New policy director, press secretary for International Development Minister Bibeau
International Development and La Francophonie Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has hired a couple of new political staffers in her ministerial office, including new director of policy, Suzanne Taylor. Ms. Taylor marked her first official day on the job on the Hill on Feb. 28. Before that, she was a senior partnership officer with the International Development […]
Foreign Minister Freeland hires (another) Rhodes Scholar as policy aide
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland recently hired former University of Oxford Rhodes Scholar Joseph Singh to serve as a new policy adviser in her ministerial office. Mr. Singh officially started on the job on Feb. 26, and fills a gap left by former policy adviser Omer Aziz, who ended his time in the minister’s office […]
Minister Chagger shuffles director Arsenault between her cabinet offices
Liberal MP Bardish Chagger, the minister for Small Business and Tourism minister and the government House leader, recently shuffled one of her senior staffers from one ministerial office into the other. Daniel Arsenault had been serving as director of parliamentary affairs to Ms. Chagger in her role as the minister for Small Business and Tourism […]
Senate set to overhaul Human Resources Directorate for $1.1-million after ‘inconsistent’ performance
Canada’s Senate has set in motion a plan to “transform” its human resources branch from top to bottom because of its “inconsistent” performance, but details of why and how are being kept under wraps, for now, in an internal document drawn up by consulting firm Deloitte. “Essentially we decided that it was time to modernize […]
Trudeau made some rookie mistakes in India because feds lack diverse staff, says former Freeland staffer
Diversity among the political staffers who populate Parliament Hill has come far from days past, but more needs to be done to increase multiculturalism at the staffing level, and recent gaffes on Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s trip to India are a symptom of this problem, says former staffer Omer Aziz. “It’s not enough to […]
New Ottawa-based national manager hired for ministers’ regional offices
Christine Burke joined Public Services and Procurement Minister Carla Qualtrough’s office on Feb. 12 to work as the Liberal government’s new national manager for ministers’ regional offices. Ms. Burke comes to Parliament Hill from the Ontario Liberal staff ranks at Queen’s Park in Toronto. She was most recently working as a senior communications adviser to Ontario […]
Revenue Minister Lebouthillier hires new press secretary amid string of staff changes
Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier has a new press secretary in her office. She hired Jérémy Ghio, a former aide to Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay, on Jan. 29. Up until the end of January, Mr. Ghio had been working as a legislative assistant to Liberal MP Jean-Claude Poissant on the Hill. Mr. Poissant represents the riding of […]
PMO scoops up Environment Minister McKenna’s press secretary
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is saying goodbye to her press secretary, Marie-Pascale Des Rosiers, who is set to start in her new role as a special assistant for communications in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office on Feb. 27. Ms. Des Rosiers has been Ms. McKenna’s press secretary since April 2017, and before then had been […]
Finance Minister Morneau’s deputy chief of staff Harvey departs
Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently said goodbye to one of his senior-most staffers, Maryse Harvey, who exited her role as deputy chief of staff and director of strategy and planning to the minister in early February. A former Jean Chrétien-era Liberal cabinet staffer, Ms. Harvey returned to the Hill to work in Mr. Morneau’s ministerial office […]
One in, one out for the PMO
Liberal Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office said goodbye to special assistant Julie Savard-Shaw last week, and her replacement is already in place. Until recently, Ms. Savard-Shaw had been a special assistant for policy in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) since September 2016, and before that was on the Hill as a policy adviser in Infrastructure […]
