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Fitz-Morris takes over as communications director to Public Services and Procurement Minister Anand
By Laura Ryckewaert June 3, 2020
Emily Harris, who was previously director of communications to the public services minister, recently joined the federal public service.
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand arrives at the West Block for a press conference on the government's COVID-19 procurement efforts on June 2, during which she announced that the feds have signed a contract with Becton Dickinson Canada for 37-million syringes in anticipation of a vaccine. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand recently scooped up James Fitz-Morris to serve as her new director of communications, after her former one, Emily Harris, exited to join the public service.
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