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Ottawa Citizen
23-06-2025
- Business
- Ottawa Citizen
National Capital Region's Top Employers
National Capital Region's Top Employers: 2025 winners The following organizations have been chosen as National Capital Region's Top Employers for 2025 (employee count refers to full-time staff): March 4, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers National Capital Region's Top Employers raise the bar on employee benefits, compensation Competition between public, private sector employers benefits workers in both sectors March 4, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers Opportunities for learning, career development top the benefits list for NCR Top Employers Benefits are increasingly attuned to Gen Z demographics March 4, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers Investing in staff is key to Carleton's community legacy Helping people has always been a source of joy for Alicia Poole, and that's exactly what she's able to do for the Carleton University community every day. For Poole, however, community safety is a holistic endeavour. March 4, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers Dairy Farmers of Canada nourishes staff development Jacques Lefebvre has been CEO of Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) since 2018, helping shape the strategic direction of the Ottawa-based national advocacy organization and shepherding it through the pandemic and its pivot to a hybrid work model. In that time, he recognized the need to stay connected with homebound staff. March 4, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers Hydro Ottawa is powering the region's future It's not just about keeping the lights on in the nation's capital anymore. While that remains a critical function, Hydro Ottawa is undergoing a digital revolution, evolving from a traditional utility into a technology-driven organization for the future. March 4, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers The Library of Parliament is at the heart of democracy Émilie Bourguignon took her first tour of Parliament Hill in elementary school and remembers being wowed by the grandeur and importance of the historic buildings. So, it feels particularly fitting that she's now in charge of the tours that captured her own young imagination as the parliamentary tour manager for the Library of Parliament. March 4, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers Creative ways to care come first at Hôpital Montfort In 2008, Christine Albert Breton completed a student internship at Ottawa-based Hôpital Montfort while earning an occupational therapy degree at the University of Ottawa. 'Right away, I was drawn to the culture of respect and excellence,' she says. 'As a student I could see it on a daily basis — it was such a welcoming environment.' March 3, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers People feel seen, heard and valued at Multiview A friend of Laura Walker's who was working at Ottawa-based Multiview Financial Software had wonderful things to say about her experience there. 'We were both pretty new out of university, and when there was an opening she thought was the right fit, she referred me to the role,' says Walker. March 3, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers Growth and collaboration take off at NAV CANADA Diana Kelly's plan to become an elementary school teacher changed in her third year of university, when she decided to follow in her father's footsteps and become an air traffic controller. In 2000, she joined NAV CANADA in Winnipeg. March 3, 2025 National Capital Region's Top Employers
Montreal Gazette
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Montreal Gazette
Housefather hopes to heal division in Mount Royal riding
Canadian Politics By Days after winning a fourth term as MP of the Mount Royal riding, Anthony Housefather said he will work to heal a divided community. With 51.1 per cent of the vote, Housefather won with a comfortable majority, with a margin of more than 5,000 votes over his Conservative opponent Neil Oberman, who received 40.5 per cent of the vote. However, it was the issue of the Jewish vote that weighed heavy in this campaign, as both candidates acknowledge that many from the majority Jewish city of Côte-St-Luc and town of Hampstead voted Conservative. Official results from Elections Canada were not available as of publication. Housefather said despite the rhetoric from many people on social media, the results showed the Jewish community didn't overwhelmingly reject his candidacy. 'I didn't lose the Jewish vote by massive amounts,' he said. 'I won the advance polls in largely Jewish areas, and on election day, I won many polls where Jews form the majority. Now that the election is over, my hope is that in the next election, I will win back all communities, and prove through my work as an MP that I deserve their vote.' Though Mount Royal has been Liberal for 85 years, it's not the first time the Jewish community rejected the Liberal party in this riding. Housefather's predecessor Irwin Cotler said he too lost the Jewish vote during the last two of his three terms. 'It's very similar to 2015, where Stephen Harper was very popular with the Jewish community,' Housefather said. In the months leading up to the election, many on social media expressed anger against the Liberal government for what they perceived as inaction against rising antisemitism. Housefather said he has no problem accepting criticism of his party and his record, but he found this campaign more difficult than others. He said there was a concerted effort on social media to attack his character. 'On a daily basis, there were some in our community who would post things attacking me five or six times a day,' he said. 'For someone who served the community for 30 years, whether people like what I've done, I think I've always done my best, and I think I delivered for the community. It was deeply hurtful and I have to now get over that and I have to try to bring everyone together and I am going to try to do that.' For his part, Oberman said he's proud of the campaign he waged. His 40.5 per cent of the vote was the largest share by a Conservative candidate since 1958, according to statistics from the Library of Parliament. 'I think we sent a strong message to the Liberal Party of Canada that the Jewish community will not tolerate being disrespected, or not being heard,' Oberman said. 'What I think we need to see from the federal government is leadership, and it needs to come by ensuring our streets are removed of those who wish to break the law and attack minority communities. We need to make sure university campuses are protected by ensuring laws are applied.' He said he will continue to fight for the community, and that he's 'not going anywhere.' At the Côte-St-Luc Shopping Centre this week, many of those who voted on Monday said they were pleased with the result. 'I'm happy that Anthony Housefather won,' said a Ruby, a Jewish woman who lives in Côte-St-Luc. 'He's a good man, very honest; he's straightforward, and he's a very hard worker.' She added she didn't think the anger against Housefather was warranted. 'Why were people angry? You have to ask them.' Another woman said she was disappointed with the result. 'We were hoping for a change, and I was surprised,' said Katie, who is also Jewish. 'I feel there was no support to try to (combat) antisemitism. I was disappointed. I don't think (Carney) supports or cares, while (Pierre) Poilievre was very expressive in support of the Jewish community in his promise to defund universities that have (problems with antisemitism).'
