Nine of 26 cabinet ministers’ chiefs of staff confirmed so far are former PMO aides
It’s always noteworthy to see where those who have worked at “the centre” in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office land, and nine of the 26 confirmed cabinet chiefs of staff so far previously worked in the PMO. Much of politics comes down to who you know, and staffers who flow through the PMO’s doors have […]
PMO completes hiring chiefs of staff to 26 cabinet ministers, 10 ministers still waiting to recruit their top aides
The Prime Minister’s Office has finished hiring 26 chiefs of staff for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s 36 cabinet ministers while 10 cabinet ministers are still waiting to hire their top aides, more than a month after the Liberals won a minority government and a second term in the Oct. 21 federal election. A senior PMO […]
New minister, same chief in environment portfolio
New Environment and Climate Change Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is getting his office in shape, and has confirmed Marlo Raynolds and Sabrina Kim will be staying on as his chief of staff and press secretary, respectively. It’s no doubt been busy days for Mr. Wilkinson since he was sworn in as the new face of the […]
PMO finalizes the chiefs of staff of 22 cabinet ministers; senior PMO staffer Bouchard moves to Heritage
With the House of Commons set to return later this week for its first sitting following the election, the Prime Minister’s Office has finalized the top staffers in 22 ministerial offices, and has set up a website to solicit resumés for hiring in the offices of MPs, ministers, and the Prime Minister’s Office, according to […]
McNair set to exit as PMO policy head, Surkes tapped to take over
Some big staff changes are afoot in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, with his policy head of the last seven years, Michael McNair, set to exit the office, and the Hill, at the end of the year. Marci Surkes is already lined up to replace Mr. McNair and lead the PMO’s policy and cabinet affairs […]
‘We’re in a bit of a rebuilding phase’: NDP adjusting to life as fourth party
Staff changes are afoot across the board on Parliament Hill as parties adjust to their new standings in the House of Commons and prepare for the realities of a minority Parliament, and helping guide the NDP’s post-election transition is veteran adviser Anne McGrath. “We’re in a bit of a rebuilding phase right now,” Ms. McGrath […]
New Parliament, who dis? Post-election staff transition now underway
Change is in the air on the Hill—as is plenty of post-election anxiety—with a new minority Parliament and a new, larger cabinet sworn-in last week. Of the new 36-member cabinet—18 of whom are men, and 18 women—seven are first-time ministers, 20 are returning ministers in new portfolios, and nine ministers have been kept in their […]
From staffer to MP: five former Hill staffers among newly elected
The post-election push to get the class of 2019 settled in is underway, and among the MPs-elect are five former federal staffers, who have a leg up when it comes to the, at times, daunting task of learning the ropes of life on Parliament Hill. Thirty-eight former full-time political staffers ran as non-incumbent candidates this […]
Campaigning ‘from the front’ will test Liberal strategists
The senior Liberal strategists running the governing party’s re-election campaign made history in 2015 by bringing the party from third to first place, but the test for the same team now is if they can defend the government’s four-year record and get their party re-elected with a second mandate on Oct. 21. “The 2015 campaign […]
PMO Ontario desk among handful of recent staff exits from top office
The metaphorical revolving door of the Prime Minister’s Office has gotten plenty of action in recent weeks, with a handful of political staffers moving in and out of the top office, including the exit of Ontario regional affairs adviser Jamie Kippen. Mr. Kippen had been manning the PMO’s Ontario desk—for a time as one of […]
