PMO changes: MacKendrick exits for health minister’s team
Staff have been on the move in and out of the Prime Minister’s Office of late, including Andrew MacKendrick, who recently left his post as a communications planner in the top office to become deputy director of communications to Health Minister Patty Hajdu. Mr. MacKendrick marked his first day in Ms. Hajdu’s office on July […]
Public Safety Minister Blair hires Madeleine Gomery as new press secretary
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair has a new press secretary. Madeleine Gomery recently moved over from Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna’s team to take on the post. Ms. Gomery started out as an assistant to Ms. McKenna as the Liberal MP for Ottawa Centre, Ont., in the spring of 2018, and moved […]
One in, two out in the Prime Minister’s Office
The end of the spring sitting is always a busy time for staffing moves, and the latest batch includes changes in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, where two staff have exited, while Helen Gao recently joined as a policy and communications adviser. Ms. Gao started in the PMO on June 14 and is working under director […]
Government House Leader Rodriguez, Women and Gender Equality Minister Monsef hire new Quebec advisers
Government House Leader and Quebec Lieutenant Pablo Rodriguez recently said goodbye to one of his senior advisers for Quebec regional affairs, Éric Beaulieu, who has already been replaced in the minister’s office. Mr. Beaulieu had supported Mr. Rodriguez in his capacity as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Quebec lieutenant since February 2020 and officially exited his […]
Ministers Chagger, Qualtrough both down a press secretary
Diversity, Inclusion, and Youth Minister Bardish Chagger has seen a couple of key staff exits in recent weeks, including that of her press secretary, Emelyana Titarenko, who left to do the same job for Infrastructure and Communities Minister Catherine McKenna. Ms. McKenna has been in need of a new press secretary since late May, when […]
Hargreaves exits as chief of staff to Associate Finance Minister Fortier
Associate Finance and Middle Class Prosperity Minister Mona Fortier’s senior-most aide, chief of staff Lucy Hargreaves, recently bid Parliament Hill farewell after five years of federal political work. Ms. Hargreaves started out as a constituency office manager to now-Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna, running her MP’s Ottawa Centre riding office in 2016. A year later, she […]
New caucus services, communications heads tapped for the LRB
Julie Dewolfe marked her last day as director of caucus services and operations in the Liberal research bureau on June 11, and soon, Linda Campbell will join the office to replace her. Also known as the LRB, the bureau is overall run by managing director Melissa Cotton, and supports all Liberal MPs, helping to provide […]
Chief Government Whip Holland hires two committees advisers and an executive assistant
Chief Government Whip Mark Holland welcomed some fresh faces to his team this spring, with two new committees advisers and a new executive assistant hired. These additions help fill gaps left after the departure of committees adviser Jared Valdes, who is now a parliamentary affairs adviser to Diversity Minister Bardish Chagger, and committees adviser Ana Krstanovic, […]
Fisheries Minister Jordan promotes new policy head
Fisheries, Oceans, and Canadian Coast Guard Minister Bernadette Jordan has promoted Jennifer Phillips to lead her policy team, along with recently welcoming two new aides to her office. Ms. Phillips replaces Allie Chalke as director of policy to Ms. Jordan. Ms. Chalke recently left to join Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office as a senior policy […]
Den Tandt heads to CIGI, Lametti hires McKenna’s press secretary
Senior communications adviser Michael Den Tandt will soon be bidding the Hill and Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office farewell. He’s set to start a new job as managing editor for the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) on June 14. Mr. Den Tandt announced his new job on Twitter on May […]
