Transport, Natural Resources ministers hire chiefs of staff
Dec. 4, 2015
Meanwhile, Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna has added another staffer to her ministerial team.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau has hired Quebec Liberal staffer Jean-Philippe Arseneau as chief of staff, while Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr has tapped former oil industry executive Janet Annesley to serve as his chief of staff, a move applauded by some on social media after Hill Climbers broke the news on Twitter on Dec. 1. Mr. Arseneau is so far the only official exempt staffer hired to work for Mr. Garneau as Transport minister, and joins the minister’s
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