New policy directors for ministers Morneau, Champagne, and LeBlanc
Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Infrastructure Minister François-Philippe Champagne both have new directors of policy in their respective ministerial offices. Justin To exited as director of policy and deputy chief of staff to Mr. Morneau on June 21. Over his years working for Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government, Mr. To helped to draft the last four […]
This just in: Olivier Duchesneau joins Liberal HQ as deputy national campaign director
Olivier Duchesneau recently exited his post as chief of staff in Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos’ office to become deputy national campaign director for the Liberal Party. He officially joined the federal party’s headquarters on June 25 and is now working closely with fellow former chief of staff Jeremy Broadhurst, who left […]
Veterans Affairs Minister MacAulay hires Morneau adviser to head up his policy team
Veterans Affairs and Associate Defence Minister Lawrence MacAulay has a new director of policy in his office, with Emily Yorke, a former policy adviser to Finance Minister Bill Morneau, taking over as of June 10. Ms. Yorke spent a little more than two years in all working as a policy adviser to Mr. Morneau, whose […]
PSPC Minister Qualtrough names new press secretary
Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough recently promoted communications adviser Marielle Hossack to take over as her new press secretary. Ms. Hossack has been working in Ms. Qualtrough’s ministerial office since September 2018, and had spent almost a year leading up to that working as a parliamentary assistant to Ms. Qualtrough as the Liberal […]
Conservative Leader Scheer makes changes to his OLO communications team
Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer recently made some changes to the communications team lineup in his Official Opposition Leader’s Office, with two former advisers to Ontario Premier Doug Ford marking their first day on the job last week. News that two of Mr. Ford’s communications aides—Veronica Green and Simon Jefferies—would be making their way to Ottawa […]
Director-level changes in intergovernmental affairs minister’s office
The intergovernmental and northern affairs and internal trade minister’s office—currently being overseen by Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett—has seen some recent changes, including Guillaume Julien’s exit as director of policy. Mr. Julien marked his last day in the office the week before last; he first joined the team under Dominic […]
Staff join senior ranks in offices of Ministers Lebouthillier, Bibeau
There are a couple of staff promotions of note in National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s office, with the naming of a new director of operations and a new director of parliamentary affairs and issues management. Caitlin Szymberski has been promoted to the rank of director of operations in the minister’s office. She first joined Ms. […]
Justice Minister Lametti makes policy staff changes
Three policy staffers are on the move in and out of Justice Minister David Lametti’s office, including senior adviser Farzin Yousefian, who recently returned to his old post as litigation counsel with the Ontario ministry of the attorney general. Mr. Yousefian spent roughly nine months in all working for the Trudeau Liberal government in Ottawa […]
New regional advisers for ministers Sajjan, Duncan
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan and Science and Sport Minister Kirsty Duncan both have new regional affairs advisers in their respective offices. Mr. Sajjan recently named Simon Gilbert to take over as his new special assistant for Quebec regional affairs, filling a role vacated by Anthony Di Carlo in March. Mr. Gilbert has been working in […]
Changes in PMO, including a promotion and Ben Chin joins the team
The Prime Minister’s Office has a new senior adviser on staff. Ben Chin moved over from his post as chief of staff to Finance Minister Bill Morneau on May 17. A former broadcast journalist, Mr. Chin has been working on the Hill since October 2017, first as a senior adviser to Mr. Morneau. Roughly one year ago, […]
