Marlo Glass

The bureaucracy lost about 12,600 jobs last year, with term, casual, and student positions cut at a higher rate in the core public administration, while indeterminate roles dropped by 1.7 per cent.

Veteran investigative journalist Dean Beeby says the Liberals’ proposed changes, including shielding emails and texts from access-to-information requests, is 'regressive' and 'should be scrapped.'

‘As a central agency with the essential role of supporting the prime Minister and cabinet ... PCO ought to demonstrate a clear and sustained commitment to transparency,’ says Information Commissioner Caroline Maynard in her recent annual report.

National Defence says its Carling Campus has approximately 10,000 employees but just about 5,000 parking spaces, while ESDC says some office locations will need additional workspaces. Environment and Climate Change Canada is expecting a phased approach at several offices.

The 'inflow' of new civil-servant hires slowed to 28,564 compared to 40,790 in 2024-25, while 11,230 federal staff got a job boost last year, down from 23,000, according to new data from the Public Service Commission.

The John Howard Society of Canada filed a complaint on behalf of prisoners who are 'vulnerable to extreme heat due to their age and/or disability,' as Canada's prison watchdog says high temperatures put incarcerated people at risk.

‘The Carney government has so far had a broad strategy ... of non-retaliation,' says Diamond Isinger, former Trudeau-era adviser on Canada-U.S. relations, but ‘we haven't, unfortunately, seen results yielded from negotiation.’

Alex Silas with the Public Service Alliance of Canada says the decision outlines that the House needs to consult with unions before introducing AI tools into the workplace.

While the tight Quebec riding is far from a slam dunk, if the Liberals were to win, ‘it would really show that Carney has a lot of forward momentum in Quebec,’ says Dalhousie professor Lori Turnbull.

Despite ‘minor agreements’ on interprovincial trade between provinces over the past year, former senior public servant and ex-TD Bank top economist Don Drummond says ‘the major obstacles remain unchanged.’