Indigenous Services Minister Philpott hires a new special adviser
Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott welcomed Kathy Kettler to her new ministerial office and political staff team earlier this month to serve as a special adviser. Ms. Kettler was previously a senior policy adviser who focused on mental wellness with the Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) in Ottawa, a national representational organization advocating for the rights and […]
New Quebec regional adviser for Immigration Minister Hussen
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen has hired a new special assistant for the Quebec regional desk in his office, with Emilie Audy officially stepping into the role a few weeks ago. Before that, Ms. Audy had been working as a lawyer with Langlois Avocats in Montreal. She’s a member of the Quebec bar […]
Owens moves from Sajjan’s office to start new gig as communications director to Democratic Institutions Minister Gould
Jordan Owens has switched offices on the Hill, and has left her gig as press secretary to National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan to take over as director of communications to Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould starting this week. Ms. Owens had been working as Mr. Sajjan’s press secretary since the beginning of 2016, and before […]
One in, one out of Defence Minister Sajjan’s office
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has seen a couple of changes to his political staff roster in recent weeks, including the departure of Ben Berman from his office. Mr. Berman had been working as a special assistant for the Western region to Mr. Sajjan, who’s also the Liberal MP for Vancouver South, B.C., since January […]
PMO hires two new staffers, and Social Development Minister Duclos makes more senior staff changes
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office recently added two more names to its team, including new English correspondence writer Joshua Clarke. Mr. Clarke’s arrival comes on the heels of correspondence writer Jonathan Barry’s departure from the Prime Minister’s Office a few weeks ago. Jean-Luc Marion is the manager of the correspondence in the PMO and oversees […]
New chiefs of staff for Minister Chagger and Minister Duclos
Small Business and Tourism Minister Bardish Chagger has a new chief of staff in her office, with Olivier Duchesneau now serving as chief of staff to Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos. Ms. Chagger, who is also the government House leader, recently welcomed Caitlin Workman to her ministerial office as the new chief […]
O’Regan hires comms director, Freeland bolsters political staff team, Scheer hires almost a dozen new staffers
Veterans Affairs and Associate Defence Minister Seamus O’Regan has hired a number of new political aides, including John Embury as his director of communications. Mr. Embury started on the job in early October, and before then was director of communications and marketing client services for the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. Mr. Embury started at […]
Ministers Joly, Qualtrough hire new press secretaries
A new press secretary has started work in Heritage Minister Mélanie Joly’s office, diving into the job during a rocky time for the office, with the minister having largely had a rough go of it in the media, particularly in Quebec, since announcing the new federal cultural policy last month. Simon Ross marked his official […]
Staff departures for Ministers McKenna, Sajjan
Environment Minister Catherine McKenna is in the midst of a few staff change-ups in her ministerial office. Ben Hartley, senior adviser to the minister’s parliamentary secretary, Liberal MP Jonathan Wilkinson, is set to soon leave the minister’s office. He had joined Ms. McKenna’s team in January 2016, and before that was a consultant with the […]
Prime Minister’s Office hires a new special assistant
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office has a new special assistant, Elise Maiolino, on board. Ms. Maiolino recently earned a PhD in sociology from the University of Toronto and while there taught courses on gender, politics, and society; race, class and gender; and on qualitative research methods. She also has a master’s degree in women’s studies and feminist […]
