A few more staff depart Conservative leader’s office, including chief Keller
A few more Conservative staffers bade farewell to new leader Andrew Scheer’s office at the start of the summer break, bringing the total of departed—or departing—staff up to 16 in all to date since Mr. Scheer’s transition began. More than 40 staffers remain listed in the Conservative leader’s office, and intertwined research bureau, on the […]
Prime Minister’s Office hires two new political staffers
The Prime Minister’s Office, which recently dropped its old name, the Langevin Block, to officially be known as the Office of the Prime Minister and the Privy Council Office, hired two new staffers. Mayaf Dura is now a writer in the PMO’s correspondence unit, which previously shrank by one in May with the departure of […]
Slate of Conservative staffers exit new leader Scheer’s office
Eleven more staffers have taken their leave of the Conservative Leader’s Office and Hill research bureau, which, along with the two previously reported, brings the total to 13 departed staffers since Andrew Scheer took over as Conservative Party leader on May 27. Director of strategic communications Dennis Matthews is among those who have departed, with […]
Finance Minister Morneau recruits Revenue Minister Lebouthillier’s press secretary
Finance Minister Bill Morneau recently hired a new press secretary, recruiting Chloé Luciani-Girouard to leave National Revenue Minister Diane Lebouthillier’s office to work for him. “We are excited to have her on board,” said Daniel Lauzon, director of communications to Mr. Morneau, in an email to Hill Climbers last week. “She brings experience, good relationships […]
Families Minister Duclos has two new political aides
Families, Children, and Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Duclos has scooped up a staffer from Status of Women Minister Maryam Monsef’s office. Kyna Boyce, who was previously a special assistant for parliamentary affairs and Atlantic regional desk adviser to Ms. Monsef, officially joined Mr. Duclos’ office on May 24 and is now a regional adviser for […]
Communications staff changes for ministers Duncan, Philpott
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan has hired a new press secretary for her ministerial office, replacing Stéfanie Power who had been serving as an interim press secretary to the minister. Ms. Power took a break from her role as a communications adviser with the Innovation, Science, and Economic Development deputy minister’s ministerial and media services branch […]
New political staffers in Winnipeg, Toronto ministers’ regional offices
Two more staffers have been hired to work in two of the 16 ministers’ regional offices across the country, which serve all of cabinet but organizationally are listed under the office of the public services and procurement minister. Dovejot Parmar is now a special assistant for regional affairs in the regional office in Toronto, having […]
PMO deputy comms director Duchesneau acting as chief to Minister Chagger
Olivier Duchesneau, deputy director of communications in the Prime Minister’s Office, has stepped away from the top office and is currently acting as interim chief of staff to Bardish Chagger in her role as Small Business and Tourism minister. Ms. Chagger is also the government House leader. Her chief of staff for Small Business and […]
Ministers Gould, Sohi name new executive, regional assistants
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould recently hired two new assistants to work in her ministerial office. Margaret “Meg” Jaques has been tapped to serve as the minister’s executive assistant, having previously been a Hill aide to Ms. Gould in her capacity as the Liberal MP for Burlington, Ont. Ms. Gould was elected for the first […]
Scheer campaign aides taking senior roles in Conservative OLO, though most of old team remains
With Andrew Scheer now leader of the official opposition Conservative Party, a big question mark is hovering over staffing in the OLO and the Conservative Research Group, but some members of his leadership campaign team had already moved into the OLO last week. Mr. Scheer was elected the new Conservative Party leader in Toronto on May 27, in a […]
