PMO shakeup sees Catenaro promoted to press secretary
There have been some tweaks to the staffing roster in the Prime Minister’s Office, including two new advance staff to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, one of whom has been promoted from within. Daniel Langer recently joined the PMO as an advance staffer, helping to scope out and plan events for the PM. Previously, he was working […]
Central NDP staff changes include new videographer
The NDP has undergone a healthy handful of changes to its central staffing roster on the Hill in the last few months, including the recent hiring of a new videographer, Geoff McCaldin, who’s marking his first day on the job April 3. “The videographer is really just a part of building our direct communications team, […]
PMO hires new writer, amid other ministerial staff changes
The Prime Minister’s Office recently hired another writer, Clare Donohue-Meyer, who joined the PMO three weeks ago. James McMillan is another writer in the PMO’s communications unit, while Gabrielle Cesvet, Jeni Armstrong, and Brittany Perreault are all specifically speechwriters. Kate Purchase is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s communications director and Olivier Duchesneau is deputy director of communications. Also working in […]
Innovation Minister Bains hires new press secretary
Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains has a new press secretary on his ministerial staff team, after his old one, Philip Proulx, was scooped up to work as a special assistant in the PMO’s senior adviser unit. Karl W. Sasseville officially started on the job as press secretary to Mr. Bains on March […]
Cudmore takes on policy director role in Defence Minister’s Sajjan’s office
National Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan recently promoted a number of staff in his ministerial office, including bumping senior policy adviser James Cudmore up to the role of director of policy in his office. Mr. Cudmore, a former CBC senior parliamentary reporter who covered defence policy and foreign affairs for the broadcaster, was first hired to […]
Journalists entering political work not new, but can impact perceptions of bias: experts
A number of former Hill journalists have been scooped up to work for the Liberal government since it took power, with some making the switch in a span of weeks. While journalism experts say it’s far from a new phenomenon or unique to the political sphere, it can risk perceptions, if not the reality, of […]
Anne Dawson new chief of staff to Science Minister Kirsty Duncan
Science Minister Kirsty Duncan has hired a new chief of staff, with former press gallery president and reporter Anne Dawson officially starting the job on March 6. Before joining Ms. Duncan’s office, Ms. Dawson was wearing a number of hats, as a strategic partner with M&C Consulting in Ottawa, a communications and crowdsourcing company, and […]
Rookie Democratic Institutions Minister Gould continues to build up her staff team
Democratic Institutions Minister Karina Gould has been building up her ministerial staff team since she was sworn into cabinet on Jan. 10. Ms. Gould hired a new director of parliamentary affairs, Dan Lindenas, who is set to join the office next week from Indigenous and Northern Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett’s office where he’s been working as a special assistant […]
New communications staff for ministers Hussen and Gould
Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Minister Ahmed Hussen has strengthened his communications team by recently hiring Tia Tariq to his ministerial office. She started on the job the week before last and is now a senior special adviser for strategic communications to the minister. Mr. Hussen was sworn in to cabinet and took over the portfolio […]
Kennedy leaves PMO for Government House Leader’s Office, and more PMO news
PARLIAMENT HILL—A few staff changes took place in the Prime Minister’s Office as of last week. Mark Kennedy, who had been a PMO communications adviser for parliamentary affairs and democratic reform, left the PMO for a new job in the Government House Leader’s Office. A former parliamentary bureau chief for The Ottawa Citizen and a longtime […]
