New PMO aides hired to public appointments section
PARLIAMENT HILL—A few new faces recently joined the public appointments section of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office, while two other aides in the Prime Minister’s Office have exited the Langevin Block. Juniors Damy is now a special assistant for public appointments in the PMO helping to research and vet recommendations for governor-in-council appointments, which include heads […]
Two more Liberal staffers exit roles ahead of winter break
Liberal Chief Government Whip Andrew Leslie has a new chief of staff in his office after bidding farewell to Mathieu Dupont as of Dec. 9. Charles-Éric Lepine has since stepped into the role. Mr. Dupont had apparently taken a leave of absence from his civil service job as senior parliamentary adviser for the Canada Border […]
Ministers Qualtrough and Hajdu bid farewell to communications directors
Sports and Persons with Disabilities Minister Carla Qualtrough recently bid farewell to her director of communications, Sherri Moore-Arbour, with Status of Women Minister Patty Hajdu also recently doing the same. Ms. Moore-Arbour was brought on to Ms. Qualtrough’s ministerial staff team to oversee communications back in May, having served as campaign manager to the minister during […]
Thalmann exits Liberal Research Bureau, joins PMO
Brett Thalmann recently bid farewell to the Liberal Research Bureau offices at 131 Queen St., vacating his role as managing director to join the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s PMO as director of administration and special projects. Mr. Thalmann acted as head of the Parliament-funded Liberal Research Bureau office, also known as the LRB, as managing director. […]
Former top NDP staffer Bélanger named president of Douglas-Coldwell Foundation
PARLIAMENT HILL —NDP stalwart Karl Bélanger was recently named the new president of the Douglas-Coldwell Foundation after working on the Hill for almost 20 years. Mr. Bélanger said he was approached to take on the volunteer position after former president David White resigned for “personal reasons,” having already been elected to sit on the foundation’s […]
LeBlanc hires press secretary after Belliveau joins PMO
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Dominic LeBlanc has hired Laura Gareau as his new press secretary. She started on Nov. 21. Sébastien Belliveau had followed Mr. LeBlanc from the Government House Leader’s Office to the minister’s Fisheries Office earlier this fall, serving as director of communications. But it seems his time in the portfolio was brief, as Mr. Belliveau left […]
Justice Minister Wilson-Raybould hires Quebec adviser
Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould recently added another adviser to her ministerial staff team. Alex Steinhouse started on the job on Nov. 7. Mr. Steinhouse is now both a Quebec desk adviser to Ms. Wilson-Raybould and a liaison to Bill Blair, a parliamentary secretary to the minister who represents Scarborough-Southwest, Ont. and has been the minister’s point man on marijuana legalization. […]
Monsef hires Liberal stalwart Jamieson as chief of staff
Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef has finally hired an official new chief of staff in her ministerial office, Liberal Party stalwart Rob “Hamish” Jamieson, who started last week. Her previous acting chief of staff had been in the role for the last eight months. Mr. Jamieson has long been actively involved with the Liberal Party, both federally and […]
Belliveau takes charge of comms for Fisheries Minister LeBlanc
Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard Minister Dominic LeBlanc recently hired a familiar face back to his ministerial staff fold, after his former aide when he was House leader, Sébastien Belliveau, followed him to his new office to serve as director of communications around mid-October. Government House Leader Bardish Chagger officially took over the role from Mr. LeBlanc on […]
Minister Mihychuk scoops up Minister Monsef’s press secretary
Jean-Bruno Villeneuve started his new job as press secretary to Employment, Workforce Development and Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk earlier this week on Nov. 7, leaving Democratic Institutions Minister Maryam Monsef’s office to take on the role. Mr. Villeneuve announced his move in an email to the press gallery on Nov. 3, noting that Ms. Monsef’s […]
