As CP layoffs hit Parliament Hill, top editor says it’s in no ‘imminent’ danger

Hill La presse canadienne reporter Mylène Crête was given a layoff notice in January, but has since been hired to work in Le Devoir's provincial bureau.

Justice Minister David Lametti, pictured in a recent scrum on the Hill. Financial woes continue to plague Canada’s national wire service, leading to one layoff on Parliament Hill, but The Canadian Press’ editor-in-chief says the organization as a whole isn’t in danger. The Canadian Press’ reporters, including Terry Pedwell, right, are a solid mainstay on the Hill.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY EMILY HAWS

February 27, 2019

Financial woes continue to plague Canada’s national wire service, leading to one layoff on Parliament Hill, but the Canadian Press’ editor-in-chief says the organization as a whole isn’t in any pressing danger. When asked if...

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