Environment Minister McKenna hires a new press secretary
Environment and Climate Change Minister Catherine McKenna will soon officially have a new press secretary in place in her office, with Sabrina Kim lined up to take over the post next month. Ms. Kim first joined Ms. McKenna’s ministerial office as a special assistant for issues management and Ontario regional affairs in May, and before […]
New policy director for Employment Minister Hajdu
Employment, Workforce Development, and Labour Minister Patty Hajdu recently promoted from within to officially make Daniel McKenzie her new director of policy. Mr. McKenzie had been acting as director of policy to the minister since Simon Robertson’s departure for a job in Small Business and Export Promotion Minister Mary Ng’s office earlier this fall. Mr. […]
Ministers Bennett, Joly make director-level staff changes
Tourism, Official Languages, and La Francophonie Minister Mélanie Joly recently bade farewell to her director of operations, Maximilien Roy, who left the Hill around mid-November. Mr. Roy had joined Ms. Joly’s new ministerial office at the end of the summer, at the time moving over from Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s office, where he’d been since […]
Ministers Sohi, Duncan, Ng nab new talent from Liberal research bureau
Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi recently scooped up veteran staffer Damien O’Brien to serve as a senior adviser for stakeholder relations in his office. Until recently, Mr. O’Brien was busy as director of strategic research in the Liberal research bureau (LRB) on the Hill, a role he first took on in September 2017 and officially […]
PMO hires new special assistant for Canada-U.S. relations team
The Prime Minister’s Office recently hired Elise Wagner to join its Canada-U.S. relations team as a special assistant, overseen by director Brian Clow. Up until June, Ms. Wagner was busy working for the Ontario Liberals at Queen’s Park, last as an MPP liaison and correspondence officer to now former education minister Indira Naidoo-Harris. The Ontario Liberals were defeated […]
Ministers LeBlanc, Joly, Garneau hire policy advisers
A few new policy staffers are in the offices of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Transport Minister Marc Garneau, and Tourism and Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly. In Mr. LeBlanc’s new office, Brandan Rowe moved over to serve as a policy adviser to the minister as of Nov. 13. Up until then, Mr. Rowe was busy […]
New policy director, adviser for Justice Minister Wilson-Raybould
Canada’s federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould has strengthened her ministerial policy team, including hiring former Ontario Liberal adviser Nicholas Daube to take over as director of policy in her office. He officially joined Ms. Wilson-Raybould’s staff team on Nov. 19, and replaces former policy director Keith Smith, who exited the role as of Sept. 18. […]
PMO aide departs for Families Minister Duclos’ team
Two political staff departures recently took place in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, including the exit of social and digital content co-ordinator Johanna Robinson, who left to join Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos’ team. Ms. Robinson first joined the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in October 2016 as a digital content assistant, having […]
Chief of staff change-up for Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen recently bid farewell to his chief of staff, Ali Salam, and has already promoted Zubair Patel to take over the role. Mr. Salam marked his last day in Mr. Hussen’s office on Nov. 16, and is now Toronto-bound, where he’s set to join National Public Relations’ local office as […]
Former Liberal Party organizer steps in as Trade Minister Carr’s new press secretary
International Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr has a new press secretary in his office, with former federal Liberal organizer Isabella Brisson-Urdaneta having recently stepped into the role. Up until last month, Ms. Brisson-Urdaneta had spent roughly the past two years working as a senior field organizer for the federal Liberal Party in Quebec, based out […]
