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system has come and gone, and as Canada’s largest federal public sector union remains without a

Taxation employee union files ‘bad faith bargaining’ charge against CRA as PSAC gears up for strike votes

FeatureBY MIKE LAPOINTE | March 4, 2020

The fourth anniversary of the problem-plagued Phoenix pay system has come and gone, and as Canada’s largest federal public sector union remains without a

When it comes to public service renewal, the future is green

The climate crisis facing our communities, our country, and our planet, cries out for collective action on a scale never before attempted. This crisis

Opinion | BY PETER BLEYER | March 4, 2020

When it comes to public service renewal, the future is green

Opinion | BY PETER BLEYER | March 4, 2020

The climate crisis facing our communities, our country, and our planet, cries out for collective action on a scale never before attempted. This crisis

When it comes to public service renewal, the future is green

Opinion | BY PETER BLEYER | March 4, 2020

The climate crisis facing our communities, our country, and our planet, cries out for collective action on a scale never before attempted. This crisis

Parole officers still floundering from Harper budget cuts, says union head supporting Tory parole board motion

The head of the union representing federal safety and justice workers says he supports a Conservative opposition motion to conduct hearings into the Parole

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 12, 2020

Conservative MP Pierre Paul-Hus, left, and NDP MP Jack Harris, right. Mr. Paul-Hus, his party's public safety critic, says the committee tasked with investigating the parole board's decision 'will have all of the space to ask all of the questions we need to have some answers.' Mr. Harris, his party's public safety critic, says there is a whole set of circumstances surrounding this case that 'are very troubling indeed that led to the death of this young woman.' *The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade*

Parole officers still floundering from Harper budget cuts, says union head supporting Tory parole board motion

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 12, 2020

The head of the union representing federal safety and justice workers says he supports a Conservative opposition motion to conduct hearings into the Parole

Parole officers still floundering from Harper budget cuts, says union head supporting Tory parole board motion

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 12, 2020

The head of the union representing federal safety and justice workers says he supports a Conservative opposition motion to conduct hearings into the Parole

‘Job action only way to get this government to move,’ says union president, as CRA members head to strike votes

Job action is the “only way to get this government to move” on contract talks, say union leaders who are gearing up to hold

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 5, 2020

‘Job action only way to get this government to move,’ says union president, as CRA members head to strike votes

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 5, 2020

Job action is the “only way to get this government to move” on contract talks, say union leaders who are gearing up to hold

‘Job action only way to get this government to move,’ says union president, as CRA members head to strike votes

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | February 5, 2020

Job action is the “only way to get this government to move” on contract talks, say union leaders who are gearing up to hold

Lingering Phoenix issues ‘no surprise’ to union leaders, as annual survey shows increase in pay problems

With the percentage of federal bureaucrats who say they’ve had pay problems thanks to Phoenix on the rise, the leaders of the largest federal

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 22, 2020

Lingering Phoenix issues ‘no surprise’ to union leaders, as annual survey shows increase in pay problems

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 22, 2020

With the percentage of federal bureaucrats who say they’ve had pay problems thanks to Phoenix on the rise, the leaders of the largest federal

Lingering Phoenix issues ‘no surprise’ to union leaders, as annual survey shows increase in pay problems

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 22, 2020

With the percentage of federal bureaucrats who say they’ve had pay problems thanks to Phoenix on the rise, the leaders of the largest federal

Public servants still waiting to engage with public service renewal parl sec

More than a month after the prime minister announced Omar Alghabra as his parliamentary secretary for public service renewal, leaders from two of Canada’s

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2020

Public servants still waiting to engage with public service renewal parl sec

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2020

More than a month after the prime minister announced Omar Alghabra as his parliamentary secretary for public service renewal, leaders from two of Canada’s

Public servants still waiting to engage with public service renewal parl sec

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | January 15, 2020

More than a month after the prime minister announced Omar Alghabra as his parliamentary secretary for public service renewal, leaders from two of Canada’s

‘The tail doesn’t wag the dog’: PSAC wants a deal of its own amid ongoing negotiations

In its ongoing push for new collective agreements, the Public Service Alliance of Canada remains committed to reaching an agreement with the government that

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 11, 2019

‘The tail doesn’t wag the dog’: PSAC wants a deal of its own amid ongoing negotiations

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 11, 2019

In its ongoing push for new collective agreements, the Public Service Alliance of Canada remains committed to reaching an agreement with the government that

‘The tail doesn’t wag the dog’: PSAC wants a deal of its own amid ongoing negotiations

News | BY MIKE LAPOINTE | December 11, 2019

In its ongoing push for new collective agreements, the Public Service Alliance of Canada remains committed to reaching an agreement with the government that

Pharmaceutical innovation can help Canadians in pain, and the economy

Rheumatoid arthritis can debilitate bodies and crush spirits. It can also place a significant economic burden on individual patients, their families, and society. As

Opinion | BY LISA M. OLSON | November 20, 2019

Pharmaceutical innovation can help Canadians in pain, and the economy

Opinion | BY LISA M. OLSON | November 20, 2019

Rheumatoid arthritis can debilitate bodies and crush spirits. It can also place a significant economic burden on individual patients, their families, and society. As

Pharmaceutical innovation can help Canadians in pain, and the economy

Opinion | BY LISA M. OLSON | November 20, 2019

Rheumatoid arthritis can debilitate bodies and crush spirits. It can also place a significant economic burden on individual patients, their families, and society. As

Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada a good resource, but I wanted more

TORONTO—I recently read The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada, co-authored by Alex Marland and Jared J. Wesley. Published in February, the approximately

Opinion | BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS | November 4, 2019

Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada a good resource, but I wanted more

Opinion | BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS | November 4, 2019

TORONTO—I recently read The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada, co-authored by Alex Marland and Jared J. Wesley. Published in February, the approximately

Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada a good resource, but I wanted more

Opinion | BY EVAN SOTIROPOULOS | November 4, 2019

TORONTO—I recently read The Public Servant’s Guide to Government in Canada, co-authored by Alex Marland and Jared J. Wesley. Published in February, the approximately

Five questions for the federal public service

As the outcome of the federal election is digested, the public service is preparing for a new government. This long-established tradition is well-known and

Opinion | BY TOBY FYFE | October 28, 2019

Five questions for the federal public service

Opinion | BY TOBY FYFE | October 28, 2019

As the outcome of the federal election is digested, the public service is preparing for a new government. This long-established tradition is well-known and

Five questions for the federal public service

Opinion | BY TOBY FYFE | October 28, 2019

As the outcome of the federal election is digested, the public service is preparing for a new government. This long-established tradition is well-known and