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Ex-languages commissioner Fraser says Liberals waited a year to begin search for his replacement

The initial notice about the opening for Graham Fraser's job was posted on Nov. 2, 2016, says the PCO, after his term was originally supposed to end. The application deadline was pushed back to January, a year after Fraser says he flagged the opening.

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI
June 14, 2017

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Ex-languages commissioner Fraser says Liberals waited a year to begin search for his replacement

The initial notice about the opening for Graham Fraser's job was posted on Nov. 2, 2016, says the PCO, after his term was originally supposed to end. The application deadline was pushed back to January, a year after Fraser says he flagged the opening.

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