Morneau plucks new press secretary straight from the Trade Minister’s Office
Finance Minister Bill Morneau has hired press secretary Pierre-Olivier Herbert straight out of Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s office. Mr. Herbert will soon wrap up his work as press secretary to Mr. Champagne and is set to start in Mr. Morneau’s ministerial office on July 10. The finance minister has been without a press secretary since Chloe Luciani-Girouard […]
Families Minister Duclos poaches another new assistant from the LRB
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has hired Alan Ning straight out of the Liberal caucus’ research office on the Hill to work as his new senior special assistant for Ontario regional affairs. Until recently, Mr. Ning had been a special assistant for outreach and operations in the Liberal research bureau, or LRB, […]
PMO adds new appointments aide as Kattar-Miller starts work in top office
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office recently grew by two, in part thanks to the recent hiring of a new special assistant for appointments, Nathalie Gahimbare. A graduate of the University of Alberta, Mr. Gahimbare was previously in Alberta working as a constituency assistant to Liberal MP Randy Boissonnault, who was elected for the first time […]
Transport minister names Marc Roy as chief of staff
Transport Minister Marc Garneau has tapped his director of communications by the same first name, Marc Roy, to take over as his new chief of staff as of June 22. Mr. Roy announced the decision in a Facebook post on June 13, calling it a “true honour and privilege to serve in this capacity.” Jean-Philippe […]
Zerucelli, Julien exit the Prime Minister’s Office
The Prime Minister’s Office is down two senior staffers with the recent departures of both senior adviser John Zerucelli and senior manager of long term planning Noémie Julien as of June 11. Mr. Zerucelli’s departure was first set and announced in January. Up until then, he had been the director of operations in Prime Minister […]
Minister Duclos promotes press secretary Gauduchon to director
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos recently promoted his press secretary, Émilie Gauduchon, to take over as director of communications in his ministerial office. Ms. Gauduchon had stepped in as acting communications director after Mathieu Filion left Mr. Duclos’ office around mid-May, with the change soon after being made permanent. Mr. Filion is […]
New policy director in place in Status of Women Minister Monsef’s office
Federal Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef has a new director of policy in place in her ministerial office, after Yanique Williams exited the International Trade Minister’s Office to take on the job as of June 4. Ms. Williams had been a policy adviser to International Trade Minister François-Philippe Champagne since June 2017, and before that was […]
Public Services Minister Qualtrough recruits director from Innovation Minister Bains’ team
Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough has undergone a couple of staffing changes recently, including the departure of her director of operations, Lucio “Luch” Durante. A longtime Liberal staffer, Mr. Durante had been working in the Public Services Minister’s Office, located in Gatineau, Que., since January 2016, starting under then-minister Judy Foote. He officially […]
Policy advisers exit offices of ministers Gould, Garneau
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould returned from maternity leave last week—with her newborn son Oliver in tow—but as she resumes her duties as minister, her office is down one policy adviser. Until recently, Samantha Nadler had been working for Ms. Gould since shortly after the October 2015 federal election, starting off as an executive assistant to the […]
New speechwriter in the PMO, Minister Hajdu has a new press secretary
Two staffers recently exited Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office for jobs elsewhere in the Liberal government’s ranks, and at the same time, the PMO has scooped up a new speechwriter, Astrid Krizus. Until recently, Ms. Krizus was working as a legislative assistant to Liberal MP Ali Ehsassi, who represents Willowdale, Ont., on the Hill. Her […]
