Policy director Berzins joins Transport Minister Garneau’s team
By Laura RyckewaertJan. 16, 2019
Plus, Science and Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan has a new press secretary, Daniele Medlej.
Transport Minister Marc Garneau, right, recently welcomed Christopher Berzins to his office as his new director of policy and parliamentary affairs. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Transport Minister Marc Garneau has a new director of policy and parliamentary affairs in charge in his ministerial office, with Christopher Berzins having recently moved over from International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr’s team.
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