New Quebec desk in the PMO, as more join Liberal Party headquarters ahead of election
There have been a few recent staffing moves in and out of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, including Jonathan Kalles’ recent addition as the top office’s new Quebec regional affairs adviser—or Quebec desk, as it’s commonly referred to—on April 8. Before then, Mr. Kalles had spent the last roughly seven months as a senior adviser […]
Foreign Affairs Minister Freeland promotes Vincent Garneau as her new chief of staff, Broadhurst exits for top job at Liberal HQ
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland is starting off this week with a new chief of staff at the helm in her office, replacing Jeremy Broadhurst who has now officially exited to join Liberal headquarters as the party’s 2019 campaign director. In turn, Vincent Garneau has been promoted from his previous role as director of policy […]
Ministers Joly, MacAulay, Bains hire aides
Veterans Affairs Minister Lawrence MacAulay recently hired on Nick McRoberts to work full time in his ministerial office as a special assistant for communications. Mr. McRoberts started in the role earlier this spring. He first began working for the minister as an intern focused on digital communications in the spring of 2018 when Mr. MacAulay was […]
Rappaport lands press secretary gig in Justice Minister Lametti’s office
Justice Minister David Lametti was quick to get a new press secretary in place in his office, with Rachel Rappaport officially stepping into the role as of April 23. Ms. Rappaport was previously press secretary to Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan, having started in that office under then-minister Jane Philpott in April 2018. She left […]
Comms aide Célia Canon exits Justice Minister Lametti’s office
Justice Minister David Lametti will soon have some new communications support in light of communications adviser Célia Canon’s recent exit from his office. Ms. Canon marked her last day working for Mr. Lametti on April 22. She’d been in place as a communications adviser—and de facto press secretary—in the minister’s office since August 2018, starting […]
One in, two out for Treasury Board President Murray’s staff team
There are a few staffing moves to report in Treasury Board President Joyce Murray’s office, with two recent departures followed by one new hire, Jonathan Robinson. Previously a member’s assistant to Liberal MP Hedy Fry, who has represented Vancouver Centre, B.C., since 1997, Mr. Robinson recently joined the exempt staff ranks on the Hill, landing […]
Policy, parliamentary affairs directors named in Minister Bibeau’s office
Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has appointed two new senior staff, directors of parliamentary affairs and policy. Making a return to the agriculture portfolio, Dan Lussier moved over from International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr’s office to run Ms. Bibeau’s policy team at the beginning of April. He had been working as a policy adviser in Mr. […]
Indigenous Services Minister O’Regan needs a new comms team after two recent exits
Further staffing changes are in the works in Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O’Regan’s office after the recent departure of two staffers, press secretary Rachel Rappaport and director of issues management and media relations Andrew MacKendrick. Both marked their last day in the minister’s office on April 5. Ms. Rappaport and Mr. MacKendrick both began working […]
Foreign minister shuffles policy shop
Justice Minister David Lametti’s office is down one policy adviser, with Benjamin Prud’homme’s recent exit for a new job in Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s office, which saw a significant staff reorganization earlier this year. Mr. Prud’homme had been working in the office since late October 2018, having started under then-minister Jody Wilson-Raybould. Before then, […]
Trudeau PMO scoops up new policy aide from Minister Bains’ team
The policy team in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office has a new member on board, with the recent addition of Javid Dharas who until recently was working for Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains. Mr. Dharas marked his first day as a special assistant for policy in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on […]
