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Ministers Duncan, Hehr and MacAulay hire PSAs
By Laura Ryckewaert May. 18, 2016
Meanwhile, the Conservative caucus’ parliamentary research bureau recently welcomed a new graphic designer to the team.
Donna Popovic, Jérémy Ghio, and Stephanie Ratté. Photographs courtesy of LinkedIn
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan, who was busy last week attending a range of events for ‘Science Odyssey week,’ including a coding session on the Hill, recently welcomed a new assistant to her ministerial team. Donna Popovic is now assistant to the parliamentary secretary for Science, Liberal MP Terry Beech, also known as a PSA on the Hill. In this role, she works out of Ms. Duncan’s ministerial office as an exempt staffer, but is focused on aiding Mr.
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