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Ministers LeBlanc, Bibeau change comms staff
By Laura Ryckewaert April 3, 2019
Plus, the Conservative leader's office has merged its issues management and research teams, leaving several staff with new titles.
Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, left, who's also responsible for internal trade, needs a new director of communications, while Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, right, recently brought over her press secretary from her former post as minister for international development. The Hill Times photographs by Andrew Meade
Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is on the hunt for a new director of communications following the recent exit of Laura Gareau from the post.
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