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Expect more deputy minister retirements as the pre-2019 transition machine rumbles to life, say insiders

The PCO clerk will be asking those hovering around retirement age if they can commit to seeing through the post-election craziness, says former PBO Kevin Page.

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August 15, 2018

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Civil Circles

Expect more deputy minister retirements as the pre-2019 transition machine rumbles to life, say insiders

The PCO clerk will be asking those hovering around retirement age if they can commit to seeing through the post-election craziness, says former PBO Kevin Page.

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