Immigration Minister Mendicino hires new Ontario, Quebec assistants
Immigration, Citizenship, and Refugee Minister Marco Mendicino recently hired on two new regional advisers to his office, including Tanveer Sandhu as a special assistant for Ontario regional affairs. Mr. Sandhu started on the job in mid-May and is a former assistant to Liberal MP Kamal Khera, who’s represented Brampton West, Ont., since 2015. He worked […]
Liberal COVID-fighting honeymoon is over
OTTAWA—The Liberal COVID-fighting honeymoon is over. Last week two fatal blows were delivered. One came from the opposition which banded together to derail tough government legislation on COVID subsidy fraudsters. The second blow was the picture of the prime minister on bended knee attending a crowded protest with thousands of people at the same time […]
New human resources adviser in the Prime Minister’s Office
There’s a new human resources adviser in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Office, with the recent addition of Melissa George. Ms. George officially joined the top office last week, moving to Ottawa from Toronto, where until recently she’d spent the last two years working as an associate business ethics consultant for the Workplace Safety and Insurance […]
Fitz-Morris takes over as communications director to Public Services and Procurement Minister Anand
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. Before joining Ms. Anand’s office, Mr. Fitz-Morris had been working as a senior adviser to Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett. A former reporter, […]
Minister Blair has new eyes on Ontario regional affairs
Public Safety Minister Bill Blair recently added a new member to his ministerial team, with Kevin Den Heijer taking over the role of special assistant for Ontario regional affairs. Mr. Den Heijer joined Mr. Blair’s team last month straight from the Liberal research bureau, also known as the LRB. He’d been covering Ontario regional affairs […]
Women and Gender Equality Minister Monsef scoops up a new press secretary
Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef has a new press secretary, having scooped up Marie-Pier Baril from Diversity, Youth, and Inclusion Minister Bardish Chagger’s office to fill the role. Before joining Ms. Monsef’s office in mid-March, Ms. Baril had been manager of communications and issues to Ms. Chagger since January. She previously spent almost […]
New aides for Ministers MacAulay, Hajdu
Veterans Affairs and Associate Defence Minister Lawrence MacAulay has a new special assistant, with Bradley Henstock having joined the minister’s political staff team last month. Mr. Henstock previously spent the six months leading up to the October 2019 federal election working as a constituency assistant to then-Liberal MP Matt DeCourcey, who represented Fredericton, N.B., in […]
New press secretary in International Development Minister Gould’s office
AN APARTMENT NEAR PARLIAMENT HILL—International Development Minister Karina Gould has added a press secretary to her ministerial team, with Guillaume Dumas taking on the role in March. Mr. Dumas previously spent a year, from August 2018 to August 2019, as a press and public affairs officer with the office of the Consulate General of France […]
Associate Finance Minister Fortier names Cheesbrough as policy director
Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Finance Minister Mona Fortier has tapped longtime staffer Elizabeth Cheesbrough to serve as her director of policy. Ms. Cheesbrough was previously a senior policy adviser to then-public safety minister Ralph Goodale during the last Parliament. She had joined Mr. Goodale’s team in October 2018, before which she’d been an assistant […]
More dollars through the door for CPC, but Liberals see more donors in 2020’s first quarter
Despite an ongoing leadership race seeing dollars being directed to the coffers of candidates’ campaigns, the Conservative Party has reclaimed its lead and once again outpaced the other major parties in fundraising in the first quarter of 2020, bringing in almost $4.4-million. The Liberal Party’s fundraising trailed the Conservatives’ by almost $1.2-million, with the governing […]
